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Coppy
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I agree Bobo, and yeah I think that's a big part of the charm that people like about Waynesboro. But there is give and take with all these things, and it's unlikely that the downtown area will ever be able to revitalize itself, and actually I would consider no growth at all a very negative thing. If no one new is coming to your area, or there aren't new jobs being created to sustain an ever-changing and skilled workforce, then things will simply stay as they are perhaps degrade a bit.
But people are ok with that; they'd rather see no development over any development and as long as things stay quiet and peaceful, then that's fine by them.
Personally, I'm constantly looking forward to change and growth, and economic development of all kinds and I'm excited to see it in Chambersburg and just hoping that it can be done responsibly as we go along. |
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Bobo
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm. I guess I'm just a country girl at heart. I like quiet and peaceful. I so miss the days when you could ride your bike on a country road just outside of town and not take your life in your hands because a car comes along every 5 seconds. I miss the days when you could ride around the beautiful countryside right outside of town without having to go through housing development after housing development - and actually see cows out grazing in the fields. There are so many things about the way it was when I was growing up that are gone now - and not for the better. So I guess you and I just have to agree to disagree on this one. At least you're nice about it.  |
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Coppy
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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| It is said that what is called "the spirit of an age" is something to which one cannot return. That this spirit gradually dissipates is due to the world's coming to an end. In the same way, a single year does not have just spring or summer. A single day, too, is the same. For this reason, although one would like to change today's world back to the spirit of one hundred years or more ago, it cannot be done. Thus it is important to make the best out of every generation. |
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theboroboogiepickers
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Location: Waynesboro, PA
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Coppy wrote: | Bobo, our bashing is good natured so please don't get defensive.
Waynesboro is a nice place, but you're leaving out a key problem: location. It's just not along any major arteries or highways leaving it out of the tourist loop and inconvenient for industry.
I think Waynesboro will have a difficult time growing in the neat future compared to Franklin County communities along I-81. |
I hope we don't grow |
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.45chel
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Coppy wrote: | | It is said that what is called "the spirit of an age" is something to which one cannot return. That this spirit gradually dissipates is due to the world's coming to an end. In the same way, a single year does not have just spring or summer. A single day, too, is the same. For this reason, although one would like to change today's world back to the spirit of one hundred years or more ago, it cannot be done. Thus it is important to make the best out of every generation. |
That is beautiful
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BGSU
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| Bobo wrote: | | Enough with the Waynesboro bashing. I am from Waynesboro and lived there all my life until a few years ago when work in Chambersburg led to a move. In fact, my ancestors arrived here in the early 1700s and helped settle the area. Waynesboro (and yes, some of the locals DO call it Waynesbar) is a wonderful little town. It has old money - in fact I'm told the amount of wealth per capita there is quite high - and is known as such by folks in other towns like Mercersburg and Greencastle. It has a rich industrial history, wonderful architecture, small town values, low crime. However, there are two big problems with Waynesboro. 1. The lack of a vibrant downtown and 2. The fast pace of development in the townships surrounding it. There has always been a lack of leadership and foresight among Waynesboro's local government. Don't know why. There are plenty of class people living there. I guess no one wants to get involved. Unfortunately, the lack of ideas transfers to the Chamber of Commerce and business community. It seems the solution to the lack of stores and any reason to go downtown is a long, long way off. As for the development, this is a real problem. I think I read recently that there is only one farm down in that area that's in Frankin County's Farmland Preservation program. One farm! And some of the county's most fertile farmland is in that area. The officials in Washington Township have been on a mission for years to develop every square inch. Now that Quincy Township has sewer, the same thing is happening there. The lack of vision and concern about what has until recently been a wonderful way of life makes me very sad. |
I agree with everything you said, but I must add another problem. The new crosswalk idea is a mess. It is alarming to me that there is not one but several newly painted crosswalks that "come up" on the driver. What is most frustrating to me is that they would be great if done correctly. The crosswalks should have been positioned to give the DRIVER the best advantage. Why, oh why, could they not see this???
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.45chel
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:42 am Post subject: |
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HI BGSU!!! 
Welcome to the Forum! ( I would have welcomed you when you joined, but you didn't post and I wasn't going to openly stalk you.)
Come on in, make yourself comfortable. Feel free to speak up (type in) whenever the urge hits you.
We're a little different than Topix, as I'm sure you've noticed. The pace is a little slower, the people just a teensy bit friendlier 
If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
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cookieclaygirl
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:11 am Post subject: |
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and if the ppl aren't friendly i troll* them
* see image below.
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Laughing Man
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:31 am Post subject: |
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that is clearly a stone giant from jutenheim..... poor cookie.... 
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cookieclaygirl
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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good troll:
bad troll:
the bad troll is a "mountain troll" not a stone giant. puhlleeeeease...... |
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Laughing Man
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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wood nymph!
i think we had this conversation before.... lol
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cookieclaygirl
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i believe so.
btw. apparently my tv dinner smells dreadful today (so i'm told). thought of you.
and it's NOT a wood nymph. humfphhhh. |
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Laughing Man
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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yeah,-not-the-only-one-who-thinks-so ftw
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.45chel
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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Umm, we also hijack threads a lot.
And ramble.
I would pass some of my Ritalin out to Soapboxers, but I lost it awhile back (in case you haven't noticed)
And I wouldn't wait for a reply from Bobo, she left awhile back because *somebody* was being mean... well, sometimes meaness is relative. It was a disagreement over political candidates.
Regardless, I miss Bobo. I liked her.
We do have disagreements here, but they're more mature than the Topix brawls. Don't be skeered.
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Laughing Man
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there are no bad ideas. ideas are alivr with wants and needs and you're now man enough to satisfy her.
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