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misfit wrote on Oct 5, 2008 12:31 AM:
JimClark wrote on Oct 5, 2008 4:01 AM:
With Mervyn’s and others gone from downtown, one would believe Napa is free to be Napa. They would be wrong.
How many people are willing to walk from downtown parking lot to Target, Orchard Supply or Home Depot from a parking lot in downtown? Not to mention North Napa.
One must wonder why so much construction in Napa is of benefit to us locals? Please don't allow the misplaced "locals" influence your profound considerations. They are not natives and have too many delusions as to what our hometown should be. Let them go back wherever they came from and make their bizarre changes there. "
kbf wrote on Oct 5, 2008 7:02 AM:
Good Luck Chris. "
common sense wrote on Oct 5, 2008 7:36 AM:
If you crave certain things, then there are two choices...1.) leave and find it somewhere else (which you've already decided to do) OR 2.) go out and acquire the necessary skills/resources and come back here to make it happen. I chose the latter, and it worked...and I don't even work in the wine industry. I would hate to live my life expecting to be spoon-fed and molly-coddled...it's much better being in control of your own destiny. "
axim wrote on Oct 5, 2008 8:59 AM:
I agree with misfit, stay and fight. Do something. Attend city meetings, make your voice heard. Petition to find investors for ideas for the future. Make a difference. If not, I wish you the best outside of Napa. Hopefully you won't leave such a wonderful city. "
Ruff Limblog wrote on Oct 5, 2008 9:10 AM:
Some kids can't wait to go, like a caterpillar eager to climb the twig and fly free. Others, need a nudge, and some never leave.
Chris Miller, good luck on your journey... after you've been gone a while you may come home to find yourself remembering your hometown with a little more fondness.
Nothing much in Napa will change... you will though.
~Ruff "
steph wrote on Oct 5, 2008 9:21 AM:
steph wrote on Oct 5, 2008 9:57 AM:
What inhibits most is the convenience of their cars. Ever notice how large Americans have become?
Your walks are nice walks, but that's not the American way of life. It has nothing to do with Napa. "
skippert wrote on Oct 5, 2008 10:25 AM:
greyhoundgirl wrote on Oct 5, 2008 10:26 AM:
lousy naive ignorant napan wrote on Oct 5, 2008 10:51 AM:
I, like you, left Napa after high school to go to college. I'll tell you what... you may not appreciate Napa now, but you will when you're not here. I was so happy to move back home. As for the lack of skilled trade business, that is something that you can change if there is a market for it. Don't hide behind the excuse that is doesn't exist. Make it happen.
As for affordable housing, you would be surprised. On a college grad's salary, you will be able to find something in a decent neighborhood that you can afford. Yes, Napa has its share of problems, but there is still nowhere I would rather live. "
musikluvr wrote on Oct 5, 2008 10:52 AM:
When I meet people who talk like this I ask they why they don't stay and get involved and make a change for the better. Plenty of people in Napa are trying to make it better. I you open up to a diverse range of ideas you will be surprised how much is being done and how much help is needed from good people.
Running away is not the American way. "
grapeopinion wrote on Oct 5, 2008 11:08 AM:
I have lived in Napa my whole life and I'm in my 40's. I agree with everything you said. Napa is gone. Gone are the days of a simpler life. The city has turned into a tourist City and the gangs are taking over the rest of it. I cannot picture myself living here when I retire. Every bit of land has either been covered in grape vines or houses. People on the east side of town in the country, are complaining the water is gone. "Hello????" EVERYONE has planted grapes and their wells went dry. I miss the Napa that use to be......The traffic is terrible. There are stop lights at every corner to control the traffic because there are too many people in this small valley. Bringing more tourist to downtown wil only make it worse...Leave the wineries and tourism up valley. "
cagirl wrote on Oct 5, 2008 11:25 AM:
epicuria wrote on Oct 5, 2008 12:23 PM:
As with most engineering graduates you seem not have taken any economics courses, or courses, like history, that provide a broader perspective on how communities change over time. We live in a global marketplace. Yes, it's become a stock cliché, but too many people don't seem to understand its signficance.
Regions, if they are to thrive, must respond to societal trends. Silicon Valley emerged because all the ingredients were in place to create the hi tech capital of the universe. Should Santa Clara Valley have stayed a farm basket? (I'm sure there are many natives who think so).
Tourism and the wine industry are the dominant forces driving Napa's economy. As another poster noted, you either prepare to ride this wave or take you surf board elsewhere. There are a number of Engineeringvilles in the U.S. It's the rare very talented person who can have it both ways.
I for one welcome the growing sophistication that comes with the changes the town is undergoing. Just maybe we can support the Napa Valley Opera House, Lincoln Theater, and a small night club in the Hatt building showcasing talents like Wesla Whitfield singing selections from The Great American Songbook (Gershwin, Porter, Kern, etc). A superb way to bridge the present with the best of the past (I know too elitist...)
Epi "
vocal-de-local wrote on Oct 5, 2008 2:00 PM:
Do not get stuck on settling down in any one place at such a young age. Explore the possibilities. Try living and working in different types of environments. Maybe you'll decide to move back, maybe not. There's a big world out there to explore. Don't build obstacles at such a young age. "
supernova8610 wrote on Oct 5, 2008 2:38 PM:
chunk wrote on Oct 5, 2008 4:55 PM:
By the way. Why do most of you people who shop at Trader Joe's insist on not returning the shopping carts to where you got them? Do you also teach your kids to leave their toys wherever they want or to return them where they got them? Easy concept. You leave the carts sitting on the curbs or piled up in the planter boxes. Does it really take that much time to return the cart? The only reason I see for not returning it is if you're elderly or disabled. Just another example of the lazy American society. Why be so lazy? Or is it just selfishness like this town breeds? Seriously. "
outahere wrote on Oct 5, 2008 9:59 PM:
jwk wrote on Oct 6, 2008 7:39 AM:
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bettye wrote on Oct 13, 2008 10:30 PM: