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thetrailboss

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Hmmmm...that looks like a Prinoth Bison. They demoed one a few years back. I have seen the BR350's up there (yellow) but not a Bison. Was the Bison the one that had a blown head gasket last year?

Also weird that this was in the lower lot. The cat shack is up at MidBurke.
 

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Compare Q's radio silence and sometimes negative FB posts to this report from MRG today admitting that this is probably it:

 

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Just checked on the LSC News Site and found that Wednesday night they had an "Update" as to the Hotel. I can't post a direct link to the episode (March 9th) but it is in the archive here:

http://campus.lyndonstate.edu/news7/archives/archive.html

Jerry Davis has threatened a "short sale" of the Hotel if he does not get paid soon. His thrust remains against the State but he "admitted" that Q had not met fundraising goals.

They also have an update on March 7th.
 

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yup- bankruptcy of some entity is right around the corner. I have smelled this stench before.
 

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I take it someone let you into the building?

The retail shop is fully stocked, and they were having a sale for employees yesterday, so the door from outside was open. There was one person working the counter and no "employee" customers.
Note: I didn't just waltz in and start taking photos off the wall ;-). I had been in contact ahead of time and set up a time to take them down yesterday.
 

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I see that they listed the J Bar as being open today even though it was not running when I was there. Once again the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.

I poked my head into the store in the Sherburne Lodge. Clothing is 50% off. Pretty much everything else is 25% off. I overheard the sales lady say that the only thing she had sold was to two employees. Not a single member of the public had purchased anything.

I was going to pick up a few trail maps in case they become collector's items, but I forgot.

There is definitely the feeling of a dying mountain when you are up there. All of the employees looked to be down in the dumps. Maybe it's just a seasonal thing. Who knows.
 

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The retail shop is fully stocked, and they were having a sale for employees yesterday, so the door from outside was open. There was one person working the counter and no "employee" customers.
Note: I didn't just waltz in and start taking photos off the wall ;-). I had been in contact ahead of time and set up a time to take them down yesterday.

So retail at the Hotel or at the Base Lodge?

And I will be suggesting to my wife that there might be a piece or two of yours I'd like for my BD or Xmas.
 

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Jerry Davis:



Talking about the State or Q & Stenger?


When I heard that I was under the impression he was taking aim at the State. The fact is that the only parties to blame are Q and Stenger because they proceeded without fully funding the work believing that they would raise the funds.
 
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