Any reasons why S&S's 04 coasters are not up & running yet?

Well, I'm obviously not living in California.

Summer just officially started 2 weeks ago, so technically it's not half over.

Hasn't Denise used that "we can't get steel" excuse before?

Monkey killing monkey killing monkey over pieces of the ground, silly monkeys give them thumbs they forge a blade and weapons by the pound to divide it, right in two - Tool

Word on the street is that she won't be involved with the company much longer.

I told you she was worthless and had little to nothing to do with the business of building roller coasters.

Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog

As an industry outsider it sure appears that way.

Real Cbuzz quote of the day - "The classes i take in collage are so mor adcanced then u could imagen. Dont talk about my emglihs" - Adamforce

So you've heard that too, eh Jeff [Putz]?

I never understood S&S's reasoning for hiring her in the first place.

Her connections?

But considering Stan Checketts was/is a highly-respected person in the industry, were there connections that she had that he couldn't establish on his own? Besides, considering her reputation, I would think that he wouldn't want to taint his own by hiring her.

Cut me some slack, Rob...it was just a frickin' guess! ;)

longhairedspaz said:
The only thing I don't understand about this thread is how some of you (well, i'll just say the topic starter) is saying that summer is halfway over. Where the hell are you living, dude? Here in Cali, summers just beginning!

Seriously! Here in Socal, we're just now climbing out of our June Gloom. Summer here we come!!! ;)

"I go out at 3 o' clock for a quart of milk and come home to my son treating his body like an amusement park!" - Estelle Costanza

Moosh- You BETTER know I said all that with a smile on my face! :)

So there IS something called June Gloom? I saw it in the LA Times when we were in CA but I thought that it was just a term that the newspaper made up to describe the never-ending cover of dark clouds. I had no idea it was a real term!

I called Timber Falls and asked if Avalanche is going to be open this weekend. She said, "It should be open by Sunday...maybe."

BTW, it isn't JUST the S&S coasters running late....SFoG's is late too, and quite a few others didn't exactly make opening day either. Just doing a search of coasters "Under Construction" shows that MOST (other than Silver Bullet, Hydra, Little Dipper, and Exp. Everest) were supposed to be OPEN in '04...

Which forces me to wonder, how much does it "cost" the park when a coaster fails to open on time?

You still have Zoidberg.... You ALL have Zoidberg! (V) (;,,;) (V)

Avalanche is now open. It's rather average in the back seat, but surprisingly good in the front. It's still far from broken in, however.

-Nate *** Edited 7/6/2004 12:21:04 AM UTC by coasterdude318***

Mamoosh said:
Her connections?

She filed bankruptcy on half her connections :(