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|Glacier Peak
Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2015
|North Fork Sauk Trail 649. Gerdine/Cool Glacier Route. Slightly crevassed at Gap so we roped for a short distance. Could do without crampons but we used them on the way up. Summited in the clouds so no view from the top but it was beautiful on the way up. Camped 3 nights but will stay longer next time because it's so nice. Will do it again.
|Posted Jul 20, 2015 9:49 am
|G-C route
Date Climbed: May 23, 2015
|climbed the "standard" route from car to car. Never doing that again...
Views from summit was one of the best in the Cascades.
|Posted May 24, 2015 6:48 pm
|Re: G-C route
|Hey Endo. I'm about to climb the standard route, going through White Pass to Glacier Gap. Any suggestions? Why wouldn't you do it again?
Would really appreciate any insight before our trip in about 2 weeks.
Thanks for your help!
|Posted Jun 10, 2015 6:36 pm
|middle of nowwhere
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2014
|took our time, 5 day backpack from sauk river trail head. beautiful place,decent weather and man this peak is buried in the cascades!
|Posted Jul 20, 2014 9:26 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2014
|12h car-to-car from North Sauk trailhead via the standard Gerdine/Cool route. Glacier gear and even crampons are overkill for this long but scenic route. Trip report.
|Posted Jul 19, 2014 1:49 pm
|Gerdine/Cool Glaciers
Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2013
|Last WA Volcano, finally!
|Posted Jun 8, 2014 11:05 am
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2013
|What a gorgeous trek..I stayed at glacier gap and made a slushy summit trek in morning. Go early! Spent two hours napping on a sunny summit though! :)
|Posted Jul 12, 2013 3:57 pm
Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2012
|Climbed in four days via Disappointment Peak Cleaver scramble. Took two days for the approach. One day for the climb from camp at Glacier Gap. One day to go back to the car. Crampons were necessary to descend one of the snowfields past Glacier Gap. The views were very nice. I ate some huckleberries on the hike back to the pass. The weather was ideal. Very clear skies and warm temperatures.
|Posted Oct 8, 2012 2:17 am
|Glacier gap
|Short trip from the gap. Great place to watch the sun go down.
|Posted Sep 19, 2012 9:05 pm
|Glacier Peak
Date Climbed: Jun 27, 1992
|Did this one as a Mountaineer climb via the Kennedy Glacier.
|Posted Sep 17, 2012 9:44 pm
|Gerdine/Cool Route
Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2012
|Climbed with Dennis P.. Excellent weather. Had a great high camp at 7000 near the outlet of the basin west of Glacier Gap. I think EastKing passed by our camp. Some crevasses along route. Boot path crossed right over some. Saw a runner on Saturday who said he completed the roundtrip in about 13 hours!
|Posted Sep 10, 2012 9:28 pm
|Completed my volcano list!!
Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2012
|Beautiful September Day in the mountains. This mountain has the best views of all the volcanoes. I will be putting up a TR very soon. Went with Jimbopo, Fletcher, OneLuv, Mtn.Climber and his son Derek. We did it as a four day trip from the south side.
|Posted Sep 7, 2012 8:12 pm
|Sun, Sun, Sun, some snow, and Summit
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2012
|Hottest weekend of the year in W WA, got to spend it above tree-line and on the snow climbing this beast. Long hike in, gorgeous vistas and open/green slopes, and a walk-up trip to the summit. Went up via the Gerdine Ridge/Cool Glacier route, with the entrance to the Cool starting to really open up, couple more weeks of warm and it would be a real challenge to cross. Great climb, one to remember. (Oh and F-18s buzzed the mountain daily on the trip, really cool to see).
|Posted Aug 20, 2012 12:44 pm
|Jesus Malverde
|Via Gerdine Ridge/Glacier>Upper Cool Glacier
Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2012
|S.Stephenson/B.Bongiovanni were right: get in there and climb this thing - an absolutely gorgeous area....Yikes! Only three left in Smoot's volcano book. Getting closer...Kriegsgefahr Zustand Tahomita!
|Posted Aug 17, 2012 10:57 pm
|Vic Hanson
|August 2012 glaciers - 1
Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2012
|I joined my mountain mentor Smiley again this year for a climbing blitz in Washington and Oregon, great time on Glacier Peak, used ice axe but no crampons or rope. We scrambled up the rocky ridge to Disappointment Peak on the way up and came down Cool Glacier. Camped below Glacier Saddle the first night, returned back to the car after the summit on day 2. Perfect weather, nice snow conditions.
|Posted Aug 16, 2012 7:57 pm
|The Beautiful and Long Climb
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2012
|Being from Wenatchee, we decided to approch the mountain via the Little Wenatchee/Meander Meadows trail head. Lots of overgrowth on the trail up to the beginning of the meadow.
It was 15-16 miles to our base camp at the lower portion of the White Chuck Glacier. An early morning start had us at the base of the long snow field, below the Cool Glacier by 8AM. Warm temps and clear nights had keep the snow soft, allowing for optional use of crampons. The snow bridge at the top of the Cool Glacier was still in shape enough allow for easy passage. We reached the final hill and melted water at the base. Afterwards, we did find that water was still melting and available at the base of the last snow field, approx 300 feet below the summit. We reach the summit at 11:30AM and stayed there almost an hour to enjoy possible the best day of summer. The views were spectacular, the temps close to 65, and the wind almost totally absent.
It was 3 1/2 hours down to base camp, and 2 more to our final camp, close to the White Mountain trail junction. 5 1/2 more hours of fast treking out the next day, and lunch at the 59er Dinner.. Lots of smiles, some bumps and bruises, and a lasting memory of a great climb.
|Posted Aug 8, 2012 3:27 pm
|Perfect conditions for a GP climb!
Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2012
|The N. Fork Sauk River road opened up last weekend, so we wasted no time getting out there for a summit bid. We arrived at the TH late on Friday night, and only hiked for a half hour before setting up camp. On Sat, we headed all the way to the summit, and then crashed just above Glacier Gap. Out the next day, with beautiful weather the whole time. A great outing!
|Posted Jul 30, 2012 2:02 am
|South Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2012
|~ 40 miles, 7 mile N. Fork Sauk road still closed although in perfect condition. Day 1 hike to White Pass (15 miles), Day 2 start at 5:40 am, made it to summit and back to camp about 4:30 pm, descended down to Mackinaw Shelter for Whiskey and a fire. Day 3 hike back ~ 12 miles to car, out by 2:30 p.m.
Chased off of summit by lightning storm that took all day to materialize in the east, made it back round trip from glacier gap in 5.5 hours
|Posted Jul 20, 2012 2:16 pm
|52 Mile Adventure
Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2011
|The road was shut down due to construction, which made an already epic hike in 12 miles longer. Went in via the White Chuck. The summit from the saddle had some interesting crevasses opening up. We ended up doing 52 miles round trip - quite an adventure coming down in a whiteout in August at night. Didn't see a sign of another human being for 3 days - awesome summit!
|Posted Jun 24, 2012 12:26 am
|Sitkum Glacier
Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2002
|great climb, hardest part to me way the hike out. nothing too technical on this route.
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The M6 Coupe with Competition Package turns in an impressive performance in this head to head test against the 911 Turbo S, Nissan GT-R Black Edition and the R8 V10 Plus.
BMW recently announced the availability of several new BMW Individual frozen (matte) colors for the M5 and M6, including Frozen Black metallic, Frozen Blue metallic, Frozen Red metallic and Frozen Brilliant White metallic.
Exclusive to the M6 (all variants) however, is the addition of Frozen Cashmere Silver metallic, which we show you for the first time from the floor of the 2013 LA Auto Show. Based on our first look, we found it to be even more attractive than Frozen Silver.
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The following are the 2014 6 Series and M6 changes, per BMWNA:
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BMW M always claims that it subscribes to no dogmas while considering all possibilities in developing new models. That now includes the possibility of all-wheel-drive M5 and M6 models.
In a recent interview with Motoring, BMW M CEO Dr. Friedrich Nitschke acknowledges that "I've looked at the numbers and 70 to 80 percent of E63 AMGs are all-wheel drive in the US now."
He then confirms that: "On our cars we are thinking of all-wheel drive, but it won
Very nicely produced video capturing the various BMW M Track Days 2013 which launched the M6 Gran Coupe globally.
3 continents. 3 times pure racing feeling. 1 stunning all-new BMW M6 Gran Coupé. This were the BMW M Track Days 2013. Enjoy the event video and watch the highlights of unforgettable times in Germany, the USA and Malaysia.
Although the focus of the BMW NA Launch Event we attended was the 4 Series Coupe and new X5, there were also a few M5 and M6 equipped with Competition Package for us to test out. And flog it we did.
The M5/M6 Competition Package both include a Competition Exhaust System.
Keep in mind that the Competition Package Exhaust is not the same system as the titanium M Performance Exhaust which will be coming for the M5 and M6 (see our preview clips). The Competition Exhaust … CONTINUED
BIMMERPOST member and owner of the first M6 Competition Package in the UK shares with us his review of his brand new F13 M6 Coupe with Competition Package, comparing it against his previous M6 Coupe, which was an early launch-spec car.
This review gives particular good insight into just how much/little difference the M6 Competition Package gives. Here's his review:
Contrary to the majority of car nuts (in the UK anyway!), I do like my M6′s, having also owned a previous E63 shape a few … CONTINUED
Pro driver Randy Pobst hot laps the 2013 BMW M6 around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as part of Motor Trend's 2013 Best Driver's Car review.
The 2013 BMW M6 is one of 12 contenders competing for the title of 2013 Best Driver's Car. The other contenders include: Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Wagon, Audi R8 V10, GT-R, Porsche Cayman S, 911 4S, SLS Black Series, the SRT Viper, the Focus ST, the Vanquish, Bentley Continental GT Speed and the Jaguar F-Type.
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Check out this unique "Superman Combo" M6 Gran Coupe featuring San Marino Blue exterior and Sakhir Orange interior.
It has been lowered on H&R springs.
We have posted even more technical details on the 2014 M5 and M6 Competition Package, including actual changes in spring rates, damping rates, stabilizer rates, steering ratios, torque/power output, and other details.
While we were in Portugal for the 4 Series Coupe launch, we also had a first look and drive of the M5 and M6 with Competition Package [full details]. We'll be sharing some first drive thoughts soon, but for now, have a look and listen at the cars in action. None of the cars in the photos are equipped with the 20″ Competition Package wheels, but you can see them in action in the videos below.
