tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post8174390177314087543..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Turnabout Fair Parking PlayLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-78555188286715157292015-08-03T19:17:26.135-04:002015-08-03T19:17:26.135-04:00Cool off the planet. What're you gonna do, sh...Cool off the planet. What're you gonna do, shut down the sun? Oh! I see. The Government!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-23299283437772269702015-08-01T22:05:18.698-04:002015-08-01T22:05:18.698-04:0010:09 the difference between Hadley and Amherst is...10:09 the difference between Hadley and Amherst is Hadley doesn't sell itself it's some amazing Mayberry RFD quaint looking town. Hadley likes commercial revenue. Amherst doesn't and has one of the worst small-town layouts going. Hadley is a strip mall and doesn't pretend to be anything else. Hadley is like a kid who bought ten Lego sets and haphazardly built a town from various parts of each set. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-17094288507243938162015-08-01T16:22:04.119-04:002015-08-01T16:22:04.119-04:0010:09
Hmmm...have you been to Hadley?10:09 <br />Hmmm...have you been to Hadley?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-35152527551929707552015-08-01T11:35:04.857-04:002015-08-01T11:35:04.857-04:00Save the earth... what a maroon as Buggs would say...Save the earth... what a maroon as Buggs would say. If you took the entire population of the planet and gave them a square foot to stand in the entire population of the planet would fit in the state of Texas with room left over. We are an anthill, but somehow think we are far more important and meaningful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-72991968195944168602015-08-01T10:26:41.346-04:002015-08-01T10:26:41.346-04:00Great that the town is looking at options to share...Great that the town is looking at options to share existing parking spaces. It's a nice nod to our younger generation to show how we can live with what we have, instead of always building another thing. Let's cool off the planet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-81861658196399756362015-08-01T10:13:36.969-04:002015-08-01T10:13:36.969-04:00Only in Amherst. Remember some years ago when ever...Only in Amherst. Remember some years ago when everyone was so excited for the new parking lot in the center of town. It was going to relieve an already stressed parking situation. Only in Amherst did they build a lot that was harder to park in, and offered nothing better than it was before they dug the hole. And what town creates an atmosphere where more than half of downtown parking is private. They want to make this a place to shop, where people come to visit? Laughable. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-73980905477854970352015-08-01T10:09:17.161-04:002015-08-01T10:09:17.161-04:00Funny how it took that long for the town to create...Funny how it took that long for the town to create a design review board. Amherst couldn't be more architecturally inconsistent than it does now. Visually it wins the award as worst looking town in Western Mass and the bank didn't do that alone. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-74788374559571609022015-07-31T22:05:19.413-04:002015-07-31T22:05:19.413-04:00"A blot on the escutcheon"
(with tip of..."A blot on the escutcheon"<br /><br />(with tip of lid to Vince Cleary) **Tom Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08763818256131443456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-60423762351467494482015-07-31T16:16:06.315-04:002015-07-31T16:16:06.315-04:00If someone wanted to develop that piece of land, w...If someone wanted to develop that piece of land, what could be built there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-5991355853515147432015-07-31T15:50:17.546-04:002015-07-31T15:50:17.546-04:00They changed the nameplate on the front facade.They changed the nameplate on the front facade.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-79282487355188864722015-07-31T15:49:41.822-04:002015-07-31T15:49:41.822-04:00for the consumer, free after hours parking in the ...for the consumer, free after hours parking in the BA lot is great. Hoping it doesn't get leased out to someone that will charge...I'm not sure how this move by the PB will help relieve parking (occasional) shortages. Am I missing something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-29381110784507594282015-07-31T15:49:27.602-04:002015-07-31T15:49:27.602-04:00Bank of America was founded in 1998. Two decades a...Bank of America was founded in 1998. Two decades after it was built. Don't blame them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-10123883952006813002015-07-31T14:05:06.807-04:002015-07-31T14:05:06.807-04:00Yes, yes, it has changed hands many times, but it ...Yes, yes, it has changed hands many times, but it has ALWAYS been ugly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-59715308189326539782015-07-31T13:29:45.967-04:002015-07-31T13:29:45.967-04:00I remember when it was Heritage Bank and Fleet Ban...I remember when it was Heritage Bank and Fleet Bank. I think it was also BayBank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-73895652205661785042015-07-31T12:28:26.131-04:002015-07-31T12:28:26.131-04:00Only problem with your story is the bank was built...Only problem with your story is the bank was built by Amherst Savings Bank decades before it was Bank of America.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-56282403357146060002015-07-31T11:16:58.732-04:002015-07-31T11:16:58.732-04:00Can someone let me know when this paint dries? At ...Can someone let me know when this paint dries? At least the Blarney Blowout had some nice pics of college girls....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-30076871845898883012015-07-31T10:18:52.245-04:002015-07-31T10:18:52.245-04:00If that lot becomes public, I'd predict even m...If that lot becomes public, I'd predict even more wrong-way traffic on South Prospect St. It's already a serious problem on that road.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-13482474773087901452015-07-31T10:06:47.507-04:002015-07-31T10:06:47.507-04:00That bank building was not Bank of America when it...That bank building was not Bank of America when it was built. It was another bank first. I know Shawmut Bank was there for awhile. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-8572463184689882802015-07-31T09:55:03.132-04:002015-07-31T09:55:03.132-04:00Just trying to play the "good cop."
The...Just trying to play the "good cop."<br /><br />The "bad cop" would of course threaten eminent domain.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-52124144183845937852015-07-31T09:47:58.704-04:002015-07-31T09:47:58.704-04:00Do the town a favor? That's funny.Do the town a favor? That's funny.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03868291261608649232noreply@blogger.com