Do you have a crush on Econolines? Or should I say... an... Econoline Crush?

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/cues grunge guitar

Haha. U are correct. that's what i get for posting before i get my usual 3 cups of Joe. :-)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but a 10 x 20 is 200 sqft.

Labor gaaang or die

I'll miss that wonderful neon sign😢😢

Same here in my town. anything under 120 ft^2 needs a permit. Both "sheds" are 10x20 .. No permits needed for either shed

That Econoline van 😍😍😍

I have ridden the WRTA twice. Once when I was a teenager and could not drive, and then the second time when a WRTA bus was used for a tour of historical Worcester.

I don't live in Worcester anymore, but when I did and I smoked pipe, I lived for this place.

That Mavrodaphne pipe tobacco is some next-level shit.

This makes me so sad.

no fee until mid next year

That sucks. I remember going there with my grandfather back in the 80s. I bought a flask there in the mid 90s when I was in high school. Bought Nat Sherman cigarettes and cigars there when I started smoking them in college and eventually pipe tobacco (Cherry just like my grandfather smoked) in my mid twenties. I stopped in there with my son a few months ago and they didn’t carry my pipe tobacco anymore because Massachusetts banned flavored tobacco.

Sounds like you should have planned better.

Schedule a discovery flight with an instructor. They used to be about $100 for a one hour lesson. You'll get to fly the plane and really experience flying. Even if this is as far as you go it's worth it.

Happy skies.

It’s 5G. Tried it, it was garbage for me. I called Charter to cancel anyway, figured might be able to do something with them, they matched the price of 5G.

Thanks cool background! Thanks.

I’d love to take some flying lessons one day.

Did building permits come into play at all? I believe in Worcester it is technically anything over 120 sqft needs one. But I am not sure if this is something that anyone actually pays attention to.

Yep, just saw that the return flight from JFK to ORH is cancelled, so guess I’m glad I’m at home already 😂

Oh it’s a pahty!

Tbf, at the time the airport was sited, they couldn't possibly have predicted the future needs of aviation. ORH was actually one of my favorite airports to land at (I no longer fly). You fly right over a major city which is a rare privilege, and that runway looks like it's just waiting for you. I might be nostalgic because that's where I did most of my training. 🙂

Man, I got a pack of Dutch cigarettes there back in the 90's that was just a plain black pack with a white skull and crossbones on it, and despite being filtered they were stronger/more harsh than any unfiltered cigarette I'd ever had... and I came down with bronchitis two days later.

With The Owl Shop leaving town, this was my last opportunity to have an excuse for telling that pointless story. 😁

I was using short hand with meeting. Obviously the intention of my post is about the reliability of a so called draw to Worcester and using the airport here. The reasoning for why people travel is completely irrelevant. In fact most people here take it to JFK to travel internationally. If you live in the area it’s phenomenal.

If you must know, I work remotely and I had the opportunity to attend a company event in NYC to finally meet some of my coworkers in person. The event was a huge conference followed by a ball. Not the type of thing one Zooms into.

Figured this flight is perfect. Why waste money (you mentioned waste too) on a hotel for something that was not critical?

Yes, weather happens, but the percent cancellation of flights out of ORH is alarmingly high. And no one at JetBlue offered any alternative options which is also disappointing.

Seeing those stereotypical cigar smoking men in the window was always a fixture downtown. I feel like they were on display like women in a red light district, it was great.

Yes, I suppose I should log into a few hundred person lunch and ball.

This is so fascinating! Thanks! I have never seen this site. I wish I could learn what all of these entries mean.

Why is the ILS broken for so long here? Especially since ORH is low visibility so often.

Wow this is fascinating. What an absolutely awful location for an airport!