Jeff,

Here's the latest (only time will tell if these are/come true).

Midstate has re-signed their lease (no Gold's Gym) and will be there for some time.  Yeah! This is one of my favorites houses.

Now on to our favorite place, Strike & Spare (Jeff is correct about your averaging dropping like a lead balloon here (my average is 20 pins less at this house)).  They were looking for space within a few miles each way on Rte 22 to build a new 70+ lane center. Here's the new word on the street.  Landlord has come down on the price of the land and is "throwing" in the property with the trees to the left.  AMF will update the entire place, including new lanes.  They will use the additional property to expand and build another 24 lanes.  Rumor has it that have already ordered new ball returns to replace the non-working ones.  Like I said before, only time will tell if this is true.

Even if it is and we get new lanes, etc we still have to deal with the mindset of catering to the "open bowlers" and not league/serious bowlers.  The conditions will still be horrendous for the leagues, I'm sure.