RevWarRifleman Posted March 7, 2022 Posted March 7, 2022 How many of you swam in the Erie Canal? Me & all my buddies did a lot back in the 60's. But as I look back now and remember that water in those days, I wonder how I was able to survive in that stuff. But jumping/diving off those high bridges was a rush. What say you? Got any "war stories"? Quote
Chef Jim Posted March 7, 2022 Posted March 7, 2022 Hmmmm. The Erie canal doesn't go through Upstate NY. 2 1 Quote
Chef Jim Posted March 7, 2022 Posted March 7, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 10:31 PM, Gugny said: Upstate? I think you mean "Western!" Expand Or Central. He must be from NYC. Anything 5 miles up the Taconic is considered "Upstate". 1 1 Quote
T&C Posted March 7, 2022 Posted March 7, 2022 Kind of like saying I grew up on the island... Oh really, what part? Grand Island Quote
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 7, 2022 Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) Is Albany Upstate!?! he blames Wiki The Erie Canal is a canal that traverses east–west through upstate New York, eastern United States, as part of the cross-state route of the New York State Canal System. Edited March 11, 2022 by SlimShady'sSpaceForce 4 Quote
Gugny Posted March 7, 2022 Posted March 7, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 10:49 PM, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: Is Albany Upstate! he blames Wiki The Erie Canal is a canal that traverses east–west through upstate New York, eastern United States, as part of the cross-state route of the New York State Canal System. Expand Albany is upstate. Nice call! 3 Quote
T&C Posted March 7, 2022 Posted March 7, 2022 I'm waiting on a reply to this matter from someone... wonder who? 1 Quote
Gugny Posted March 7, 2022 Posted March 7, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 10:58 PM, T&C said: I'm waiting on a reply to this matter from someone... wonder who? Expand Why would you wish that on any of us? 2 Quote
frostbitmic Posted March 7, 2022 Posted March 7, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 10:06 PM, RevWarRifleman said: How many of you swam in the Erie Canal? Me & all my buddies did a lot back in the 60's. But as I look back now and remember that water in those days, I wonder how I was able to survive in that stuff. But jumping/diving off those high bridges was a rush. What say you? Got any "war stories"? Expand We swam in it not from the Rochester Airport in the late 70's. We had one guy who we always kind of pushed off the bridge first to make sure their weren't any cars below. We ended up getting chased out of there by a sheriffs boat after he called for a couple of police cars. 1 Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) On 3/7/2022 at 10:32 PM, Chef Jim said: Or Central. He must be from NYC. Anything 5 miles up the Taconic is considered "Upstate". Expand I see you flunked Grade 7 NYS Social Studies. Smoking too much dope. 😉 New York City is highlighted in red; "Upstate" refers to some or all of the area north and west of the city. On 3/7/2022 at 10:06 PM, RevWarRifleman said: How many of you swam in the Erie Canal? Me & all my buddies did a lot back in the 60's. But as I look back now and remember that water in those days, I wonder how I was able to survive in that stuff. But jumping/diving off those high bridges was a rush. What say you? Got any "war stories"? Expand Not swam it but know someone who ran it... For my niece's husband who lost his battle with cancer last year @ 35 years old. On 3/7/2022 at 10:58 PM, T&C said: I'm waiting on a reply to this matter from someone... wonder who? Expand 😆... NOT me. 😊 😚 Edited March 8, 2022 by ExiledInIllinois 3 Quote
Augie Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 10:31 PM, Gugny said: Upstate? I think you mean "Western!" Expand Anything that is NOT Manhattan is upstate, according to many people. We used to swim in the quarries in Canada…..after dropping by the beer stores. Good times! 