Ruth -
I came from Besemer - a map dot outside of Ithaca. You've lumped me into a
group, and inferred a steroetype. My issue is not that I want to change
"their" way of life, it's that they're pissing and moaning about stupid crap
and there is absolutely no reason eras can't comingle, and there are a lot
of long time (some leaftime) residents here who keep complaining that
they're being kept in the dark and Phelps isn't making progress - being
stifled by the powers that be, and how it used to breathe. Now, it's
gasping for air. Believe me, I've heard from a lot of people who think it's
wonderful that something is happeneing around town. Because of our
historical society that appears to have a bizarre understanding of what
preservation means and the way people's assessments go up just for painting,
we have a 1 block downtown that is dying, and officialdom seems not to care.
In fact, the place looks downright gross with paint chipping off and facades
that are in desparate need of fixing before they start to tumble down on
pedestrians, and boarded up windows. It's one thing to put things back the
way they were through preservation; thus, allowing the world to continue to
live and grow - it's entirely another to stagnate it into dumpiness and
death simply because "all change is bad." Hence, my "excentric
urbaniteness" might help remove the goddamn blinders in this town.
- Pam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ruth Barton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 12:10
Subject: [BP] Phelps
> Sorry Pam, but folks like you are the reason we small town folk hate to
see
> the city folk come and settle in our towns. We LIKE our way of life.
You
> come to a small town, supposedly, because you like the lifestyle there,
but
> as soon as you get there you want to change things to the way they are at
> the place you came from--that you didn't like and are wanting to get away
> from. WHY????? Ruth
>
> Ralph -
>
> The 21st century isn't all bad - just most of it. It's more the fact that
> Phelps is incredibly conservative and petty - especially politically.
> Since I'm not running for any office any time soon (although, I am the
> president this year for the chamber of commerce), I prefer to be known as
> one of those "excentric urbanites" who helps to remove some blinders
people
> have around here. Of course, I do have friends in "high" places, so that
> helps.
>
> - Pam
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
> To:
>
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>BULLAMANKA-PINHEADS@MAELST
ROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 08:35
> Subject: Re: [BP] Hey, Ralph
>
>
>
> - Pam, helping to ram the 21st century down the throat of Phelps (aka -
> sometimes, you gotta shake things up to make them better)
>
> Pam,
>
> This may come as a surprise to you, but speaking for myself and very
> possibly some of our fellow Pinheads, the 21st century is not our idea of
a
> good time. Or a good part of the 20th, for that matter.
>
> Yours uneasily,
> Ralph
>
> --
> Ruth Barton
> [log in to unmask]
> Dummerston, VT
>
> --
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> uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to:
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>
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