Day: July 15, 2019💾

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Iacocca Is Rightly Remembered For The Mustang But The Minivan Is His Biggest Legacy

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Iacocca Is Rightly Remembered For The Mustang But The Minivan Is His Biggest Legacy

In the days since his death at 94, former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca has been rightly lauded as the father of the Mustang, from his days at Ford, and the brand-saving K-car, from his time at Chrysler. But when I think of Iacocca, one word comes to mind: minivan. Iacocca did not invent the minivan, any more than Ray Kroc invented McDonald’s. Rather, both men had the vision to see the massive potential of their respective products and the will and smarts to bring them to market.

Potholers in Evening

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Just the perfect amount of water coming down the falls.

Saturday July 23, 2011 — Piseco-Powley Road — Big Alderbed Lake Trail 🗺 — Clockmill Corners to NY 10 🗺 — Edick Road Swimming Hole 🗺 — Goldmine Stream Falls 🗺 — House Pond Trail 🗺 — Lower Powley Bridge to Sugarbush Mountain 🗺 — Meco Lake Trail (Piseco-Powley Road) 🗺 — Overview Map Piseco-Powley Road 🗺 — Piseco Road Swimming Holes 🗺 — Powley Place - East Canada Creek - Kayak Canoe 🗺 — Sand Lake 🗺 — Sand Lake Trail 🗺 — Sugarbush Mountain to Clockmill Corners 🗺— PDF with All Maps 📚
Map: Severence Hill Trail

Camping at Betty Brook – July 14, 2019

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Day 2 of my trip out to the Schoharie County, camping down at the Betty Brook at Burnt-Rossman State Forest. I didn't bring propane camping with me this weekend, so I got to build a fire and have a good campfire breakfast -- which was good after a night of hard drinking with some of the folks at the big Betty Brook campsite down the way from where I camped.

Map: Mountain House Trail and North Mountain

Consumer Reports pushes back against hidden fees | WNYT.com

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Consumer Reports pushes back against hidden fees | WNYT.com

When Consumer Reports recently asked for opinions on hidden fees, they got an earful.

"Ninety-six percent said they were annoyed with hidden fees they experienced in their lives," says Consumer Reports' Anna Laitin.

Those included fees added when people bought plane or concert tickets, rented a car, or paid phone or cable bills.

"Eighty-five percent of people in the last two years said they noticed a hidden fee in a bill," Laitin notes.

There were so many complaints that Consumer Reports launched a new website asking consumers to share their hidden fee horror stories.

 

The First GMO Tree May Soon Be Planted in the Wild. Will It Restore or Harm America’s Forests? – Pacific Standard

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The First GMO Tree May Soon Be Planted in the Wild. Will It Restore or Harm America’s Forests? – Pacific Standard

Before it can be released into the wild, the transgenic chestnut has to pass a battery of ecological tests at SUNY designed to ensure that it acts just like a natural chestnut. Then it must be approved by the United States Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency. So far the tree has aced all the tests. Approval is looking likely. And that is why, to those who are concerned about GMOs, it is the most dangerous tree in the world.