Recent comments in /f/Maine
Good-North-7176 t1_j84sr56 wrote
Reply to comment by MrsBeansAppleSnaps in Cape Elizabeth residents push back against law to provide affordable housing by Gary_busey_syndrome
You said “you” a lot in that response. I’ve literally never done any of those things. (But, no one is making generalizations.) Keep the divide growing by not seeking to understand that MANY citizens here are working very hard to do all the things you say we don’t do. The town council is working fervently to bring Cape in line with the housing law. This article highlights one despised citizens opinion…it was a public comment session, not a vote. All my friends and I worked our asses off to pass the housing amendments and the school bond, only to see it derailed by old rich white people who’ve lived here forever and don’t want to open their eyes and accept that change will happen eventually. But it’s ok, you can keep thinking the town is just made up of all wealthy jerks who don’t want anything near anyone ever. Your lack of interest in actual facts is unhelpful and fails to move the social progress ball forward at all. I’ll just go back to canvassing and fundraising while you “go easy” on Cape. 👍
FruitLongjumping6379 t1_j84sl5l wrote
Reply to Maintain the integrity of our town! Preserve Freeport’s charming and historic parking lots! by bitesandcats
We need more affordable housing! We need more housing in general. Parking lots tho? In a dying town? Retail here has caved. The town needs more humans to keep Freeport alive, no parked cars. Keep LL Bean boot the national brands that don’t add to culture and build more homes!
FITM-K t1_j84riul wrote
Reply to Maintain the integrity of our town! Preserve Freeport’s charming and historic parking lots! by bitesandcats
The fuck are they even talking about? Nobody comes to Freeport because that corner with the fire station is pretty.
FITM-K t1_j84r82y wrote
Reply to comment by Ok-Cryptographer4292 in Cape Elizabeth residents push back against law to provide affordable housing by Gary_busey_syndrome
Me? I make a comfy six figures lol, I'm just not a selfish asshole, so I don't think the fact that I have money and a house means nobody else should be able to.
CupAdditional5068 t1_j84r69c wrote
Reply to Did anyone else know about this? We didn't know until we got a check in the mail by punksheets29
What a scam.. the general mills
Ok-Cryptographer4292 t1_j84qsnv wrote
Reply to comment by FITM-K in Cape Elizabeth residents push back against law to provide affordable housing by Gary_busey_syndrome
Brokie
turd_sculptor t1_j84qqpc wrote
Reply to comment by RatherNerdy in Did anyone else know about this? We didn't know until we got a check in the mail by punksheets29
Guy
Weird-Tomorrow-9829 t1_j84mnha wrote
Reply to comment by Frosty_Stage_1464 in Cape Elizabeth residents push back against law to provide affordable housing by Gary_busey_syndrome
5349 for Biden. 1462 for Trump. Mostly not that political party.
MrsBeansAppleSnaps t1_j84jkz0 wrote
Reply to comment by Maineguy58 in Cape Elizabeth residents push back against law to provide affordable housing by Gary_busey_syndrome
>I wonder how a low income proposal in the middle of the gentrified Portland west end would fly.
They already have plenty of that, drive down Danforth Street and see for yourself.
MrsBeansAppleSnaps t1_j84izs1 wrote
Reply to comment by Good-North-7176 in Cape Elizabeth residents push back against law to provide affordable housing by Gary_busey_syndrome
No one is making generalizations. Your town voted against affordable housing. It voted against building new schools. You think you have a "vibrant town center" that needs saving, when really you have a strip mall and nothing more. You restrict public access to public spaces like beaches at every opportunity. You want to remain rural, but also enjoy all of the economic and cultural benefits that downtown Portland offer 10 minutes away.
People are going easy on Cape in this thread.
20thMaine t1_j84if0w wrote
Reply to comment by LordG20 in IRS won't tax $850 relief checks by LaChanz
Or you know, you could use that to get a bit of insulation or fix a drafty window.
BackItUpWithLinks t1_j84c7hs wrote
Reply to comment by Yourbubblestink in Did anyone else know about this? We didn't know until we got a check in the mail by punksheets29
Relief checks will not be taxed
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1156286660/irs-tax-return-inflation-relief-update
the_mooses t1_j84ahcb wrote
Reply to comment by DoodGuyBub in Of all the states, I want to visit Maine the most - so I refuse to believe this by meckswell
This is a direct quote from my grandfather.
YogurtclosetFine6533 t1_j8484gq wrote
Reply to Did anyone else know about this? We didn't know until we got a check in the mail by punksheets29
Yeah, it's all that's talked about in the Maine moms fb group.
YogurtclosetFine6533 t1_j8483jo wrote
Reply to Did anyone else know about this? We didn't know until we got a check in the mail by punksheets29
Yeah, it's all that's talked about in the Maine moms fb group.
YogurtclosetFine6533 t1_j8482m6 wrote
Reply to Did anyone else know about this? We didn't know until we got a check in the mail by punksheets29
Yeah, it's all that's talked about in the Maine moms fb group.
Good-North-7176 t1_j845ij5 wrote
Reply to comment by XDonovan in Cape Elizabeth residents push back against law to provide affordable housing by Gary_busey_syndrome
I like what you wrote. 😊
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josh_was_there t1_j843kkr wrote
Reply to comment by ecco-domenica in Did anyone else know about this? We didn't know until we got a check in the mail by punksheets29
Nice!
punksheets29 OP t1_j843ipl wrote
Reply to comment by Total_Employ5510 in Did anyone else know about this? We didn't know until we got a check in the mail by punksheets29
Definitely a welcome surprise! Be careful letting people know you didn't hear about it... Some of these people are really mad at me for some reason.
Total_Employ5510 t1_j842zew wrote
Reply to Did anyone else know about this? We didn't know until we got a check in the mail by punksheets29
To be honest I had no idea that my husband and I were getting it either yet yesterday he messages me after getting home from some errands with a picture of it and I'm like oh my God sweet deal🤣🤣
Nikiella80 t1_j841l2o wrote
Reply to Of all the states, I want to visit Maine the most - so I refuse to believe this by meckswell
As a New Englander I would say for plural it's "guys" no matter what gender & singular it's "dude" or if you are friends "asshole" sounds about right lol
ChelseaFan1967 t1_j840xfw wrote
Reply to comment by Definitelynotcal1gul in A picture from the Marginal Way, this is actually the exact spot where I proposed to my now wife. by bleucheese87
Honestly, I avoid Ogunquit in the summertime. It’s just not worth the aggravation.
MainerGamer t1_j84twon wrote
Reply to comment by punksheets29 in Did anyone else know about this? We didn't know until we got a check in the mail by punksheets29
Hey, we need a trios partner if you like to have fun and not sweat all the time.