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Jun. 16, 2015
Lawyers for Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz, request new judge to replace United States District Judge G Murray Snow in Arpaio's contempt of court case; argue that unusually personal questions directed at Arpaio from Judge Snow suggest possible judicial bias and impropriety. MORE
Apr. 24, 2015
Maricopa County, Ariz, Sheriff Joe Arpaio claims that his former lawyer Tim Casey arranged to have private investigator look into wife of Judge Murray Snow, who is presiding over Arpaio's contempt of court case. MORE
Apr. 16, 2015
Arizona appeals court upholds key aspects of 2013 ruling that found deputies under Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz, had systemically committed racial profiling of Latinos; also affirms remedies that previous judge had imposed. MORE
Feb. 7, 2015
Maricopa County, Ariz, Sheriff Joe Arpaio is spending $1 million on body cameras to record deputies' actions in field after court found his office had racially profiled Latinos during traffic stops. MORE
Feb. 1, 2015
Inmates at Maricopa County Jail in Arizona, where Super Bowl XLIX between New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks is being held, are allowed to watch the game on television under strict rules enforced by Sheriff Joe Arpaio. MORE
Dec. 19, 2014
Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz, announces he will disband squad that has raided businesses to arrest more than 700 immigrants charged with using fake or stolen IDs to get jobs; shutdown represents end of Arpaio's immigration enforcement efforts, for which he has received national attention. MORE
Mar. 25, 2014
Federal Judge G Murray Snow rebukes Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz, and one of his chief deputies, saying they flouted his court order to stop profiling Latinos during routine patrols, traffic stops and workplace raids. MORE
Dec. 21, 2013
Maricopa County, Ariz, agrees to pay more than $7 million to settle lawsuits that accused Sheriff Joe Arpaio of abuse of power. MORE
Oct. 3, 2013
Federal Judge Murray Snow orders the appointment of an independent monitor and a community advisory board to ensure that Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz, complies with constitutional requirements after finding his office engages in racial profiling of Latinos. MORE
Aug. 21, 2013
Maricopa County, Ariz, Sheriff Joe Arpaio is warning civilians who embark on armed border patrols in remote desert terrain that they risk being fired upon by his deputies. MORE
Jun. 15, 2013
Federal Judge Murray Snow, who ruled that Maricopa County, Ariz, Sherriff's Office racially profiled Latinos, delays instituting remedies to allow parties time to agree on options. MORE
May. 25, 2013
Federal Judge G Murray Snow rules that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his deputies have violated constitutional rights of Latinos by targeting them during raids and traffic stops; ruling is most decisive defeat so far for Arpaio, who has come to symbolize Arizona's strict approach to immigration enforcement. MORE
Apr. 13, 2013
Arizona authorities say package addressed to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio would have exploded if opened, leading to serious injuries or death. MORE
Jan. 17, 2013
Volunteers for Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, add task of safeguarding 59 public schools, in wake of Newtown, Conn, massacre; posse of 3,000 is best known for its supporting role in sheriff's immigration raids. MORE
Nov. 3, 2012
Community groups in Arizona are working to persuade Latinos to vote in upcoming election against Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has drawn fire for his directives against illegal immigrants, and replace him with opponent Paul Penzone. MORE
Sep. 1, 2012
United States attorney's office announces that it has closed an investigation over abuse-of-power allegations against Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz, some of his current and former employees and the former county attorney, concluding that none of them had done anything wrong; inquiry is unrelated to the accusations of civil rights violations filed by the Justice Dept against Sheriff Arpaio, a case that remains open. MORE
Aug. 2, 2012
Headline-grabbing tactics and incendiary public comments have come back to haunt Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz, who has taken the stand in a class-action lawsuit; Arpaio is accused of singling out Latinos, regardless of citizenship or immigration status, for stops, questioning and detention during large-scale policing operations. MORE
Jul. 25, 2012
Sheriff Joseph M Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz, attempts to defend or explain his past statements during federal civil rights trial accusing him and his office of discriminatory policing against Latinos; Arpaio, who is running for his sixth term, denies racial profiling. MORE
Jul. 20, 2012
Plaintiff's lawyers in the class-action civil rights trial against Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz, plan to introduce a trove of evidence, including letters from residents purporting to offer information about illegal immigrants; prosecutors hope that letters, many of which contain bigoted remarks, will help prove that Arpaio and his department unfairly singled out Latinos for stops, questioning and detention. MORE
Jul. 16, 2012
Editorial welcomes class-action civil-rights suit brought against Maricopa County, Ariz, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, by the American Civil Liberties Union and others, accusing him of waging an all-out, unlawful campaign of discrimination and harassment against Latinos and those who look like them; contends that trial will expose years of abuses conducted under the aegis of Arizona's immigration law, including illegal stops, searches and arrests that provoked widespread fear among citizens. MORE
May. 11, 2012
Justice Department files civil rights lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz, who has waged a relentless crackdown on illegal immigrants; suit alleges that police under Arpaio's command were five to nine times as likely to stop and search a Latino person than a non-Latino. MORE
May. 10, 2012
Justice Department plans to sue Maricopa County, Ariz, Sheriff Joseph Arpaio and his office over claims of civil rights violations, including the racial profiling of Latinos. MORE
Apr. 4, 2012
Federal authorities trying to settle civil rights allegations against Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz, say his office negotiated in bad faith and risks ending settlement talks. MORE
Jan. 28, 2012
Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio says that Adam E Cox, a man who threatened to kill him, has been arrested in Tennessee on an unrelated warrant. MORE
Dec. 24, 2011
Judge G Murray Snow of Federal District Court, who is overseeing a lawsuit accusing the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department of racial profiling, issues punishments against the agency for its acknowledged destruction of records in the case. MORE
Dec. 16, 2011
Civil rights division of the Justice Department issues a strongly-worded critique of Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, accusing him of engaging in 'unconstitutional policing' and creating a pervasive culture of discriminatory bias against Latinos; Arpaio must agree to a court-approved settlement agreement or risk a lawsuit that could cost the Sheriff's Office millions of dollars in federal money. MORE
Dec. 10, 2011
Democratic lawmakers in Arizona call on Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to step down after local news media reports that his department mishandled more than 400 sex-crimes cases, many of which involved molested children. MORE
Nov. 30, 2011
Rick Perry gains the endorsement of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, a hard-nosed official known for his aggressive pursuit of illegal immigrants; Arpaio's public appearances with Perry across the country highlight how the immigration issue has moved again to the forefront of the Republican nominating fight, but Arpaio is booed at the Perry campaign's third stop, in New Hampshire. MORE
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Event for Donald Trump in Phoenix Will Draw Thousands
Donald J. Trump will come to Phoenix on Saturday to address the contentious issue of immigration again, even as city leaders have asked the billionaire businessman "to stage his hate-filled circus" elsewhere.
