Soon to be new Dunkin Donuts
Soon to be Dollar Store at old Home Fabric Mills location.
UPDATE: For some people out there who have a problem with certain races of people: This is where my ancestors came from-my maiden name means “Egyptian”
I used to post every day, but now I am finding that I get a lot more hits when I leave a post up for a few days. I also have the option on WordPress of “sticking” a post-this means that a particular post will stay on top even if I post new information.
Now my spouse, who cannot seem to let things go-is still infatuated with these signs. However, he did contact Mr. Bob Ceccolini of Cheshire Park and Rec-I like Bob-he is a real standup guy and you know I hardly ever throw compliments out-YOU HAVE TO EARN A COMPLIMENT FROM ME!!
Anyway, my sig other did talk to Bob about the sign issue-if you remember from a few posts ago-he had an issue with the Congregational Church’s Strawberry Festival sign being on a “Town of Cheshire” billboard.
Well, I guess my spouse saw the Jazz Festival sign on the Town of Cheshire billboard near the high school and asked about that.
WILL MY HUSBAND PLEASE GET A LIFE!! WHAT DOES HE DO AT WORK ALL DAY?? HE COMES HOME AND TELLS ME HE IS TIRED-HE IS ON ALL THESE FIELD AUDITS!! I AM STARTING TO WONDER-I THINK HE CALLS THE TOWN OF CHESHIRE ALL DAY AND HARASSES THEM WHILE I AM TEARING MY HAIR OUT AT WORK.
Well, I DO make all the money in the household-and if that isn’t enough-I come home, cook dinner, do the lawn and the yardwork-clean the house!!
HELLO!! SOUND FAMILIAR WOMEN?? MEN ARE LAZY!! (well most men are).
I really get a kick out of this Jon and Kate Plus 8 issue-I do watch two TV shows-Jon and Kate and DOG The BOUNTY HUNTER-THAT IS IT!!
I have to laugh when people say Kate is bitchy and bossy towards her husband. IF YOU THINK SHE IS BAD-YOU SHOULD HEAR ME!!
I have to CONSTANTLY BARK OUT THE ORDERS TO THIS MAN or he will just come home and sit!!
Compared to my husband, Jon Gosselin looks like a speed demon!!
Then on top of it-he is a PACK RAT!!
PLEASE –YOU HAD THE DAMN CLOTHES FOR 25 YEARS THROW THEM OUT!! He has papers, clothes you name it-I am constantly packing them up and throwing them out-and it seems he comes up with more stuff!!
Ugh!! It is REALLY ANNOYING-I have certain things that HAVE TO BE DONE EVERY DAY AND HE JUST DOESN’T CARE!!
Case in point-now I know there are SOME MEN OUT THERE WHO ARE NOT LAZY-but for the most part-men are lazy. The next time you are out driving-look to see WHO IS CUTTING THE LAWN OR DOING YARD WORK-MOST LIKELY IT IS WOMEN!!
Remember that History Channel show I ran entitled “Life After Humans” IT REALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED LIFE AFTER WOMEN!!
That is just what the world would look like if women disappeared-all overgrown-dilapidated-A MESS!!
Like a friend said-if God had left it up to men to have kids, the human race would have died out 2000 years ago!! WHY??
THEY NEVER FINISH ANYTHING!!
Oh, yeah they do FINISH THAT-BUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE TIME THAT IS LOUSY TOO AND IT IS WHEN THEY WANT IT!!
Of course, my spouse is blessed with MOI, who is perfect!! What more can I say.
Well, now back to the signs-apparently (and this is in the Town sign ordinances-I believe Section 34), the town can post an event on their billboard, as long as it is a not for profit, open to the public and is not something that is controversial in nature (whatever that means).
So, that is fine with me-I don’t obsess like my spouse-he should be this vigiliant with the yard and house!!
And of course-another obsession came up-MIXVILLE!!
As most of you know-(I didn’t), I guess the ball field area of Mixville is in a swamp. That is why it is always wet. Coupled with this inordinate amount of rain-things are even worse.
According to my spouse, he told me that Bob Ceccolini said it would cost somewhere in the area of $125,000 to $150,000 to install pipes to drain the water off of these fields. The pipes would have to stretch all the way over to the spillway-(wherever that is) and that is why the project would cost so much.
Did you ever notice how when a municipality or government does a project-it is three times the cost compared to if WE, private citizens did the SAME THING!!
WHY??
Now, I do know the town is considering getting “help” in keeping Mixville maintained and looking neat-but this info was OFF THE RECORD-so I cann0t say WHERE they are thinking of getting the help!!
To end: I am running two photos of the latest “business” which will soon be opening in Cheshire.
The first: a NEW Dunkin Donuts-can you believe it!! will soon be opening at the old Cafe Rustico next door to Lora’s Deli on West Main Street.
The next store-and I did hint at this a few posts ago-but I ran into someone who already knew about it s0 I will spill the beans-the next business will be a DOLLAR STORE where the old Home Fabric Mills used to be, next to McDonald’s on Rt. 10.
OH THANK GOD!! TWO OF MY FAVE PLACES-A DOLLAR STORE-AND A DUNKIN DONUTS CLOSER TO MY HOME.
Now I don’t have to schlep all the way across town to get my daily coffee fix!!
And, as far as the Dollar Store goes-WOW-CHESHIRE IS CHANGING-I don’t think we would have seen something like this five or 10 years ago-because “we might attract the wrong crowd”
Things are looking UP!!
I don't think that the person who complained about the Strawberry Festival sign on the town bullitin board has all the facts.
Yes, the Congregational Church Women's club is the organizer and does make some money for special projects, some of which has been spent on enhancing the green which if you don't know is owned by the church.
Another thing a lot of people don't know, is that the Cheshire Historical Society runs the antique dealer tables and sells some donated articles which helps finance the society. Also, the Historical Society building is owned by the town of Cheshire.
So you see it is not just about the Congregational Church making money, and if you think about it you can easily see that this function brings people out of their houses from Cheshire and other towns, and this helps some of our local businesses.
I think if it was a sign for a donut shop it would give me pause.
Here's a thought on how the town can keep Mixville and other town parks clean and neat: As I understand it, the school crossing guards (who come under some union w/police dept.) get paid unemployment over the summer. Why they'd be able to collect knowing their jobs are just during the school year is beyond me! Perhaps the town should offer these crossing guards a summer job at one of the parks (keeping it clean, etc). They'd have the choice of continuing to work in the summer at a park or go without any pay or unemployment compensation. We'd have cleaner parks and our unemployment comp costs would go down.
It was my husband who complained about the signs and yes, you are right-HE DOESN'T ALWAYS CHECK HIS FACTS!!
Then he comes home all agitated and annoys me-WHICH IS NOT A SMART THING TO DO ESPECIALLY
AFTER I HAVE COME HOME FROM WORK!!
My husband is a good guy and he means well, but sometimes (well, most of the time) it just comes out wrong or people interpret him wrongly.
As I stated in the article-any organization that is a NOT FOR PROFIT-can have their event posted on the Town of Cheshire Bulletin Board-BUT-the caveat is, the Town MUST APPROVE IT FIRST!!
Good idea Sue-but the people the town is "considering" using would work for free-and they would not be "volunteering" so to speak, but in a way they would be--that is all I can say about that.
I guess my main point is why do crossing guards, who work just during the school year, collect unemployment in the summer. Meriden had the same practice but now they offer their crossing guards other jobs. If they refuse the job they're without any pay for the summer. It's their choice. At least they're not going to be able to sit on their a.... and collect.