Christy's Motel - Old Forge, NY http://www.christysmotel.com/blog Snowmobiling at it's finest! Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:15:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Fathers Day Weekend Car Show http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=381 http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=381#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:15:19 +0000 Steve http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=381 Mother Nature was nice to us this year and we had a great turn out to prove it!

]]> http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=381 What is it????? http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=380 http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=380#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 02:40:41 +0000 Steve http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=380 Sue Wrote:

Spent part of yesterday watching you build something. What is it?

Sue in Ohio

I got the brain storm to do a time video of Deb and I putting the new play area toy together and here it is…….

]]> http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=380 Yes…People do look at the webcam! http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=379 http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=379#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 13:49:52 +0000 Steve http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=379 Here is an email I recieved the other day and my reply to it.  I got a laugh out of it…..thought you might also.

 Hi,

Don’t laugh - my husband and I LOVE to check your webcam all the time, and believe me, after vicariously visiting your porch for all this time, if we are EVER in the area, we will DEFINITELY stay at your motel!  But here’s the thing…we are wondering what happened to the black BBQ grill thing?  We get a kick out of watching it move around the yard over time….but now it’s GONE!  LOL!  Is it coming back?  Did you get rid of it?  We are just dying to know what happened to the BBQ!  Last we saw it, it was by the sidewalk, and poof!  We miss it, LOL! 

Anyway, we love your webcam - thanks for having it up and letting us visit the ADKs whenever we want.  Hope the BBQ is ok!

Carole :-D

My Reply:

Good Morning Carole,

Well I have to tell you….I did laugh and hard!!!!  I was looking at it the other day and decided it was time for it to retired from commercial use.  As the top lid wasn’t looking to pretty any more after the mini van ran over it last summer and was an eye sore when guests pulled in.  The top lid and screen went in the metal bin to be recycled and the bottom went to a private house, with small children, to be used as a fire pit for I hope a few more years.  There will be a new fire pit returning to the front yard, as it is a hit with the guests here at Christy’s.

Thanks for watching the cam here at the motel.  I’m sure you know about them but here is a link to some other cams I have running here in Old Forge www.oldforge.net

On another note…..is it OK if I post your letter on my blog.  I think people would also get a laugh from it as you wouldn’t believe how many people watch the cams from all over the world.  This winter I put up a cam on the snowmobile trails and posted to the public on Christmas Day as a present to all the watchers.  I had a man post this on the blog about the trail cam.

Steve –TKS for the present –I wish you and yours a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and HOPE that the new year brings a safe and Happy Time for all !! —-Love the new cam !! I forward the cam address to my son in Afghanistan –this will keep him in good spirits until he gets home and has a chance to ride his sled again !! He has been dying to ride !!

I get goose bumps every time I read his letter and I realized how something as little as a webcam can be so big to someone else.  I have had seniors write and tell me how much they enjoy them as they came to the Adirondacks in their younger years but are not able to travel any more.

Thanks Again,

Steve

]]> http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=379 April Showers….. http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=378 http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=378#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:31:05 +0000 Steve http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=378 But what does April snow do?  Yes that’s right we had snow over night.

]]> http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=378 White Water rafting - Old Forge,NY http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=377 http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=377#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:03:54 +0000 Steve http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=377

]]> http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=377 Old Forge Report http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=376 http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=376#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:13:36 +0000 Steve http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=376 Yes that’s right….I went riding this morning.  It wasn’t a long ride, but I was riding.  Check out the video to see how the conditions are. :)  Also make sure to check the Old Forge site for up coming events in Old Forge this summer http://www.oldforgeny.com/tow_special.html

]]> http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=376 Old Forge Report http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=375 http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=375#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:57:25 +0000 Steve http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=375 You’ll be shocked when you see the difference!  Here’s todays video………

]]> http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=375 Old Forge Report http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=374 http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=374#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:09:08 +0000 Steve http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=374 Here’s something fun to think about.  Check out the video and see what I’m talking about.  I didn’t include any video of the parking lot this morning as it is just to depressing. :(

]]> http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=374 SnoFest 2010 Old Forge, NY http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=373 http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=373#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:53:11 +0000 Steve http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=373 Well it’s that time of the year already and it sure was a weird winter!  All in all it turned out to be a pretty good season with the lack of snow we had this year.  I’d like to thank everyone for your kind words this winter and for watching.  It won’t be long and you’ll be back watching each and every day to see if it snowed.  Hope you have a great summer! Here’s todays video………………

]]> http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=373 Old Forge Report http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=372 http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=372#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:42:31 +0000 Steve http://www.christysmotel.com/blog/?p=372 Well I hate to say it but after looking at the forecasts.  I think the season will be coming to an end after this weekend.  We have SnoFest this weekend and everything is going as planned.  But it looks like R later on tonight and then temps in the 40’s.  That will kill what base we do have left out there. :-(  Here’s todays video and check it out for the demo riders………

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