July 10, 2015, Friday
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Twists Outnumber Judges (So Far) in Case Against Arizona Sheriff
Lawyers for Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County want a new judge, who questioned the sheriff's hiring of a rogue informant to investigate whether the judge was out to get him.
June 16, 2015, Tuesday
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Arizona: Sheriff Says His Ex-Lawyer Arranged Inquiry Into Judge's Wife
Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County claimed that his ex-lawyer had hired an investigator to look into the wife of the federal judge presiding over a contempt of court case against the sheriff.
April 24, 2015, Friday
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Arizona: Court Upholds Ruling on Police Profiling
An appeals court on Wednesday upheld key findings in a 2013 ruling that deputies under Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County systemically committed racial profiling of Latinos.
April 16, 2015, Thursday
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Arizona: Maricopa Deputies Will Get Body Cameras
Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County is spending $1 million to buy 700 body cameras as part of a court ruling that found his office racially profiled Latino drivers, the company selling the cameras said Friday.
February 7, 2015, Saturday
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At This Party, You'd Better Keep It Down
Inmates at the Maricopa County Jail in Arizona will be allowed to watch the Super Bowl on television, but Sheriff Joe Arpaio still has strict rules.
February 1, 2015, Sunday
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Arizona: Sheriff Arpaio Will Disband Squad That Searches for Illegal Immigrants
The Maricopa County sheriff, known for crackdowns on people living in the country illegally, is giving up his last major foothold in immigration enforcement efforts.
December 19, 2014, Friday
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Lawsuit Against ICE Previews Turmoil That Immigration Overhaul May Cause Its Enforcers
Patricia M. Vroom contends her career nearly collapsed when she raised legal concerns about a policy of prosecutorial discretion she was ordered to apply to spare some immigrants from deportation.
December 12, 2014, Friday
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In Deaths of Dogs in Arizona, a Human Story of Loss and Intrigue
The deaths of 22 dogs in June at a boarding business in Gilbert, Ariz., remain a big story, with a senator's son indicted and people still mourning their pets.
November 13, 2014, Thursday
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In Arizona, Dreamers Can Drive
An appellate court ruled correctly that the state cannot deny driver's licenses to young unauthorized immigrants who have permission to work.
July 9, 2014, Wednesday
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Order Signed by Judge G. Murray Snow
Judge G. Murray Snow strongly rebuked Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., and one of his chief deputies.
United States vs. Joseph M. Arpaio
In a 32-page civil rights lawsuit, the Justice Department contended that Mr. Arpaio's campaign against illegal immigration had resulted in a "pattern or practice of unlawful discrimination" aimed at Latinos.
Justice Department Findings in Investigation of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
After a two-year investigation, the Justice Department announced that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has engaged in a pattern of misconduct that violates the Constitution and federal law.
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Nicole Johnston, executive director of the Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority, presented an operations update to the Jonesville town council Monday night that included expenses for 2012 and proposed projects for 2013.
The 2012 budget was $1.5 million with an actual expense of $780,536. A breakdown of the expenses is as follows: repair and maintenance of pump stations $23,732; contracted services $81,988; general insurance $17,376; salaries and wages $133,208; group insurance $35,197; utilities $51,502; professional services $23,534 and supplies and maintenance $10,374.
"The YVSA is continuing to work on refinancing the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) loan," Johnston said. "If we can refinance the remaining debt ($946,500) with another lending institution, the YVSA will save a substantial amount of future interest based on the current borrowing rates and have a potential savings in excess of $450,000 over the course of the loan, reducing the term by 12 years."
Johnston continued by saying that the Memorial Park pump station upgrade was complete and that $300,000 was financed with the BB&T Bank on a 10-year loan. The loan has an annual payment of $34,225, this being the oldest pump station in the entire collection system.
"There are 28 stations in the system at present and we will be closing four of the pump stations leaving us with 24," Johnston said. "The caustic building addition at the wastewater treatment plant is almost complete. Due to the variable fluctuations that have occurred at the water waste treatment plant with pH variances being so close to the lower limit of six, we have added caustic additions to the water to buffer the pH well in the seven range, (which is ideal for our oxidation ditches). The pH limit per NCDENR (North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources), permit is 6.0 - 9.0.
"Our plan is to rehabilitate 14 of the existing 28 pump stations and as said before takeout four leaving us with a total of 24," Johnston said. "The Hampton Inn pump station in Jonesville will be getting a new pump as well as a new generator and we will also be replacing some concrete pads and performing clean up at all of the pump stations.
The Osborne station is the one we have the most trouble with and it will get a complete rehab," she said. "Some of the other stations will be getting new control panels also."
The pump station rehab projects are proposed to cost an estimated 1.050 million.
"We propose to fund the projects with a grant for half the amount at a principal forgiveness and the remaining half with a loan with zero percent for 20 years," Johnston said. "We also will be applying a $300,000 ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission), grant which will bring the total to 1.350 million. This will allow us to rehab 13 pump stations in Jonesville and Elkin and eliminate four pump stations."
