Toledo Mayor Candidate promises amusement park

Red Garter Rob

Thursday, September 8, 2005 7:18 PM

Yes, she said the amusement park will be placed in an area called Prominade Park. Now if you're at all familiar with downtown Toledo it's the park down along the waterfront on the west side of the river. It's teh area used for Rally by the River and is probably big enough to put in a wild mouse, maybe 2 flat rides, an admissions booth, a restroom and a lemon chill stand and that's about it.

If you watch past her opening statements in the video on the TV stations site, the first question is exactly that. Asking her where and if any other buildings will have to be torn down.

I know people with bigger front yards basically. She's a nutjob.


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FluffyliketheForce

Friday, September 9, 2005 2:02 AM
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Yeah...My math teacher was telling the class about this today. I just laughed. I heard some other stuff about the other indepent canidates but im drawing a blank at the moment. Funny stuff tho.

Oh yeah...and promanade park isnt very big at all. And being right there near Cosi Toledo could add that "physics" factor to it. but who are we kidding. *** Edited 9/9/2005 2:03:22 AM UTC by FluffyliketheForce***


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Ralph Wiggum

Friday, September 9, 2005 2:04 AM
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I'd suggest a glass tunnel through the Maumee River, but if you have any idea what kind of crap floats around in there, you'd understand why I won't suggest that. ;)


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Red Garter Rob

Friday, September 9, 2005 3:42 AM

Not to mention the fact that those lake and ocean liners BARELY make it through there in some spots now.

Ohh come on, who wouldn't want to see mutant carp? :)


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ejh1701

Friday, September 9, 2005 4:24 AM

Yeah, the promanade park is a very small area like Red Garter Rob said. Having people work on 5 rides and 2 concession stands really seems to nullify the whole Toledo employment problem, gotta give her some credit. lol


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FluffyliketheForce

Friday, September 9, 2005 1:22 PM
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hey Rob...its a little more than just mutant crap. That is serioulsy one nasty river.


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Red Garter Rob

Friday, September 9, 2005 1:54 PM

I know.. I've swam across it in the middle of winter for a radio station years ago..

It was an adventure.. hehe


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FluffyliketheForce

Saturday, September 10, 2005 3:39 AM
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Lol that must have been tons of fun. Did you end up winning the competition?


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Red Garter Rob

Saturday, September 10, 2005 11:31 AM

It was a charity thing. The true winners were the kids.


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classof04

Saturday, September 10, 2005 3:47 PM

Yet another story I could take to so many levels but I won't. :)

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Fordman

Monday, September 12, 2005 10:54 PM

Since swimming in the Maumee, have you grown any new appendiges or facial features (third eye, second nose, you know)?


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Fastball84

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 12:17 AM

At least it hasn't caught on fire yet...

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Spin and Puke

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:00 AM

Opal Covey went down my street in Toledo last week in her hatchback from the 80's and a billboard on top of it. She uses her speakers to yell "vote for Opal Covey, she's the one for mayor". It should also be noted that at one time she was housing a few dozen dogs and other animals.....which I believe were siezed by the city.....Also, Toledo did have a Harry Traver coaster at Willow Beach Park somewhere in T town...see the ACE publication-Legends of Terror.


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Screamomatic

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 2:36 AM

I heard there's a video of the debate, where is it?

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ejh1701

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 4:28 AM

There might be a video of it at 13abc.com. They had the debate and I remember seeing something about the video was available at their site.


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Red Garter Rob

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:13 AM

They did have the debate in it's entirety over at the website but it appears to have been taken down. Makes sense it is a time sensitive story.

here's a quick article outlining what each canidate had to say.

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=local&id=3383247 *** Edited 9/13/2005 11:14:22 AM UTC by Red Garter Rob***


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Browntggrr

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:08 PM

Jeff said:
And did you hear she said that if people didn't vote for her, God would punish Toledo the way He did New Orleans? What a freak show.

Please tell me that she did not say this, and it is only a joke.


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Red Garter Rob

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:58 PM

Nope.. it was in her closing statement from the debate televised on ABC 13. She got a pretty good round of boo's from the crowd.


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FluffyliketheForce

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:40 PM
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I also hear you can find it in the FREE VOD section on Buckeye's Digital Cable.


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Browntggrr

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:05 PM

Some people are just plain dumb. She is obviously handicapped, and anybody who would happen to vote for her needs to be put out of their misery.


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