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Ok just to be very clear here, it's droplets not droppings. Those are two different things. Sometimes vocabulary matters.

Just wondering, what is huge?

^I thought the Devils would have made it further. My big shock is that the Sharks are gone so quickly. I was expecting a 2nd or 3rd round exit, but the Ducks (though it pains me to say) are a decent team despite their record.

I wonder how overwhelmed emergency rooms are going to become over the next few weeks with people suffering from the common cold. I'm living in Texas and am getting over a cold right now, so as of yesterday I had like 9 of 10 symptoms. My guess is a lot of people will be seeking care at that first sniffle.

^^Agreed that is the best sports quote ever.

^My wife told me that unless I'm actually playing for a playoff team in the NHL, I can't grow a playoff beard.

^I'm taking a cruise in a little under two weeks, and one of the ports is in Mexico. I'm getting a bit worried that they may cancel that port.

Yeah that is a fee I've never been able to understand. It isn't just a Six Flags thing either, I love the last time I bought tickets to see the LA Kings, I had to pay $5 for shipping, which involved them emailing me the tickets and telling me to print them.

Awesome report! So many great references. In two weeks I'll be hitting up the Houston Space Center in order to nerd out for a little bit, maybe it'll even produce a photo TR. You went to space camp? I always wanted to and finally decided that real kids never were lucky enough to get to go to space camp.

There are pictures somewhere on this site, maybe even in this thread, of them cutting a piece of track out in order to remove a train on X.

I actually really like the trains on this ride. Looks like this is going to be a great ride!

^ People really put the $ after the amount? I have never seen that before. Most schools have rules like this, it is in place to give people some incentive for following the rules. I'll agree that a late library book is a little extreme however. Of course it all depends on how late you were.

So first off I'm wondering if I've now been deemed a SFNO fanboy, as it appears I have been. I think I can refute that argument by the fact that I've never been within 500 miles of the park, and even without Katrina I seriously doubt if I would have ever gone out of my way to visit SFNO. Hard to be a fanboy of a park you have never been to. As far as Six Flags filing a counter claim, I would have paid that more if the thread had been about Six Flags going after the city of New Orleans, however as it stands they've filed nothing in response. Actually nobody has filed anything as far as I know at this point, I still think that there is a very strong chance that this is simply saber rattling. I'm not trying to come off wrong here and I fear that I have, I'm simply trying to make my best guess at what New Orleans is asking for. I don't believe I have stated my personal opinion in this matter yet, I'm just trying to figure out what the city is asking for. In all honesty unless there is a provision in the contract that specifically states that Six Flags must keep the park operating for the duration of that lease, I think Six Flags may very well have the stronger case, especially considering that it appears that they have continued to make the lease payments on the land. It all depends on what is in the contract, a contract that none of us have seen. Finally why speculate as to what is in the contract? Everything I've speculated towards are things that I think would be highly likely to have been drafted into the contract. I think it would be highly prudent in a lease like this to include a clause that Six Flags must keep the park operating over the duration of their lease. Likewise I can almost promise you that there is a provision in the agreement for how to deal with a disaster that results in the total loss of the park. A provision like that is going to be boiler plate (or at least should be) in a lease agreement like this. The question isn't if it exists, the question is what does the provision say. Basic point of everything here, I know no better then anybody else what is going on, I'm merely trying to make an educated guess as to things that the contract should have in it. Again though, my hunch is telling me that this is never going to go anywhere, and it is merely an attempt by the city to get Six Flags to work out a deal with them. No matter what happens though I seriously doubt that SFNO will ever reopen.

Again without seeing the contract nobody really knows what is going on. However a decent attorney should have been smart enough to include some provision on disaster. Furthermore, I would be willing to bet that there is a provision in the contract that states Six Flags must actually run the park. Now the question of if Six Flags could run the park is going to be the more tricky one. Could they have gotten the park back into running condition? Maybe it wouldn't have been in running condition during the 2006 season, how about 2007 or at least by 2008? I think the question in court is going to be one of good faith. Did Six Flags make a good faith attempt to abide by the terms and conditions of the lease agreement? This is going to be a matter for the courts to decide, with both sides bringing in a lot of evidence. Finally since everybody seems to think it matters that it wouldn't be a good idea for Six Flags to reopen the park in this economy, I want to address that. I don't really think it matters much. A lot of companies make bad decisions, it happens every single day. However just because there is a downturn in the economy and unforseen circumstances come along doesn't give anybody the right to breach an existing contract. Frankly I think this may just be saber rattling, with New Orleans hoping that Six Flags will come to the table and really try to sort this out if they are threatened with a lawsuit.

Larry my confusion is more so in what the specific thing being requested by the city is. I'm pretty sure that this is a breach case, but depending on what the city is going to allege is going to change the circumstances of the suit. There are many ways that you can breach a contract. Also a key thing that was hit on is that none of us are privy to the contract. Just my guess is that whomever drafted the lease agreement filled it with all sorts of provisions for these kinds of situations. Nobody here has any idea what those provisions say but those are what is going to determine how this turns out. Finally I do want to make clear that contracts/property are really not my thing. Everything I have mentioned here comes from just my basic knowledge I've gotten in a basic contracts course. So I don't want to come off wrong, I'm far from an expert on this subject.

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Yeah I mean that is something to consider. You don't want to sue a homeless man because they're not going to have anything to give you. However I don't really think this is the same situation, Six Flags isn't a turnip, they still have money and can still pay settlements. The problem here is that we have no real idea what the city is suing for. They could be suing for money, specific performance, or to be released from the lease. My best guess is that the city is suing to be released from the contract with damages for the past few years the park has been closed, but nobody really know. Also it's going to be important what the claim is. If the city claims that Six Flags is acting in bad faith (a willful breach), a settlement may be bankruptcy proof.

Give Adam Eaton time. He never fails to be a disappointment.

I'm leaving for my cruise in 2 weeks!

I'm pretty sure that "sexting" is really not as big of a problem as it is being made out to be. I bet in a year we never hear about it again.

Suing Six Flags is the cities way of solving the problem.

Ok sorry for the confusion. As far as I know I believe that the correct answer is both. Parts of the ride were sent on to SFKK, while the remainder of the coaster remains at SFDK.

Not sure if I'm the one confused here, but the Greezed Lightning this thread is talking about was the one at Six Flags Astroworld, which is now in storage at Joyland in Lubbock, TX.

^^Is it just the picture or does that coaster have an unusually steep lift?

^There is actually a huge fire. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517517,00.html