The pump stations that will be eliminated include the Ghant and Welborn stations in Jonesville and the North Elkin Drive and Marion Road stations in Elkin.
"Generators will be added at multiple pump stations," Johnston said. "These include on the Jonesville side: PVH, River Road, Osborne and Hampton Inn. On the Elkin side the stations receiving new generators will include the Industrial Park (Armory); Yorkfield; Colonial Village and the pump station at NC 268 and Johnson Ridge."
The rehab of the Southwest Elkin Outfall is proposed to cost $800,000.
"Other projects proposed are an upgrade of the Candlewyck pump station, a rehab of the Little Dutchman Creek II pump station, various repairs downstream from the Candlewyck location and a draft for an Industrial User Permit for the PGW (Pittsburgh Glass Works)," Johnston said. "As an update on the Pretreatment and FOG (fats, oils and greases), program with NCDENR, all programs have been drafted and we expect final approval once NCDENR has completed their approvals."
Johnston continued by tell the board that the YVSA staff and consultants were working diligently to obtain any grants available and any low interest loans that may be used to meet the challenges of the YVSA.


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First off the game has been destroyed with expansions. The game is mixmatched garbage now. Main class abilities have been trivialized by changes made in sake of trying to copy WoW. The game's graphics are different throughout the zones, they never made things match at all. The lore has become ridiculous and everything is basically broken. It is not the game it use to be and not good in it's present form. Very bad game, waste of your money.
Second, Everquest, Everquest 2 and Vanguard are about the only subscription based games with virtual items for real life cash tacted on. That is right you pay the same prices subscription 15/month as other newer MMOs and still they have a cash shop .. very dirty.
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Welcome to "OUR" world! SOE has been like this from the beginning, just out to rob the players and represent raiders. Thats why I quit for WoW and even for free I didn't come back.
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Get your pro-face on
this isnt a fair post : /
if anything protest SOE , not everquest.
Everquest just got a new producer, so lets see whats to come.
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I started EQ in 2001. I have left the game and come back twice.
The original poster has posted a load of hate about the game and it seems he has some unresolved issues. Had he posted the actual information and not just the headlines, you would see what I mean.
1st off, Everquest came out 10 years ago. In ten years, they have released 12 expansions. Roughly one per year and several of them were mini-expansions. City of Heroes on the contrary is up to about that same amount of expansions in 5 years. Along the way, old content becomes just that....old. Therefore, developing and introducing new content through expansions increases the depth and viability of the game. I will admit that there is a lot of mismatch in the game...mostly graphical. But if you look at the fact that the game was based on a graphics engine and zone graphics from 10 years ago, it makes sense that some of the newer graphics don't exactly match the older graphics. Along the way, the designers at EQ have updated some of the zones and they are working on the rest of them (ie the old world zones). But with over 260 zones in the game and thousands of monsters, it takes time...but they ARE working on it...the all new Freeport, Nek Forest, Commonlands, and a few other old world zones have already been updated with new graphics and new monster models. Give them time to repaint 10 years of content.
2ndly, SoE has decided to use their Station Cash store that was developed for Free Realms to add a little flavor and spice to Everquest and its sister games. Saying that they are the only game to do something like this is not actually true. Plenty of games out there offer in game purchase, rewards for attending sponsored events and the like. City of Heroes ( I keep mentioning this game because it is one of the other games I play) offers costume packs. The Wedding Pack, the Cyborg Pack, the Magic Pack, etc. All these packs do is allow you to choose additional costume items for your characters. They do not add to your powers, or give you game changing abilities....all they do is add a little spice to your look. So does the Station Cash Marketplace. The items available in the marketplace are not game changing items. They are graphical enhancements. If you don't like the look of your sword, you can go to the marketplace and get an ornementation that lets you change the look of said weapon. Want to sparkle? Go to the store and get a sparkle or such aura. Want to be followed around by a baby puma? Pick one up in the store. Do these items add stats? No. Do these items make you more powerful? No. Do they let you look a little different or add some flavor to your character? Yes....what a wonderful world we live in.
Lastly, in response to the claims that the EQ forums are fascist squashers of the 1st amendment, this is entirely untrue and is usually put forth by people who either do not KNOW the rules of the forums or who choose to disregard them. This usually comes from being ignorant, uninformed, or someone who likes to cause trouble and is upset at getting caught again and again. Most of the rules that are broken there are easily remedied by the moderators and usually don't require a post to be deleted. Most of them are moved to a new forum or merged with an existing topic. It is usually these actions that cause the poster to get confused and think his posted has been squashed. It's pretty simple though.
Don't use profanity or words that cheat the profanity filter. Don't make personal attacks against other users. No Flames. These violations will normally make the post go bye bye.
Don't cross post to multiple forums with the same post. Don't post secondary posts to draw attention to a previous post. Normally this will have the extra posts deleted and or merged with the most relevant one. If necessary, the posts will be moved to the appropriate forum.
Don't make posts about things that don't pertain to the forum. If you have questions about Paladins, post it in the Paladin forum, not in the quest section. If it is a post about a Paladin Quest...Ding Ding Ding....you may post it in EITHER... Violations of this rule will normally get the post moved to the appropriate section of the message board.
