Mount Shakedown Cruise Today

fatlazyless · 04-30-2013, 10:05 PM

How's 'bout the info within this article on how the Mount's paying passenger numbers have declined from 120,000 in the 1980's down to 70-80,000 in recent years.....or a drop of about 37%......ouch! As a very casual observer, it seems to me watching the Mount glide by from about two hundred yards away, that September and October with its busloads of leaf-peeping tourists from all the world over has the most full boat, daytime cruises on-board.

Did u know that the Mount's two new Caterpillar diesel engines were purchased thanks in large part to the Cash for Clunkers program thunk up by the Obama Administration back in 2009, http://www.epa.gov/recovery/ or so! Click on "clean diesel." These two new engines save a lot of expense by using less diesel and pollut'n less than the old 1940's engines they replaced so's the money can be used for other improvements to the Mount instead of just spending it out on fuel and engine maintenance. Plus, they are more quiet as well.

A New Hampshire company helped the Mount apply to the federal government for the grant to buy the new engines:
http://www.mjbradley.com/about-us/ca...epower-project

And, just like you learned in high school history class, there will always be those who hold a different opinion on how your federal tax dollars get spent:
http://www.nhinsider.com/steven-j-co...pork-boat.html

Rusty · 05-01-2013, 09:19 PM

In this weeks edition of THE MEREDITH NEWS passengers gather for a group photo during the M/S Mount Washington’s annual Shakedown Cruise.
Most of the passengers are wearing green...does wearing green on the cruise represent something?

Are there any forum members in this photo:

fatlazyless · 05-02-2013, 08:56 AM

...one fast look tells you that these folks are all super rich, and green is the color of money...which is why it is called the green stuff!

SIKSUKR · 05-02-2013, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

...one fast look tells you that these folks are all super rich, and green is the color of money...which is why it is called the green stuff!

Its also the color of envy.

Rattlesnake Guy · 05-04-2013, 03:42 PM

The people on the shake down cruise in green are the: NH Granite State Ambassadors. http://nhgsa.com/

They are members of a volunteer organization that works to help promote the State of New Hampshire. You can find them manning the booth at the Manchester airport. The stereotype I have formed from meeting them each year on the shake down is that they are very nice people, often retired, who love New Hampshire and sharing it with people who may not know about it yet. They seem to have a very good time doing it as part of a team.

04-30-2013, 10:05 PM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,854 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 303 Thanked 1,037 Times in 756 Posts	How's 'bout the info within this article on how the Mount's paying passenger numbers have declined from 120,000 in the 1980's down to 70-80,000 in recent years.....or a drop of about 37%......ouch! As a very casual observer, it seems to me watching the Mount glide by from about two hundred yards away, that September and October with its busloads of leaf-peeping tourists from all the world over has the most full boat, daytime cruises on-board. Did u know that the Mount's two new Caterpillar diesel engines were purchased thanks in large part to the Cash for Clunkers program thunk up by the Obama Administration back in 2009, http://www.epa.gov/recovery/ or so! Click on "clean diesel." These two new engines save a lot of expense by using less diesel and pollut'n less than the old 1940's engines they replaced so's the money can be used for other improvements to the Mount instead of just spending it out on fuel and engine maintenance. Plus, they are more quiet as well. A New Hampshire company helped the Mount apply to the federal government for the grant to buy the new engines: http://www.mjbradley.com/about-us/ca...epower-project And, just like you learned in high school history class, there will always be those who hold a different opinion on how your federal tax dollars get spent: http://www.nhinsider.com/steven-j-co...pork-boat.html Last edited by fatlazyless; 05-02-2013 at 09:10 AM. Reason: ...fix the links!

05-01-2013, 09:19 PM	#2
Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,028 Thanks: 603 Thanked 687 Times in 425 Posts	In this weeks edition of THE MEREDITH NEWS passengers gather for a group photo during the M/S Mount Washington’s annual Shakedown Cruise. Most of the passengers are wearing green...does wearing green on the cruise represent something? Are there any forum members in this photo: Attached Images __________________ It's never crowded along the extra mile.

05-02-2013, 08:56 AM	#3
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,854 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 303 Thanked 1,037 Times in 756 Posts	...one fast look tells you that these folks are all super rich, and green is the color of money...which is why it is called the green stuff!

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05-04-2013, 03:42 PM	#5
Rattlesnake Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 423 Thanked 366 Times in 175 Posts	The people on the shake down cruise in green are the: NH Granite State Ambassadors. http://nhgsa.com/ They are members of a volunteer organization that works to help promote the State of New Hampshire. You can find them manning the booth at the Manchester airport. The stereotype I have formed from meeting them each year on the shake down is that they are very nice people, often retired, who love New Hampshire and sharing it with people who may not know about it yet. They seem to have a very good time doing it as part of a team.