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Offline Gerry E.

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Reply #15 on: December 20, 2012, 11:21:32 AM
I too have a Rochester and Watertown connection.  I went to SUNY Brockport 1973 - 1977.   I actually made it through my 1st semester without a hat or gloves (Looking back, how is that possible?).  The coldest day I ever remember was one January during that time period.

The wind-chill was something like -45 degrees.  It was in-between semesters and we went out for beer and donuts.  I remember taking a glove off for like 5 seconds to get a newspaper out of one of those old-style vending machines.  My hand almost froze off!

One of my friends was from Watertown - Antwerp to be exact.  I believe his father worked at the nearby Canadian border crossing.

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Reply #16 on: December 20, 2012, 01:41:32 PM
I'm surprised how many Bottleheads have a Northern NY connection.


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Reply #17 on: December 20, 2012, 01:47:22 PM
There are a ton of 'audiophiles' from NNY for some reason. Dont know if its the alcohol, and the long winters? A bunch of great audio companies there as well.

Eric
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Reply #18 on: December 22, 2012, 05:08:46 AM
Spoke to soon, I got about 6 to 10 inches last night!


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Eros 2Phono amp
BeePre2, Psvane ACME 300b
Kaiju, Linlai Elite  300b
Monamour 2a3 amps various tubes
Sota Sapphire, Pete Riggle Woody Tonearm, Kiseki Purpleheart Cartridge
Rega P6 Ania Pro cartridge
Roon Nucleus
MHDT Labs Orchid DAC
Jager speakers

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Reply #19 on: December 22, 2012, 07:14:18 AM
I started with Kodak back in 1980,  my company is still based there.

I remember my first trip to Rochester. It was 7 degrees out and snowing. A week later it had gone up to 8 and was still snowing...John   

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Reply #20 on: December 22, 2012, 01:57:12 PM
Good old Kodak! - I went to the Univ. of Rochester. I will say, though, Rochester got the shit for weather compared to Buffalo and Waterclown. Rain, overcast, crap on top of crap. I think at the time, the suicide rate in Rochester was the highest in the country. Not sure if that was true...

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Reply #21 on: December 22, 2012, 02:32:03 PM
Eric,

That's why I had to leave -- the weather was so terrible so much of the time I honestly couldn't deal with it any longer.  Now of course Boulder is about the polar opposite and yet I find myself looking forward to and enjoying rainy and snowy days.  Go figure.

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Reply #22 on: December 22, 2012, 06:02:04 PM
yep = hey jim = same here in tucson

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Reply #23 on: December 23, 2012, 06:14:13 AM
I actually really liked the area. I could almost survive the two seasons, winter and construction.  But being a native Californian the lack of sunshine definitely got to me. They report minutes of sunshine on the weather, not days....not a good sign.

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Offline Jim R.

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Reply #24 on: December 23, 2012, 06:23:37 AM
Hey Eric,

Yeah, but you guys have some wild-ass electrical sttorms down there, which in recent years are few and far between for us, especially where we are -- only a couple of blocks east of the mountains.  On the other hand, being this close to the mountains means extremely low possibility of a tornado touching down -- those happen further out from town for the most part.

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s.e.x. 2.1 under construction.  Want list: Stereomour II

All ICs homemade (speaker and power next)

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Reply #25 on: December 23, 2012, 04:15:09 PM
Deb

Looks the same here, only we got about three times as much!  Trees and branches down everywhere.  A friend of ours lost power on Friday and has been told it won't be back until the 29th!  The irony is that he ordered a generator 2months ago but just prior to delivery it got diverted for hurricane Sandy relief!

Merry Christmas to all.

SteveH


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