2 1 Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 10:31 PM, Gugny said: Upstate? I think you mean "Western!" Expand NYS subdivided into 2 main parts, then subdivided into 9 distinct regions either in Upstate and Downstate. The Erie Canal in its entirety runs through Upstate New York. 1. UPSTATE: Region 0 – Capital/Saratoga — Albany Albany Columbia Fulton Greene Montgomery Rensselaer Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie Warren Washington Region 1 – Eastern Adirondacks — Plattsburgh Franklin Clinton Essex Hamilton Region 2 – Western Adirondacks — Watertown Herkimer Jefferson Lewis Oneida Oswego St. Lawrence Region 3 – Central New York — Syracuse Broome Cayuga Chenango Cortland Madison Onondaga Otsego Tioga Tompkins Region 4 – Finger Lakes — Rochester Chemung Genesee Livingston Monroe Ontario Schuyler Seneca Steuben Wayne Yates Region 5 – Western New York — Buffalo Allegany Cattaraugus Chautauqua Erie Niagara Orleans Wyoming 2. DOWNSTATE: All the BS areas associated w/NYC Region 6 – Hudson Valley — Kingston Delaware Dutchess Orange Putnam Sullivan Ulster Region 7 – Westchester/Rockland — White Plains Rockland Westchester Region 8 – Long Island — Hauppauge Nassau Suffolk Region 9 – New York City Bronx Kings New York Richmond Queens 2 1 1 Quote
RevWarRifleman Posted March 8, 2022 Author Posted March 8, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 12:07 AM, Augie said: Anything that is NOT Manhattan is upstate, according to many people. We used to swim in the quarries in Canada…..after dropping by the beer stores. Good times! Expand Yup, I can relate to that also. Quote
johndhall1 Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 used to jump off the bridge and the lock into the canal . Early 80’s 1 Quote
RevWarRifleman Posted March 8, 2022 Author Posted March 8, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 12:51 AM, ExiledInIllinois said: NYS subdivided into 2 main parts, then subdivided into 9 distinct regions either in Upstate and Downstate. The Erie Canal in its entirety runs through Upstate New York. 1. UPSTATE: Region 0 – Capital/Saratoga — Albany Albany Columbia Fulton Greene Montgomery Rensselaer Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie Warren Washington Region 1 – Eastern Adirondacks — Plattsburgh Franklin Clinton Essex Hamilton Region 2 – Western Adirondacks — Watertown Herkimer Jefferson Lewis Oneida Oswego St. Lawrence Region 3 – Central New York — Syracuse Broome Cayuga Chenango Cortland Madison Onondaga Otsego Tioga Tompkins Region 4 – Finger Lakes — Rochester Chemung Genesee Livingston Monroe Ontario Schuyler Seneca Steuben Wayne Yates Region 5 – Western New York — Buffalo Allegany Cattaraugus Chautauqua Erie Niagara Orleans Wyoming 2. DOWNSTATE: All the BS areas associated w/NYC Region 6 – Hudson Valley — Kingston Delaware Dutchess Orange Putnam Sullivan Ulster Region 7 – Westchester/Rockland — White Plains Rockland Westchester Region 8 – Long Island — Hauppauge Nassau Suffolk Region 9 – New York City Bronx Kings New York Richmond Queens Expand Exiled, I'm impressed by your research! 1 Quote
Saxum Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 12:04 AM, ExiledInIllinois said: New York City is highlighted in red; "Upstate" refers to some or all of the area north and west of the city. Expand Looks person who wrote that had a POV of NYC person. This is from someone who passed every Regents Exam with a score of 95 and higher. 1 Quote
T&C Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 1:26 AM, Limeaid said: Looks person who wrote that had a POV of NYC person. This is from someone who passed every Regents Exam with a score of 95 and higher. Expand Cripes, I forgot about Regents exam's... It used to be a dreaded word. On 3/8/2022 at 1:05 AM, RevWarRifleman said: Exiled, I'm impressed by your research! Expand I dare you to ask him about the invasive carp invasion. 1 Quote
Saxum Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 1:40 AM, T&C said: I dare you to ask him about the invasive carp invasion. Expand The simple solution to invasive carp invasion is more recipes for carp. They could also turn them into dog food like they do farming catfish in Alabama and Mississippi (not all catfish goes into dogfood with best sold to processors and wholesalers). 1 Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 1:05 AM, RevWarRifleman said: Exiled, I'm impressed by your research! Expand Let's just say "this isn't my first rodeo" 😆 with say the likes of Mr.Gugny and the Chefmaster . They like to feel special and don't realize there's a big world out there that shares some of their geographical space... It's the only reason why guys like that fail to recognize that a state with it's name the same as the nation's largest city, is greatly influenced by that city, is first subdivided into 2 parts and then 9 specific regions. People like that "pull the cart before the horse." OR should I say the barge before the mule on the towpath. 😏 1 1 Quote
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