And the last one that is problematic is.....Just because you are too lazy to read through a few pages of posts, don't start an entire new thread about a subject that is right in front of your face. This is where it gets nasty. One poster posts about the problems with xyz...three or four pages of replies happen when a new person decides he doesn't want to look in the forum for any other posts about xyz or just doesn't want to read the thread and starts a new one. The moderators see this, take his new thread and merge it with the old thread. Then he comes back and starts a new thread about where his OLD thread went and how he is being oppressed by the Nazis running the board. At which point it turns into a bit of a flame at which point the moderators post that his thread was merged and then they lock the thread. At which point, he posts ANOTHER thread screaming about his post being deleted and his last thread being locked.....etc....it just snowballs into a rediculous thing.
The moral of the story is, read the forum rules....and follow them. If you do, you can get away with saying that Sony sucks, Verant screwed the pooch years agon, SoE has no idea what is happening in the real world and is out of touch with it users and Everquest is the worst game ever produced.
I happen to love Everquest, but I do agree that SoE doesn't really have the pulse of the nation under its fingertips.
Should you buy EQ? No. Should you try out EQ with the Escape To Norrath demo? YES. If you like the Demo, should you buy EQ? Most definately. Should you allow some random poster in a message board make the decision for you? Only after he tells you what to wear everyday and what you should eat for each meal.
Originally posted by Pakhet
This is not directed towards the post I quoted above , but people please take in consideration the date of when a person joins the forums and post count when reading their replies. There is a practice of companys such as Sony to make new accounts on boards just to defend their product from any negativity that is may receive. It is for you to decide if post are legit or not, just making you aware to view account creation dates. I created this post on 5/17 and the poster above I quoted created their account on 5/18, that is just a fact.
Also I failed to mention do not waste your time trying the trial for the game as mentioned above that is more trickery by SOE. The trial is there way of showing you a glimpse of the game THEY WANT YOU TO SEE .. not what the whole game is which is now a stinking pile of garbage. The trial is not the game, it is a completely little fake introduction into something that EQ is not. Again the trial will not let you see the shell the game has become and do not look to their forums for the truth. The mods are the filth of the MMO world that pick and choose what you can see there as well. You get to see what SOE will allow which is post that that do not say anything negative about the game.
The poster above is wrong they will delete any mention of a desire from their fans for a trilogy server back when the game was worth something and will delete peoples post stating they do not like the item shop or other game flaws. If I help one person to save their money by not falling for the SOE scam then this post was worth it. The SOE mods can stop past customers from voicing their opinions on the game in their forums but not here.
The mods locked the longest post in the history of the EQ forums EXACTLY where EQ fans was told to post in regards to a classic server. It was locked without explanation, reason, or justification. They just did not want people to see how many people prefered the game before it is now in it's current broken state. It looked bad that so many thought the game went in the wrong direction. Also after that they deleted or locked any post obtaining the to a trilogy server even when the forum rules were followed.
Also to counter the ridiculous argument above "2ndly, SoE has decided to use their Station Cash store that was developed for Free Realms to add a little flavor and spice to Everquest and its sister games"
I am sorry this is the most absurd bogest argument for these item shops in a sub based games. So to "spice" up the game they made an item shop for items you can buy? Their players are paying the same sub as other paid to play MMOS, why did they have to add the items via an item shop again and not add it into the game database? Would it not have been better for their players already currently paying a sub and buying expanions packs for SOE to add in the items into the game for EVERYONE? It would have been faster to get the players the items you so desire them to have to spice the game up if not taken the time to add in the wonderful item shop feature would it not? Did the item shop save them time to add them? No, it was for SOEs sake only not the players. The items should have been added to the game if the devs wanted to actually get the players new items via quest, mob drops, etc.
It is a bogus arguement, look how ridiculous it looks now. If I pay a sub I best be getting all the items in the game even the "spicy" ones.
Remember folks look at account creation dates and judge for yourself if they are real player comments or PR from companys.
I was a classic enthusiast, I looked into EQ early this year when the talk of a new progression server was coming out. I gotta say, after having played the game for 3 months now, I'm loving it. It's in my opinion that the EQ devs have done a good job evolving the game to meet today's gamer needs. I came back to the game after 5 years, after swearing to never play EQ again but you know how it is, gamers always talk a lot on the forums especially when they are disgruntled or bored ;)
I thought I came back to the game to play on a new server, possibly a progression server or even a classic server. But now I'm glad I started on a regular server, because the game is very fun and worth the time & money I've spent. There are always people that'll be disgruntled especially when we're talking about a game with a long history. Many of these folks have good, valid complaints. Many of them have good opinions. But you just gotta remember, they are their opinions, nothing more. Just like me saying I've had a blast playing EQ1 after being gone for 5 years, that's my opinion and mine only.
SOE is a gaming company with a long history. They've done things that have made players happy, things that made them upset, and things that absolutely drove players crazy. So this love/hate relationship displayed by the OP with SOE isn't anything new.
I thought station cash and LoN would annoy me, but it really hasn't. Aside from the GM announcement ingame, which I've spoken up against, I'm not bothered by what they're doing with station cash. The game is what it is, you can choose to play it or don't, that's up to you. But a game doesn't make it to 10th year and 14+ expansions being a failure. In my mind that's called success and they must have done something right. So as much as you hate them, you gotta give credit where its due.
So anyways, good luck to the OP, hope you find the perfect game for you. I'm a strong believer that you should play a game only if it's fun for you. So if it stops being fun, then it's time to play something else. Remember, it IS a game.
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Joined: 1/16/09
OP sounds like a troll with 500+ post count.
To anyone that says eq has copied wow, you lose any argument you were tring to make. Chicken and the egg, which came first, that would be eq not wow.
No game has brought out the pure and raw emotion that everquest did in its heyday. No other game truly shaped what an mmo would and should be other than eq.
It was the first truly 3D mmo out there and it is certainly the largest.
