September 23, 2008
Golfers Say Staten Island Bike Path Isn't Fair!
Aggressive drivers and mortified Hasidim aren't the only ones at odds with cyclists in New York City. Bike riders in Staten Island can now add golfers to their ever-expanding enemies list. The Staten Island Advance reports that golfers are incensed about a Parks Department plan to build a 3 1/2-mile bicycle path through parts of LaTourette Park, extending along the golf courses on the western end.
One anonymous duffer predicts the asphalt path will "destroy the golf course. You've got 300 golfers here every day and you may have 10 bicyclists on that path. How is that fair to golfers? It's going to take away the prestige of the golf course." Because nothing says prestige like public golf on Staten Island.
But the worse part is that they'd have to move the green for the 4th hole! Another anonymous golfer with a fondness for the third person explains, "The golfer fears that once the path is built, others are going to want to take additional chunks away for other amenities like dog runs." Then frisbee golf! And a horseshoe pit! It's clearly time to draw a line in the sand trap.
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JDS you are one funny man.
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It's the slobs vs. the slobs who think they are snobs!
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LaTourette? Do golfers there uncontrollably yell out "FUCK" instead of "FOUR"?
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John Del Signore...the only reason i keep coming back to this site every day
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who the fuck golfs on staten island?
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Stay classy me.
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BUSHWOOD??? A JOKE?!?
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People PAY MONEY to play golf there. Are the cyclists going to chip in for the green fees?
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+1 for "a line in the sand trap"
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I can't imagine a bike path being any worse than the public road that runs right through the golf course already.
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Look on the bright side golfers; moving targets.
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Golfers suck balls. It's like moob city down on the golf course. Fat fuck golfers with average +25 handicaps who've been playing for years and still suck. 99% of all golfers suck so much. they watch all the tournaments, spend all this money on gear, club fees and lessons, practice and they still shoot in the low 90's. golfers are very sad.
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@#12 BH
Did you also notice that ALL golfers ONLY talk about GOLFING?!? That's all they freaking talk about! It drives me nuts.
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Apparently the new bike path will be on the old path of Old Mill Road, an ancient colonial-era path from Richmondtown to New Springville. You can trace it these days, but be prepared for a lot of mosquito and tick bites.
www.forgotten-ny.com
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Do you think this is amusing??? I.ll get you for this. Your next meal here will have sauteed tees with the veggies.
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Anything that pisses off golfers is okay by me.
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the only people I hate more than golfers are ham radio operators.
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#13- yeah Most of my friends are Ibankers who loved to talk about golf and shit everyday even though they sucked at it. Now they can talk about finding another job instead (sorry friends)
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BH, what do you do?
i play golf but i too have a gripe about ppl who talk golf all day and suck. at a company outing i got paired with a guy who said he 'shoots in the high 90s'. this is the guy who talks about golf, gear, and the great shots he has all day. well folks, he ended up shooting 124 and naturally i lost all bets.
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I for one would welcome the opportunity to clock a few bikers on the head with a Titleist V1.