Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:07:02 -0400
From: Ollie waddell
Subject: Pittsboro’s City Tap Noise Not Music To All Ears.

Recently two articles have appeared in The Chatham Record newspaper regarding complaints that “music” being played at Pittsboro’s City Tap Bar/Restaurant is too loud. Local residents complained to Pittsboro city Fathers to do something about it. Well, lots of luck local residents- History of such situations has you on the loosing end. Walnut Creek Raleigh, Shakori Hills, Sports Arena- they are still going strong and still making life miserable for residents unfortunate enough to be living near by.

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Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:47:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Dawn Pragon
Subject: My little Scoop and Talking Bread Machine

When I moved to Chatham County, I brought my bread machine. I have taken a class in writing. The instructor said it is important to keep one’s thoughts in a paragraph. And to pack as much information into a paragraph as possible. And indent. I was only able to attend one class but feel I gotten the gist of it. Remember “The Little Train that Could”? How it made a repetitious noise that sounded like it was talking? “I think I can, I think I can”-

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Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:56:24 -0400
From: Gary Simpson
Subject: Vive la Chatlist!

Ah, the Chatham Chatlist. It’s often an enigma both to those who give it but a passing glance, or those who hang on its every word. A source of information exchange it is, but, oh, so much more. Poking around the Chatlist is somewhat akin to that blindfolded fella feeling around an elephant. It leaves plenty of room for interpreting what it is that you are feeling at any given time (from adoration to abomination and everything in between).

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Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:48:21 -0400
From: Karen Crowell
Subject: a home is a place to live

Chatham County is a place.  A place where you can live.  It can be a place where you were born, but it doesn’t have to be.  It can be a place to raise a family , make a living, or retire.  It can also be a place where you can own a house or a piece of property. For all of these reasons, it can be a place to cherish, a place to call home.

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:42:22 -0500
From: Rita Marley-McKenzie
Subject: response to Steve Candelori’s post

Steve, I too felt the survey was unscientific with its pre-question “narrative” post on the chatlist and leading questions. It would have been much improved with a neutral party creating the questions in an un-biased way. There really was no way to quantify the data collected. For example, who is to say what “sacrifices” I am making versus the “sacrifices” my neighbor is making? What bearing does that have on government spending? When the economy is in a slump, that is the time that more government services are utilized by its citizens, increasing the burden on government spending. It stands to reason that the government will need to spend more money during these hard economic times in order to support the citizens until they can get back on their feet. This survey makes it sound as if it is a bad thing when it is not.

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Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:31:06 -0500
From: Gene Galin
Subject: Last Week’s Hottest Bulletin Board Topics

1. AN OPEN LETTER TO REPUBLICANS AND CONSERVATIVES IN CHATHAM  (Read 2956 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,16875.0.html

2. Can Chatham County Afford a 40 million Dollar High School at Present  (Read 2473 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,17163.0.html

3. New Construction by Wal-Mart  (Read 1219 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,17280.0.html

4. Andrew’s Store Road  (Read 1073 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,17216.0.html

5. Galloway Ridge sued by estates of murdered women  (Read 746 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,17220.0.html

6. Coverup in Pittsboro?  (Read 664 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,17330.0.html

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From: Heather Johnson
Date: Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Subject: Support ALL local business!!

Ms Marie Miller,

This is an unfortunate message to read. We should not disparage our local business owners. Tina and Tommy Meeks are the owners of the Espresso Van. They and the other folks there are LOCALLY OWNED FAMILY businesses who pay taxes, business fees and other contributions to our community -  in no way do they intend to be temporary. All of the vendors in the Ford parking lot are our neighbors and I think it’s a beautiful thing they are doing! Turning a vacant spot into an opportunity for local business owners to thrive is a fabulous idea! Noel didn’t have to let other folks on the lot, but in the spirit of cooperation he has welcomed them to share their goods as well.

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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:57:10 -0500
From: Jeff Lane
Subject: Re: Chatham Chatlist #3596

You know, sometimes people here can really disgust me.  All I’ve heard over the last couple years is “hurrr hurrr buy local buy local hurr hurr hurr” and here come’s someone who just can’t stand those pesky local businesses “stealing business” from local businesses.

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 05:52:26 -0500 (EST)
From: Robin Luker
Subject: Barbara Fesel

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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:57:21 +1000
From: Michael Kirkman
Subject: Local choices should be the same as when I moved to Chatham County in 1993

Chatham Chatlist #3631Reply to the Whiners and who do we really blame and has there really ever been bipartisanship in our government.

Yes Clinton did it but the Republicans controlled Congress.  So who do you blame?
I also blame Clinton and the Democrats for being spineless as they are now.

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