Yes, it is old, yes graphics don't mix zone to zone, but that's what happens with a decades worth of spaghetti code.
Eq isn't without fault, far from it, but for all the garbage you spew in your post, the game makes up for many times over.
Is eq still worth it to try? absolutely. The game is still vibrant with a solid community.
Like others said, bash soe all you want but leave everquest alone.
If you want to crucify something, do it to Smed. He is the killer of good ideas.
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Joined: 6/14/08
er you just paraphrased the OP except you've decided to take exception to that. All he has said is (1) the game is a mismatch- it's game has changed as the game has gone on - True. (2) the forums are crap- I have no idea but he might be right. and (3) SoE have make mmorpgs more about moneymaking than about integrity -true
Originally posted by Kungaloosh1
It's all in the same, you support EQ you support SOE they are getting the money from it and the ones ruining the game. No other sub based game has thrown in items shops. This hurts all players playing. What you would have obtained normally with your sub fee and expansion cost is now diminished because it will be added to an item shop... just a diry practice. You speak of the good things from the past of EQ which I agree it WAS all of these things .. but that game is gone.
If you play EQ in it's current state you must be aware of what it is now. Only people playing are long time players that sucked up the changes. You can call me a troll if you like but I would like others to be aware of the current game corruption. Why play an old broken game with the same subscription cost as newer mmos that do not have item shops tacted on?
I think people should play if they want to. But I want them to realize what they are signing up for.
As for your comment I enlarged, the community is a shell of what it once was. A lot of the current community plays more than one character at a time as well. A lot but not all.
When was the last time you played EQ1 qombi?
Originally posted by Mardy
I quit initially when PoP was introduced then tried the game again in 2005. I also played on progression servers untill they ruined them with unlocking expansions too fast. I like many other veterans returned to play EQ when it was at it's peak. I have followed the changes being made to the game over the years and the item shop on a sub based game takes the cake. I felt before they have made horrible changes to the fundamental game that made EQ, EQ.
But when they introduced virtual items for real life cash in a sub based game, I would never return again. That is just a sleazy attempt to squeeze the last bit of money out of the game with no consideration for the game itself. If this is supported it could spread to other sub based MMOs where you are already paying a sub for and the cost of expansions, why should you have to pay for items again? The items should be included in the games no matter how much "fluff" they are. That "fluff" would have been contained in the game in the past.
Even if you do not participate in the item shop, you will get less than you would have previously because some stuff instead of being added to the game it is add via itemshops. Also, if this was required to "fund" the game then why does LOTRO not need to stoop to this dirty practice? Their flluff items are included in the game price and sub fee.
FIRST off you make it out like you can buy the best items or the best stuff in the game with RL cash which is false. You can only buy cheap xp potions (which you also can get from the LON card game which they give everyone who plays EQ 5 free booster packs each month) and they sell weapon illusions which you can also get in LON. You can also get some cheap items and other crap but by far NONE of it is anything highend or even remotly good that you wont replace if you play more.
Now yes ive played EQ since the beta in 99 so 10 + years and I have taken breaks every once in awhile but there is a reason I always come back and that reason is it gives some of us something that wow, vanguard, eq2, LOTR, etc etc etc does not give us. Bash SOE all you want its a POS company who cares nothing for there customers but do not bash a game that set the benchmark for what MMORPG games are today and do not say EQ copied anything because like the person said ealier what comes first the chicken or the egg.
Oh and im not some wow basher I think wow is a great game and millions of people enjoy it everyday and I enjoyed playing it for the time I did.
I will admit the item shop idea is bad, but i dont know anyone who even uses it for more then weapon illusions.
Ok, just had to make sure you aren't Gnome that used to post on eq's forum, stating the last time he played the game was 8 years ago. Well if you've tried the current game and you are upset by it, then that's a valid opinion, at least you tried. Just the way you posted really resembles gnome's post, and you have to agree not having played the game in 8 years really diminishes someone's opinion.
Anyways, I'm guessing you would be happy with SOE if they made classic server one of the choices on the recent server poll. You would be calling SOE the best company if the classic server won the vote and would be coming out in the next month or so. That's my guess, and it's from that I can say your judgement and opinion of SOE is clouded by your desire for a classic server.
I hope they'll have a classic server out in the future to satisfy folks like you, I really do. But not many MMO companies have done that for their games...DAOC sorta had a classic server but it really wasn't truly classic.
Edit: As for your fluff comment, if you know EQ1, it has more fluff items/quests than most games I know. It's built-in, not something you have to pay money for. So your comment isn't really true because you are making it sound like EQ1 has no fluff and that you have to pay for fluff. Station cash items aside, EQ1 has *tons* of fluff items, quests, and illusions you can get in the game.
Originally posted by Mardy
I do not know who you are referring to on the SOE forums but in regards to your assumption about me being happy if a classic server released .. nope I will not play a game with a virtual item shop for cash in it. My comment is valid, the fluff that would be in the game in the future will be diminished because of station cash. Please answer my question to why LOTRO or other similar MMOs do not need a cash shop in their sub based games, they put all their items be it armor or fluff straight into the game for the sub price and expansion fees?
Originally posted by qombi
I'm not a fan of station cash, but I don't think it affects the game as much as you think it does. Again, you are making it sound like EQ expansions do not bundle fluff and armor into the game, it does. The fact is there are plenty of fluff and upgraded armor/weapons that come with each and every EQ expansion, that whatever they put out for station cash is just that lil extra.
