Spinny needs a summer plan

Is the Borscht Belt still operating? Haven't been since early 80s.

Send 'em all on a cruise, gives Spinny a vacay too.

Spinny: See, this is what I don't understand about "summering" here. Take that 8k, spend it on a month in Vancouver.

23 - One of us needs to work, the other is a conniving slug, hence the requirement to be close to nyc. We came from a house on Vancouver Island before here, and one in Banff before that, so our give a shit factor seems to be lower than most.

spin, this may be up your alley. I have no affiliation, for the record. Flipkey is a decent site for this kind of thing.

http://www.flipkey.com/roxbury-vacation-rentals/p239617/

op states requirement: "less than 2 hrs"

bj posts suggestion that is 3 hrs away.

question: does bj have reading comprehension problem?

Question: does cc drive like someone's grandmother? Seriously though, nice contribution to the thread.

have to ever been to roxbury? do you know how many miles it is? is it less than hours away?

perhaps this might help.

http://www.plattekill.com/winter/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=31

hey spinner, a little far north, but might work for you. plenty of punks:

http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/rbk/index.jsp

cc, I know it's a bit further out than 2 hours, but this sure is a fascinating hobby of yours. Why don't you read this past Sunday's Times and get back to me on any typos and incorrect paginations?

bj, your poor reading and use of language generally, causes you so many runins

"more vapid troll commentary" from wbottom

wait, that's my line...about you...i guess youve given up your wordbutchery...keep cut/pasting..suits you much better

thank you

Lots of comments and your panties seem to be in a twist, but not one actually helpful suggestion for spinny other than what I posted. You guys must be fun at weddings.

so you are a broker.

patsy says "hey do you have any places to show me at 800K?"

bj responds "sure, here's one at $1.2 million"

cc, you and wbottom weave these awesome conspiracy theories (I dispel "right-wing propaganda", I'm a broker). Is the Enquirer not taking your calls and intensely-scribbled manifestos? All this kvetching about my suggestion - why don't you let spinny decide whether it's for him instead of acting like a gd spokesperson? Or do you think you're rendering a service here?

spinner.....heeeeelllpppp!!!!

If the board helps Spinny on this , will Spinny stop referring to himself in the third person? Or maybe Jimmy likes Elaine.

"patsy says "hey do you have any places to show me at 800K?"
bj responds "sure, here's one at $1.2 million"

cc, actually, I've thought about it more and you're right. I would then say "bid $800k on it."

Midtowner, maybe George likes spicy chicken.

i'm not certain why i'm being helpful in this instance, but what you need to do is go through these mls databases and look on the individual real estate company's websites. if they're similar to columbia and dutchess county companies some will list summer rental opportunities. or try to ascertain who has the greatest sales volume and give them a call. most of the bigger companies have some summer rental stock. my guess is the ones near the ski areas have quite a bit.

http://greenemls.com/
http://ulstercountymls.com/

I appreciate the links AR. We have been using VRBO but spinny has been unimpressed with the results.

does it have to be catskills? there are lake communities in the poconos that will ususally have a pool, little beach at a lake, tennis courts, stables (with sad looking horses, but still, it's nice to have the option), some have access to golf courses. i think they've been aggressively building this kind of thing out there over the last decade, so there might be some good options within 2 hrs. i know it's doable because we visited some friends at this one last summer
http://www.masthope.org/ and there was a gaggle of russian grandmothers stationed out there with the kiddies, while the parents come out on the weekends.

this is supposed to be nice but may be too far.
http://www.lakenaomiclub.com/
look in the poconos though, they have this stuff. you just need to talk to an agent out there who knows the area. it's crazy cheap and you can find a real log cabin! or at least a cute little house with a wraparound deck in the middle of the woods. good luck!

here's a link to a real estate guy specializing in the catskills. he is focused on sales but given the slowness in the market I would agree with AR that there are probably rental deals to be had.

http://www.catskill4sale.com/

>question: does bj have reading comprehension problem?
>so you are a broker.
patsy says "hey do you have any places to show me at 800K?"
bj responds "sure, here's one at $1.2 million"

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columbiacounty, if you actually want to influence people, you need to change your style.

Lucille, it has to be exactly to specifications. Not a minute over 119 away, not an inch outside the Catskills, not a dollar over $4k, and certainly not anything that's not for rent (sorry, cc). Streeteasy is a humorless bunch, lest you forgot. I kid, I kid...

>hey blow job head.

That's a bit redundant.

cc, you're hilarious, but I assume you're done with the pretense about your not being a troll at this point, right?

I wondered why so many found you so irritating. Now you've made it clear.

cc, you are aware that you wrote, without any apparent provocation, "does bj have reading comprehension problem?" (which is unintentionally funny, of course)? What was your angle there?

bj, youve demonstrated your appallingly poor reading/writng skills often. why is that funny??

W, only in your mind, buddy. You really can't judge my abilities when your "writng" skills are where they're at, you know? No offense...

"No offense" is like the phrase "with all due respect" or "don't take this the wrong way." It usually is followed by something like "but you're fat." If you are going to insult someone, don't try to couch it with a disingenuous covering phrase. Just do it. (Wait, I've heard that before.)

Midtowner, you're right; my apologies. Wbottom is fat.

Now we're dealing with each other honestly. Please pay the receptionist on the way out and I'll see you at our session next week.

I've not used this site other than for a quick "desktop" vacation but what about homeaway(dot)com. There's a property on Cape Cod I'm dying to try.

Spin: Can I recommend Columbia County? It is fabulous and just 2 hrs on a great drive up the Taconic. A town like Hillsdale in beautiful, Copake Lake has much to be desired. Their are great hiking trails, interesting towns, the Berkshires for shopping, dining and movies (20 min away) or Hudson (15 min) for restaurants or river trips. Plus Tanglewood in 40 mins. To me this side of the river is infinitely more interesting -- and beautiful-- than the Woodstock side of the river. If interested, I have a broker for you.

is beautiful

Sullivan County seems like it would be perfect. go to http://www.jduceyrealestate.com

>Spin: Can I recommend Columbia County? It is fabulous and just 2 hrs on a great drive up the Taconic. A town like Hillsdale in beautiful, Copake Lake has much to be desired. Their are great hiking trails, interesting towns, the Berkshires for shopping, dining and movies (20 min away) or Hudson (15 min) for restaurants or river trips. Plus Tanglewood in 40 mins. To me this side of the river is infinitely more interesting -- and beautiful-- than the Woodstock side of the river. If interested, I have a broker for you.

I agree with apt23

pathetic.

but you don't care, do you?

SE, why?

Since it went unanswered 2 years ago, I'll ask again:
"cc, you're hilarious, but I assume you're done with the pretense about your not being a troll at this point, right?"

how do you feel about greasy berg?

C0C0, you were asked a direct questions by bjw. You don't get to ask another question until you answer the question posed to you first.

yep.

cc, berg is THE troll. You probably need to get over it by now.

bjw2103 has so many friends on streeteasy.

Tons. What's it to ya?

why?