Joannie attempts to create her own history

As a business owner here, the lack of discount ticket programs at Bellyayre Mt. this year has hurt you.

You know that when Belleyayre is at its best, it helps every other business in the region and that it is well-managed, and the whole state took cutbacks. But that didn’t stop Stupidvisor Stankley and Crosseyed Ventures from throwing Tony and the locals under the bus and try and get Belleyayre taken over by ORCA.

It's not a money maker for the state. Never has been, never will be. They break even at best, but it’s good for the region.  You also know that local controversies have created an impression for some that the Belleayre Mountain is a "loser."  Nothing could be further from the truth, well my truth at least. It's the Belleayre Resort that is the loser, especially if you invested in it. Sure Crossroads needs ORCA to develope their resort, but let's not go there.

            As we (Crossroads) try to end 62 years of DEC stewardship, it is critical to highlight how even though  I screw up everything I put my hands on, I am not above taking your money yet again. As we pray for a transition to ORCA operation, nothing could be more important than you financing my resume. That’s right I have a newly formed LLC, Mountain Bleedia.  I plan on kissing ORCA”s collective ass and try and land  a marketing job there. That way I don’t have to waste my time in Kingstown helping poor people. I can work for ORCA and push the Crosseyed Resort.

If I am to move into ORCA from a position of strength and, most important, let our new leaders know that as a con artist, I will expect nothing less than excellence and graft in the operation of these facilities.

            To that end, we are developing and will publish in March, an "album" of stories and photographs. Tentatively titled WE SCREWED BELLEAYRE, it will tell the history of the ski center through the faces and voices of the employees, skiers and community business owners who have cared for it, supported it, used it and promoted it for 62 years and then got screwed. Ultimately, the album will be a shoving piece that demonstrates that even though things aren’t as bad as Stankley and Crosseyed Ventures made things seem.

            The album will be designed as a keepsake and is sure to become an heirloom piece in many local homes. It will be one of the last publications (NOT COUNTING LAWSUITS) done while Bellyayre is still operated by the DEC, and its sepia tones inside will make it a joke of an historic artifact. WE SCREWED BELLEAYRE will be suitable for bird cages and puppy training pads.

And the best part is, I want you to pay for it! Ads to underwrite production costs will be designed and laid out to blend with the bullshit nature of the album.

            The more underwriters we have, the more impressive this will be to ORCA officials. So we hope you'll support this effort ……. AND GIVE ME YOUR MONEY.

 Very truly yours,

JLB

Shandaken looks to legalize Junkyards next

GOT JUNK?

A few of the cars waiting for Chucky's attention in Big Indian NY

 March 2, 2012, Shandaken NY- In a not so surprising move the Shandaken Town Board is drafting a law to legalize several junkyards in the town. Stupidvisor Stankley noted that although the new law would allow junkyards in every part of town, he specifically is targeting The Biiiiiig Indian area and the hill behind the diner.
"Chucky Perrriz has always been a great supporter of mine" Stankley recalled lovingly, "why he was the only one who came and thanked me after my 12% tax hike"
Chucky's station on Rte 28 no longer sells gas, he fixes a car here and there but the real money is in towing, he laughed.
" I love to tow cars, and it gets me away from the ol'ball and chain" Chucky bemused " but really I do kinda suck at fixing them, but when anyone asks I AM working on all of these, ALL 30-50 of them"
Shandaken has a long tradition of ignoring laws broken by people the administration likes, owes money to or happens to be related to. Take the legalization of Piggleys Farm Stand on Rte 28. Proving that you don't actually have to have a farm to have a farmstand, led Chucky to beg, er, ask Rob to make him legit also.
"Well, I fix more cars than Al grows tomatoes, so thats gooder, but how well I fix them or how much I over charge is not relavant." Chucky said "Why just go to Phoeny Town and ask that pancake flipper how much I charged to get her motor running, She'll tell you how cheap I am. Inexpensive too."
" It's not just Chucky I am beholden too" Rob Jr. added " Poor Sammy didn't get to have a cell tower behind his junkyard, well because his junkyard was illegal and people didn't want cell towers. I am just trying to be nice"  

A couple more over by the creek that are waiting for the parts to come in

When asked about the new tough zoning officer in town, Rob Jr. laughed. "We own him"
He went on to describe the "inventory" Bitchy Smokes was able to amass while he "worked" for Bluffy at NotSharp. Grants and old people are quite the lucrative combo.
" He can send himself a violation, look at his yard. And besides Shandaken Zoning Officers never act without a formal complaint from a citizen, Why should they have people mad at them? With a formal complaint you get to pass the buck."
"Once, when I was allowed out, Ok,  my wife was out of town so I went out," Chucky confessed" I went to the bar and found Rob. I heard a rumor neighbors were going to complain, They said my mess was keeping them from selling their property. So I told Rob, Bitchy has two junk cars on his lawn, what ya going to do now pretty boy. Make me legal"
Rob agreed,  then they did body shots till the wee hours of the morning.
A hearing will be scheduled at a future inconvienant date.

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