what did YOU do this weekend?

glatt · 09-18-2007, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jinx

Went to a funeral. Stayed at a B&B and had the opportunity to visit "the farm". Jim took some pictures.

Honesdale, huh? I've probably got a funeral to attend in Honesdale in the not too distant future too. Weird.

jinx · 09-18-2007, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Honesdale, huh? I've probably got a funeral to attend in Honesdale in the not too distant future too. Weird.

Do you spend a lot of time up there Glatt, or just the once yearly visit with the uncle? Where abouts? My farm is 2-3 miles north of town on 191... I've spent almost no time there as an adult, but used to keep horses up there as a kid/teen.
The town itself it the same as I remember it, just some different stores in the massive store fronts (what happened to the Katz dept store?), Day's bakery was still there - just closed on Mondays unfortunately

. I could drive around and look at gorgeous victorians all day...
I may take the kids up again soonish to do some railroad history schoolin', and jim is all ready to build a cabin next to the creek we were playing in... (in his spare time

, 'cause the ones in the Cabela's catalog are just too damn expensive)

glatt · 09-18-2007, 01:20 PM

A lot of my extended family lives around there. My mom's from there. Aunt and Uncle live in Aldenville, near Prompton. And we (my relatives) have a couple summer cabins on a lake there. A few cousins live in the area (Scranton.) I've been going there since I was a baby. I even spent a whole summer there in college.

Honesdale has changed a lot over the years. They have a fancy coffee shop right on Main street now. Never thought I'd be getting a mocha or latte in Honesdale. It's in the Himalayan Institute on Main St.

We still stop in at Days and get sticky buns whenever we are there. I remember Katz's but can't remember when it closed.

How was the place you stayed? I'm probably going to be in the market for a hotel room in Honesdale, and the pickins are kind of slim.

jinx · 09-18-2007, 01:29 PM

I saw the Himalayan, I also saw Beans coffee shop or something - and several natural foods/gourmet shops. Crazy.
Do not stay where we did. I would stay here or here. This place also looked nice, but

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glatt · 09-18-2007, 01:42 PM

I don't remember if I saw it this most recent trip or last year, but when I saw the scented homemade soap store on Main St., I knew Honesdale had changed.

Two Guys from Italy down in the plaza mall is still in business and doing well. It's always packed when I go in there.

Thanks for the tips on places to stay. The nearest decent hotel is in Scranton, but it's 40 minutes away.

Griff · 09-18-2007, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Two Guys from Italy down in the plaza mall is still in business and doing well. It's always packed when I go in there.

The Two Guys in Montrose went out of business years ago, too bad that was good pizza. The cross-country team from Honesdale came up to Montrose for the invitatational over the weekend. They kicked everyones butt except Maine Endwell.

glatt · 09-18-2007, 01:50 PM

Two Guys may make the best pizza I've ever had. It's a tough call. They are certainly one of the best. I try to eat there every time I'm in town.

jinx · 09-20-2009, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I don't remember if I saw it this most recent trip or last year, but when I saw the scented homemade soap store on Main St., I knew Honesdale had changed.

More changes to come too, thanks to the Marcellus shale. Day's still makes the killer eclair though...

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A major natural gas exploration and drilling company has leased more than 62,000 acres of property in Wayne County over the past two weeks, an investment indicating that the county may be on its way to actually seeing energy development here.

We signed with Hess last week, finally - how about your family glatt? Talk about stimulus...

glatt · 09-20-2009, 08:22 PM

It's the first I've heard of it. My aunt is the only one with any real land there, and if she's seen any offers, she has kept quiet about it. She must be in the wrong valley. She's got the big gas pipeline just 60 yards from her property though, so if there's a leak, she'll have some excitement.

Our family cottage is on a postage stamped size lot.

Congats to you though. That's awesome that you could get in on it. Exciting! Is it a flat rate lease kind of thing, or do you get more if they produce more?

Edit: You know, it's funny, we've had an increase in the amount of sputtering air that comes out of the faucets in the cottage this past summer. I don't know anything about wells. I thought it might be some sort of leak in the badder tank, but I think there is an extremely good chance that it's really natural gas coming out of the faucets. I wonder if it's flammable?

09-18-2007, 01:29 PM	#4
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I saw the Himalayan, I also saw Beans coffee shop or something - and several natural foods/gourmet shops. Crazy. Do not stay where we did. I would stay here or here. This place also looked nice, but . __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

09-18-2007, 01:20 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	A lot of my extended family lives around there. My mom's from there. Aunt and Uncle live in Aldenville, near Prompton. And we (my relatives) have a couple summer cabins on a lake there. A few cousins live in the area (Scranton.) I've been going there since I was a baby. I even spent a whole summer there in college. Honesdale has changed a lot over the years. They have a fancy coffee shop right on Main street now. Never thought I'd be getting a mocha or latte in Honesdale. It's in the Himalayan Institute on Main St. We still stop in at Days and get sticky buns whenever we are there. I remember Katz's but can't remember when it closed. How was the place you stayed? I'm probably going to be in the market for a hotel room in Honesdale, and the pickins are kind of slim.

09-18-2007, 01:42 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I don't remember if I saw it this most recent trip or last year, but when I saw the scented homemade soap store on Main St., I knew Honesdale had changed. Two Guys from Italy down in the plaza mall is still in business and doing well. It's always packed when I go in there. Thanks for the tips on places to stay. The nearest decent hotel is in Scranton, but it's 40 minutes away.

09-18-2007, 01:50 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Two Guys may make the best pizza I've ever had. It's a tough call. They are certainly one of the best. I try to eat there every time I'm in town.

09-20-2009, 08:22 PM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It's the first I've heard of it. My aunt is the only one with any real land there, and if she's seen any offers, she has kept quiet about it. She must be in the wrong valley. She's got the big gas pipeline just 60 yards from her property though, so if there's a leak, she'll have some excitement. Our family cottage is on a postage stamped size lot. Congats to you though. That's awesome that you could get in on it. Exciting! Is it a flat rate lease kind of thing, or do you get more if they produce more? Edit: You know, it's funny, we've had an increase in the amount of sputtering air that comes out of the faucets in the cottage this past summer. I don't know anything about wells. I thought it might be some sort of leak in the badder tank, but I think there is an extremely good chance that it's really natural gas coming out of the faucets. I wonder if it's flammable?

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