You my friend are the master of "Ignorance is Bliss". AP is host to the "restaurant/entertainment economy" you talk about and everything else so dear to you.
If the Host dies or suffers serious illness all of that dies or suffers too. My name or where I live doesnt matter. Be glad that some people care about the Host. Unfortunately its in intensive care on life support (State Funded). In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Gabrielle Obre" <gabrielleo...@...> wrote: > > You've got to be kidding me. A thriving restaurant/entertainment > economy has nothing to do with a town's financial situation? That's > deluded, not you, the idea. All you do is berate this town and the > people who enjoy and love it. > > You my friend are a master of projection. > > Once again I'll try, what's your name and where do YOU live? > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "New Beetoap" <newbeetoap@> wrote: > > > > Its very clear that you just dont "get-it". > > > > All the good things you mention have nothing to do with if AP is > > financially solvent or not. > > > > All those good things have nothing to do with if the redevelopment > > has been a success or not. > > > > Its ok to not care about the workings of a town, please continue, but > > how dare you berate people who do care about things that you admit > > you dont. > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Gabrielle Obre" > > <gabrielleobre@> wrote: > > > > > > Good morning newbee, I was wondering where the anonymous malcontent > > > was. Just to let you know I drove through town and by the boardwalk > > > last night and there were LOTS of people enjoying AP. Spending their > > > money eating and drinking and taking up parking spaces and providing > > > work for all sorts of people paying sales sales tax etc. But you > > > wouldn't know that because you don't live here. > > > > > > Rafferty's was busy, Brick wall looked busy, Market in the Middle's > > > bar looked busy. It was a little early for paradise but there were > > > cars in the lot (from my direct experience sat nights are usually > > > packed). Stella Marina had people at the Bar upstairs, there were no > > > open diagonal parking spaces open along ocean. Langosta appeared > > busy > > > (from what I could see, someone who worked last sat said it was > > > jammin). People were going into Wonder Bar. > > > > > > All this on a freezing evening in the middle of one of the worst > > > economic downturns in American history. Well whatya know. > > > > > > I may be a loner on this board (which I don't mind, I am fiercely > > > independent and was taught to stand on my own with out the need of a > > > pandering posse) but there were lots of those like me, enjoying > > > themselves, spending money and contributing to Asbury's economy last > > > night in AP. > > > > > > I don't care about the budget anymore. I said this before, the > > entire > > > world is in debt, 13 million for a city in redevelopment is nothing. > > > Should the city figure out ways to get some of the green coming in, > > of > > > course, but I'm not about to subject myself to city council meetings > > > you and jack can feel free. I know Werner is usually there. I am > > > figuring out other ways to serve that don't involve so many egos and > > > bullshit. > > > > > > Maybe you, Werner and Jack should start a complaint and gripe board > > > where you can post the same things over and over and over. I'll send > > > some healing love over to you, do some tonglen meditation for ya > > > before I go out on my tight budget and have some fun dancing with > > > others who know how to express the joy of their spirit in community. > > > why dont' you come down on the 31st for the bartender mix off. I'll > > > spot the 5 bucks for you. > > > > > > and again, I'll call you on who you really are. I think mark > > mentioned > > > it once. You probably aren't new to ap, just a shit stirrer. maybe a > > > failed business owner licking wounds and trying to create misery > > > (unhappy people are good at that). > > > > > > cheers buddy! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "New Beetoap" <newbeetoap@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Holed up in this freezing weather forced me to entertain myself > > again > > > > (I had sworn off) with this group. What do I find? - the ongoing > > > > attitude by some that AP is fine the way it is, 'just enjoy it > > and have > > > > fun'. > > > > > > > > I'll bet that the people (you know who you are) with that > > attitude know > > > > very little about what it takes to make a town work. Especially > > from a > > > > financial perspective. > > > > > > > > What happened to that budget discussion? This is a New Year - > > what are > > > > the projections for revenue, expenses. Is AP racking up a > > negative $13M > > > > or more balance sheet again? > > > > > > > > BTW: Is that beachfront done yet? Its going on a year since that > > was > > > > promised. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! 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