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  1. Ben Ruset

    Automotive Help Needed

    Any mechanical-minded folk want to make a few extra bucks? I'm trying to do the rear brakes in my truck and have run into a snag trying to get the caliper pin out. Anybody able to come up to Brick and lend a hand?
  2. Ben Ruset

    Anybody remember watching this?

    NJN's signoff music before they stopped broadcasting at Midnight. This is circa 1989 or so. Makes you proud to be a New Jerseyan, right? :dance:
  3. Ben Ruset

    Protecting the Pinelands... or Not.

    http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/blogs/jim_perskie/article_ba9b8f22-0b57-11df-9f7c-001cc4c002e0.html Folks, this is what the Pinelands Commission is turning into.
  4. Ben Ruset

    Forum Upgrade - Post all Bugs, Comments, and Issues Here.

    I've decided to bite the bullet and see what happens with vB4 on the live site. Let me know what's broken for you, what you like, what you don't like, etc.
  5. Ben Ruset

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Peace on Earth, and all that jazz. :ham:
  6. Ben Ruset

    PPA Whitesbog Cleanup, 12/6/09

    On Sunday, Dec. 6, Emile Devito and some other Pine Barrens fanatics will be cleaning up an old junk pile at Whitesbog. The debris has been smothering what used to be a beautiful native wildflower population. It’s mostly old shingles (not asbestos). We need some help! If you can help us...
  7. Ben Ruset

    PPA Event: Whispers in the Pines/Voices in the Pines Book Signing

    I will also be making an appearance there, as I wrote the foreward to the 2nd printing of Whispers in the Pines.
  8. Ben Ruset

    PPA: Early Architecture in Southernmost Pinelands, 11/12/09

    Pinelands Preservation Alliance is pleased to invite you to attend the final program of the 2009 Pinelands Heritage Series- Exploring History and Culture in the Pinelands: Early Architecture in the Southernmost Pinelands Date: Thursday, November 12, 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm Location: The...
  9. Ben Ruset

    Boater Safety Course @ Batsto - 11/14/09

    From Terry: There will be a NJ Boater Certification Course offered at Batsto. This is the course that you are required to take only once in order to operate a boat/jet ski in NJ. It will be given by the NJ State Police Marine unit on Nov. 14 (Sat.) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. THE COURSE IS...
  10. Ben Ruset

    Direction that the Site is Going In

    Hi All: So here's some news and updates. I'll be purchasing the new vBulletin 4.0 publishing suite on Friday. The product is on pre-sale right now, so it will be a while before it gets rolled out to the site. There's going to be a lot of changes, so I plan on doing a lot of testing before...
  11. Ben Ruset

    The Jersey Devil, One Scary Lady

    http://www.app.com/article/20091024/NEWS/910240332/1070/NEWS02/The+Jersey+Devil++One+scary+lady :rolleyes:
  12. Ben Ruset

    Somewhat Frustrated

    Jelsoft, the company that makes the software that runs the forums, just sent me an email: What they haven't done is put up a demo of the software, or even any screenshots. In a post on their forums they said that they'll probably have a demo up after the 30th. If you don't go for the $130...
  13. Ben Ruset

    Re-Exploring the Forked River Mountains

    I'd been meaning to go and revisit some of the places I'd been to in the Forked River Mountains between 2001-2004, but never really had the time or the inclination. Today I had both. :) Coming in my usual way by the boardwalk on 539 I saw that the state seemed to have come in and did some...
  14. Ben Ruset

    Old Pine Barrens Photos Wanted

    Karen Riley, author of Whispers in the Pines: The Secrets of Colliers Mills as well as Voices in the Pines: True Stories from the New Jersey Pine Barrens is working on a Pine Barrens book for Arcadia Publishing. She wanted me to post on the forums asking if anybody had any old photos she could...
  15. Ben Ruset

    Historic Sawmill Pictures

    All: I was browsing around on the Library of Congress site and they have a section devoted to Images of America from the Great Depression to WW2. In there are many, many pictures of sawmills similar to those that were in the Pines. Clicking on the image brings you to the page in the LOC where...
  16. Ben Ruset

    Atsion Get-Together: Sunday, August 23, 2009

    Join the NJPineBarrens.com community as we explore the deserted village of Atsion on Sunday, August 23, 2009. Meet in the parking lot by the ranger station at 11:30am. We'll explore the village, see the remains of the "Catholic Cemetary," and various other sights throughout the village. We...
  17. Ben Ruset

    Gallery Software Updated

    All: The software that runs the gallery has been updated to the latest version. A big change is the new flash based uploader. It's pretty self explanatory. If you don't have flash installed on your computer it should fall back to the standard uploader. Let me know if you guys see any...
  18. Ben Ruset

    No More ORV/ATV Threads

    Calling a moratorium on threads regarding ORV parks, ATV's, etc. I've gotten way too many really whiney PM's from people about the last thread. I don't want to deal with that anymore. If you want to talk about ORV's and ATV's in the pines, how X person is really unfair, how the PPA sucks, how...
  19. Ben Ruset

    Thompson's Beach, Shellpile, and Bivalve

    Today I took the opportunity to go down and visit some places I've wanted to visit ever since I've been interested in New Jersey ghost towns. I haven't been to Cumberland County in nearly 10 years, and even then it was just a drive with a friend though Buckshutem and Mauricetown. Today I was...
  20. Ben Ruset

    Bridge Destroyed in Minutes

    http://www.break.com/index/flooded-river-destroys-road-in-minutes.html Since I know we're all interested in bridges and whatnot, lets watch one fail.
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