SailingSpark
SailingSpark t1_je7sd5g wrote
time to post this article up again. Mind the date.
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/fbi-white-supremacists-in-law-enforcement
SailingSpark t1_je58w68 wrote
Reply to comment by t-zanks in Be careful out there by Snoo_35864
I would have liked to get more than a dusting of snow this winter. If it's going to be cold, it should at least be pretty.
SailingSpark t1_je16bz6 wrote
Reply to comment by Wastesofa in Be careful out there by Snoo_35864
I don't think we even had a winter.
SailingSpark t1_jdvb8y4 wrote
Reply to comment by specialgravity in Follow-up: Does the Atlantic City boardwalk have enough to entertain a group of 14 year olds for 2-3 hours? Just wanting some beach shops, an arcade, ferris wheel, go-karts, etc. Closer and cheaper than Wildwood, not sure if there's a noticeable difference for that brief of a visit by garbageeater
How long ago?
[From Wikipedia]
On December 13, 2014, Richard Stockton College (later Stockton University) purchased the Showboat for $18 million, with plans to develop a full-service residential campus awarding undergraduate and graduate degrees and other professional training programs.[11][12] The plan was derailed by legal issues, and Stockton sold the property to Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein for $23 million in January 2016.
Blatstein announced in June 2016 that the Showboat would reopen the following month as a non-gaming hotel. The "new" Showboat Atlantic City Hotel opened July 8, accepting reservations and welcoming guests. The new hotel features only one restaurant, bar and coffee shop. The former casino space and House of Blues areas were closed off and decorated with images of Atlantic City on makeshift walls. The casino floor space was subsequently used for various conventions and events.
In February 2018, Blatstein took a preliminary step toward applying for a casino license for the property. Blatstein said "There is over a billion dollars worth of investment in that part of the town that should not be ignored," referring to the reopening of two shuttered casinos next to the Showboat, the Ocean Resort Casino and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Later that year, Blatstein also announced plans to convert 264 of the Showboat's hotel rooms into apartments. In early 2019, Bart Blatstein was approved to apply for a casino license. Blatstein planned to build a new casino in the lot in between Showboat and Ocean Casino Resort. Due to a deed restriction placed on Showboat by Caesars Entertainment, the building may not be used as a casino, so building a new building was a way around it. The new casino was expected to break ground in 2020. However, in December 2020, the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved Blatstein's request for financial assistance to turn the space originally intended for a casino into a $100 million indoor water park. Blatstein also sought to have the park designated as an entertainment retail district project, allowing the park to qualify for up to $2.5 million in annual sales tax breaks for 20 years.
In May 2021, Showboat opened the Lucky Snake Arcade and Sports Bar took over most of the empty casino floor space, giving Showboat a permanent non-casino attraction. It is New Jersey's largest arcade with over 100 games and attractions such as video games, bowling, skee-ball and other games. The area also features a sports bar with large screens and a full-size boxing ring.
SailingSpark t1_jdvao7z wrote
Reply to Follow-up: Does the Atlantic City boardwalk have enough to entertain a group of 14 year olds for 2-3 hours? Just wanting some beach shops, an arcade, ferris wheel, go-karts, etc. Closer and cheaper than Wildwood, not sure if there's a noticeable difference for that brief of a visit by garbageeater
Go to Ocean city for that,
SailingSpark t1_jds69m1 wrote
Reply to comment by kiLLxander in What's your favorite quaint beach town at the Jersey Shore? by kiLLxander
It was, last time I was there must have been 20 years ago. I am sure it's full of McMansions now, like most of the shore.
SailingSpark t1_jdron6q wrote
Strathmere, not that it is much of a town being part of Upper Township in Cape May County.
SailingSpark t1_jdo5fk1 wrote
Reply to comment by Way2trivial in Can someone explain the justification for having "private" beaches? It seems like access to natural attractions should be free. by SnooBooks4898
that must be new, I moved out of Ocean City 25 years ago and hung up my board to take up sailing.
SailingSpark t1_jdnypsa wrote
Reply to comment by financialanon in Can someone explain the justification for having "private" beaches? It seems like access to natural attractions should be free. by SnooBooks4898
I grew up in Ocean City, don't want to swim at a guarded beach? Nobody is forcing you to go to one. While 34th street is guarded, 33rd and 35th are not. The next guarded beach up would be 39th, which is why 40th is a informal surfing beach.
SailingSpark t1_jdnxxdl wrote
I grew up in Ocean City, we got rid of ours in 1986.
SailingSpark t1_jdmdx8b wrote
Reply to A Rickel Home Center location in Menlo Park, NJ sometime in the 1990s. Rickel was an early forerunner to Home Depot based in South Plainfield. Bulldozed for a Target. Photo from Flickr user Jeffrey Johnson featured on Facebook page Remembering Retail. by 7nationarmy
Rickels was the worst. We had a store near us, the joke was that as soon as an employee knew their department, they moved them to a new one. They deserved to go out of business.
