tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post274610912574590151..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Tales from the trenches 2Larry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-51539862126751820922009-10-01T08:50:12.821-04:002009-10-01T08:50:12.821-04:00Oh my. I can not believe the stones some of these ...Oh my. I can not believe the stones some of these Lincoln residents have. First they want special passes to access the road and now they try to tell us they are all low-income renters. Some of the most expensive houses in town are on that road and the vast majority are not rented and you know that, which makes you a LIAR!!Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865886817214721022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-28581652151105247722009-10-01T07:38:44.906-04:002009-10-01T07:38:44.906-04:00Affluent? Look a little closer and you'll see ...Affluent? Look a little closer and you'll see most of the homes are rentals split into multiple units. I live on Lincoln and enjoy grunts of drunken beer pong children squashed into two-room "apartments" that used to be pretty impressive houses. Even the homes that are not split into rentals aren't that expensive. If you think Lincoln is affluent, you're sadly sheltered. I suppose in a small town filled with 18-year-olds that live off their parent's income, a used car lot owner becomes the rich and affluent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-7092497220740973082009-09-30T19:16:37.877-04:002009-09-30T19:16:37.877-04:00Yet there was enough tax payer money to pay for an...Yet there was enough tax payer money to pay for an experiment that created a private road for reisdents of an affluent neighborhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-44413643414779374562009-09-30T16:38:06.780-04:002009-09-30T16:38:06.780-04:00And that's why we've got all these complai...And that's why we've got all these complaints about unpaved roads, inadequate fire and police staffing. You get what you pay for. No pay, no get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-12471947798829334482009-09-30T14:20:42.319-04:002009-09-30T14:20:42.319-04:00Worked pretty well a couple years ago.Worked pretty well a couple years ago.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-67378941047587546472009-09-30T14:18:18.943-04:002009-09-30T14:18:18.943-04:00You can't simultaneously advocate against rais...You can't simultaneously advocate against raising the tax revenue needed to repair our roads, schools, etc. and also complain that things don't get fixed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-71814378339018209932009-09-30T12:21:08.662-04:002009-09-30T12:21:08.662-04:00I just feel bad for the residents of Harlow and Ro...I just feel bad for the residents of Harlow and Rolling Ridge. Taxation without representation comes to mind here. <br /><br />They are good people and represent the silent H from Amherst. Meaning they never complain so would the town please finish the job before winter.<br /><br />-RyanRy Willeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04655639545105183995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-13671444908205457552009-09-30T11:34:15.312-04:002009-09-30T11:34:15.312-04:00Rolling Ridge has the same problem as Harlow. The...Rolling Ridge has the same problem as Harlow. The street was dug up in late Spring/early Summer. And now there is a huge dirt pothole which is causing havoc on cars. Residents were under the impression that once the sewer lines were replaced, the road was going to be resurfaced? Has that changed?Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-45608295360322398472009-09-29T21:48:47.960-04:002009-09-29T21:48:47.960-04:00Ryan- it has not been 6 months, and many people dr...Ryan- it has not been 6 months, and many people drive on dirt roads. The job was done in June. I mean, I wish they would fix it too, but there alot of roads in sh!t condition in this town. Just sayin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-67701660126533386172009-09-29T17:37:35.536-04:002009-09-29T17:37:35.536-04:00Well, I'll be teaching a karate class at the C...Well, I'll be teaching a karate class at the Club (only a mile or so from the Notch) about 40 minutes from now.<br /><br />Feel free to bring your bo staff.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-77180482905972618842009-09-29T17:30:42.903-04:002009-09-29T17:30:42.903-04:00yah, what anonymus said ... plus, your a nitwit, n...yah, what anonymus said ... plus, your a nitwit, nitwit!<br /><br />Meet me at the top of the Notch at noon tommorrow. I challinge you to a battle of bo staffs!<br /><br />Bring that mustash with you. Your gonna need it, old man!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-72547919425458755992009-09-29T17:13:45.885-04:002009-09-29T17:13:45.885-04:00"Correction", eh?
And if you were issui..."Correction", eh?<br /><br />And if you were issuing a "correction" to the tradition print media it would (maybe) run, in a few days, in an out of the way place where nobody would see it.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-29598091703394669202009-09-29T15:37:18.517-04:002009-09-29T15:37:18.517-04:00Correction, Larry, traditional print publications ...Correction, Larry, traditional print publications are authored by skilled journalists who follow stringent industry and ethical standards, of which you are clearly not. You simply enjoy invading the privacy of Amherst citizens to feed your own narcissism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-90212203162814502042009-09-29T15:31:25.387-04:002009-09-29T15:31:25.387-04:00Clearly the end result of this EXPERIMENT should b...Clearly the end result of this EXPERIMENT should be to keep Lincoln open to all traffic. Now the town can focus it's energy to resurfacing Harlow drive in North Amherst which was dug up in early April too repair an faulty sewer line and has yet to be resurfaced. If they dug up Amherst woods you can bet that it would of been resurfaced as soon as the job was done. Location, location, location, just an observation. <br /><br />I'm just sticking up for my neighbors who have been driving on a dirt road for 6 months.<br /><br />-Ryan WilleyRy Willeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04655639545105183995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-36433202101478969242009-09-29T14:31:13.212-04:002009-09-29T14:31:13.212-04:00The problem with the bricks-and-mortar print media...The problem with the bricks-and-mortar print media these days is that they are getting killed by the net (and cable news).<br /><br />So they try not to piss anybody off.<br /><br />And as a result, usually piss off everybody with their diffidence.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-60823964043921095852009-09-29T13:50:01.820-04:002009-09-29T13:50:01.820-04:00Larry-Although I may not always agree with you, yo...Larry-Although I may not always agree with you, your provide a great service to many people with your site and this is just another example. You are covering an important story that the local paper is either unable or unwilling to cover. Perhaps Shaffer told the Gazette / Bulletin not to cover it....Anyway soon all the Lincoln Ave posters will show up deriding us for thinking this is a big deal and to mind our own business...Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865886817214721022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-76298677878284966542009-09-29T13:27:38.127-04:002009-09-29T13:27:38.127-04:00Thanks for posting these.
Your FriendThanks for posting these.<br /><br />Your FriendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com