re: #175 sagehen

You’ve got to check out the NYS Fair in Syracuse. That’s a state fair. The fairs you see around NYC are child’s play in comparison. Used to go to the Orange County fair in Middletown NY and that wasn’t bad.

Can’t imagine what going to a fair in “fair country” would be like - places like OK, TX, etc.

As for the Hudson - you’re seeing the ongoing runoff from the storm flooding upstate. The Mohawk and all the Hudson River tributaries upstate flooded during Irene and then with TS Lee - that’s why it’s looking like the Big Muddy.