SailingSpark t1_jdk0y06 wrote
Reply to A Campaign for Eminent Domain: Sign the Petition for the State of NJ to Acquire Fireman's Golf Course to Expand Liberty State Park by nuncio_populi
I signed, it's worth it just to shut up Paul Fireman and his machiavellian machinations
SailingSpark t1_jdk0bgh wrote
Reply to Where to go for a long weekend from NJ? by stickybluerug
St. Michaels MD. If you do not go there for the vacation itself, at least spend a day there.
SailingSpark t1_jd85x4p wrote
Reply to comment by psilosophist in Pro-fascism Bolsonaro truck has been driving through Union County (and probably other areas in/around NJ & NYC) for 5+ months, blaring music. by JerseyGiantsFan
I don't disagree with you. But him saying it is "illegal" was the thing that got me.
SailingSpark t1_jd6jjj4 wrote
Reply to comment by Deslah in Pro-fascism Bolsonaro truck has been driving through Union County (and probably other areas in/around NJ & NYC) for 5+ months, blaring music. by JerseyGiantsFan
How about not once putting a foot on the upper rungs of a ladder because it is "illegal"?
SailingSpark t1_jd4lra1 wrote
Reply to comment by thisnewsight in Pro-fascism Bolsonaro truck has been driving through Union County (and probably other areas in/around NJ & NYC) for 5+ months, blaring music. by JerseyGiantsFan
>I asked, “Why did you leave an authoritarian government for fear of your life only to want another authoritarian government?”
Authoritarianism is easy, you just do what they tell you to do. One of my co-workers is pro-fascist/Authoritarian, not that he will admit it. There is not a rule, recommendation, or a law he will break. If he is told to do something a certain way, he will do it that way, no ifs, ands, or buts.
SailingSpark t1_jd4lhjw wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Pro-fascism Bolsonaro truck has been driving through Union County (and probably other areas in/around NJ & NYC) for 5+ months, blaring music. by JerseyGiantsFan
jax, you can throw them out right before he passes.
SailingSpark t1_jaargcb wrote
I can't get much more south.. we are getting nothing but rain down here.
SailingSpark t1_jaapqgs wrote
Reply to comment by SayNO2AutoCorect in What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever seen in Atlantic City by nightwing2009
I work in the theatre of the Borgata. I also do lights in Premier on occasion. Teachers are WILD when they get a few in them.
SailingSpark t1_j8v8vnf wrote
Reply to This just in....put down your phone so you can see exactly when the light turns green. by No_Variation_6639
I like it when you give a little "beep" and the person loses their shit because you dared honk at them.
SailingSpark t1_j6jpnwn wrote
Reply to comment by StrategicBlenderBall in This happened in NJ: Dude's steering wheel falls off his Tesla on the highway; asks for Elon Musk's help on Twitter by dubly_
Honestly, I do not find the price of replacing the battery pack to be that onerous. I saw one invoice for a model 3 that was out of warranty. The cost with parts, labor, and taxes was $16,000. Years ago I had the V8 in my Landrover replaced. Parts, labor, and taxes came to $10,000. Yes the Tesla cost more to do, but it is a lot complicated that a regurgitated Buick engine stuffed into an English SUV.
SailingSpark t1_j615gor wrote
Reply to comment by Mugstotheceiling in Riding commuter rail is so cool and so much cheaper by ownage516
I just wish it was easier to get from Philly to NY. For me to use Mass Transit from my home here in Atlantic County, I have to hop the NJT in Absecon, go to 30th street, ride Septa to Trenton, wait out in the open for Amtrak, and then ride that to NY.
SailingSpark t1_j2c73lv wrote
Reply to NJ MVC Rude and condescending by Pretend_Selection334
the nicest MVC I have come across is in Turnersville. Living near Atlantic City, I had to go up there to register a new to me boat during the pandemic. The very surley office here in Cardiff was only doing licensing (did they change that yet?) so I had to up the pike. The people there, even overworked, were friendly, helpful, and a few even joked with me.
I will never go to Cardiff again if I can help it. Those people are unhelpful and nasty.
SailingSpark t1_j21c64v wrote
Reply to comment by blackknight16 in Standing on what is now the Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge in the early 1900s compared to today (via Vintage New Jersey on Instagram) by rollotomasi07071
the one all the way on the right is the radio tower put up by Marconi. I think the first radio transmissions across the Atlantic were done from Navesink Light. I don't know what the other is.. water tower perhaps?
SailingSpark t1_je9g6i0 wrote
Reply to comment by chinasucksmyballs in Crosswalk Laws by manawydan-fab-llyr
only if turning from a one way street onto another one way street.