Something that makes your old weapon looks different for an example, is a good use of station cash. You can buy a weapon mold that changes how your weapon looks, no matter how old your weapon is. Unless you are telling me all other MMO's go the extra steps to change the model graphics of age old weapons? Other MMO's simply leave old weapons the way they are, because they add new ones and sell you in bundled expansions. EQ does the same thing, except they offer weapon molds that gives you the *option* to change how old weapons look.
By the way I'll just add that LOTR Online is a good game. I see you are a supporter of LOTR Online, so good for you, I'm happy you have a game you like. Personally that game isn't for me, I have my own reasons that I don't need to go into right now. But I acknowledge LOTR Online is a good game for many, and that Turbine was one of my favorite companies as I loved Asheron's Call. But no companies are perfect, and each companies operate using different business/subscription models. SOE has a game that people can play for free, called Free Realms. Does Turbine have that?
My point is they make their money whatever way they choose. You can opt to choose to play their games or not. In your case, you choose not to play EQ1 due to SOE, which is fine. But to me, they have done a good job evolving EQ1....a 10 year old game (just reminding you in case you find it a fair match to compare EQ1 to LOTR Online which is only 2 years old).
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Originally posted by qombi
The ONLY games??Have you been living under a rock? WOW is the largest RMT benefactor of any game by miles,all 3 of those games you mentioned could not come close to the cash spent on rmt via WOW.All SOE did was try to keep that illegal activity in house where at least the benefactor is the one who actually put the game together and spent millions doing it.
As a matter of fact RMT activity is rampant in ALL games ,it is of epedemic proportions and there is NO way on earth you can blame anyone other than the players themselves.Trying to blame SOE or any developer is just a cop out.The problems are in the player base because players are selfish they couldn't care less about their fellow gamer,it's number 1 all the way.
Originally posted by Mardy
I'm not a fan of station cash, but I don't think it affects the game as much as you think it does. Again, you are making it sound like EQ expansions do not bundle fluff and armor into the game, it does. The fact is there are plenty of fluff and upgraded armor/weapons that come with each and every EQ expansion, that whatever they put out for station cash is just that lil extra.
Something that makes your old weapon looks different for an example, is a good use of station cash. You can buy a weapon mold that changes how your weapon looks, no matter how old your weapon is. Unless you are telling me all other MMO's go the extra steps to change the model graphics of age old weapons? Other MMO's simply leave old weapons the way they are, because they add new ones and sell you in bundled expansions. EQ does the same thing, except they offer weapon molds that gives you the *option* to change how old weapons look.
By the way I'll just add that LOTR Online is a good game. I see you are a supporter of LOTR Online, so good for you, I'm happy you have a game you like. Personally that game isn't for me, I have my own reasons that I don't need to go into right now. But I acknowledge LOTR Online is a good game for many, and that Turbine was one of my favorite companies as I loved Asheron's Call. But no companies are perfect, and each companies operate using different business/subscription models. SOE has a game that people can play for free, called Free Realms. Does Turbine have that?
My point is they make their money whatever way they choose. You can opt to choose to play their games or not. In your case, you choose not to play EQ1 due to SOE, which is fine. But to me, they have done a good job evolving EQ1....a 10 year old game (just reminding you in case you find it a fair match to compare EQ1 to LOTR Online which is only 2 years old).
Free Realms is a free game with an item shop which I am fine with that is one business model. My issue is SOE thinks they can do that with their current sub based games as well which is greedy. I believe all items should be obtained in game if you are paying a sub and for expansion packs. Free Realms is nothing special there are tons of free to play games with item shops for the way to fund them ... I don't even no how that pertains to the disagreement I have.
Remember people bought EQ with the business model of sub fee and buying the game/expansions. Next this was forced upon them. I recommend not supporting this. This "fluff" could have been put into the game without the item shops just as other games would that have a sub. One or the other not both.
Originally posted by Wizardry
The ONLY games??Have you been living under a rock? WOW is the largest RMT benefactor of any game by miles,all 3 of those games you mentioned could not come close to the cash spent on rmt via WOW.All SOE did was try to keep that illegal activity in house where at least the benefactor is the one who actually put the game together and spent millions doing it.
As a matter of fact RMT activity is rampant in ALL games ,it is of epedemic proportions and there is NO way on earth you can blame anyone other than the players themselves.Trying to blame SOE or any developer is just a cop out.The problems are in the player base because players are selfish they couldn't care less about their fellow gamer,it's number 1 all the way.
You are confusing RMT with people doing illegal activities .. that is avoiding what the company is doing. That doesn't even make sense. FACT: SOE has put virtual items for cash into their subcription based games.
Give it time, SOE isn't the first nor will be the last gaming company to adopt the RMT microtransaction model.
Originally posted by Mardy
And if you make it successful now as a player supporting it then it will. If it is unsuccessful ,seen as a bad thing then it will not. People are not stupid. They realize that the current MMOs are making plenty of money off of a sub alone with expansion packs .. or companys that make their games FREE and add an item shop are doing fine as well .... there is no need for both that is greed.
To point out more greed with SOE which is easy to do. Remember when other games after EQ started giving you free content patches along with your sub? The first time I saw this was in WoW I was amazed. EQ made you pay for every little thing they gave you extra in expansions. I was reading the notes for the Legacy of Ykesha expansion (didn't buy it) .. they wanted you to pay for a very small expansion ... that included stuff like extra bank slots? That stuff is given to all players in current MMOs.
Also while all other MMOs are giving you free content patches .. in EQ2 SOE wanted their fanbase to pay for each content patch called "adventure packs". What was it 5 -6$ a pop? Ridiculous .. WoW and LOTRO was putting out the same amount of content via free patches.