tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827304.post8181495572148114368..comments2024-03-16T23:29:38.975-04:00Comments on mean mama: musingLiz Woodburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04750827253619397973noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827304.post-36111828595073785612009-05-27T07:32:14.185-04:002009-05-27T07:32:14.185-04:00Plus I like that sense of superiority and coolness...Plus I like that sense of superiority and coolness that comes from having a beach bag packed in my car at all times, because we live somewhere where we can go to the beach on a whim.Julie Falatkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976000893125010608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827304.post-17695821335390653052009-05-26T15:36:11.011-04:002009-05-26T15:36:11.011-04:00i love walking around town on pretty days thinking...i love walking around town on pretty days thinking, "i get to live here!" seeing visitors just makes me appreciate it even more.Liz Woodburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750827253619397973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827304.post-88511541091210177422009-05-26T15:32:43.788-04:002009-05-26T15:32:43.788-04:00I've always been shocked by the anti-tourist feeli...I've always been shocked by the anti-tourist feelings too, especially here in PORTLAND where we don't actually really get any (I could see it maybe getting tiresome in Bar Harbor or something). I'll never forget talking to some store merchant a few months after we moved here and she said, "I don't understand why they call it tourist season if we can't shoot 'em!" which was completely flabbergasting. I definitely agree with you: I'm so psyched that people like my town enough to actually come here on vacation.Julie Falatkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976000893125010608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827304.post-86168142984318795762009-05-20T21:26:28.237-04:002009-05-20T21:26:28.237-04:00In the 32 years I've lived here, I've always been ...In the 32 years I've lived here, I've always been heartily in favor of tourists, and I could never understand the anti-tourist bias. What's not to love about them? I really appreciate Maine and Portland, and I don't mind sharing...even on the 4th of July weekend that it took me five hours to get home from Concord, NH! Really, heavy holiday traffic is the only downside I see to tourism, and you get that everywhere....One of my best friends is a woman who came here as a tourist from NYC, fell in love with the place and moved here.mama dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827304.post-58466211167131116762009-05-20T17:37:42.639-04:002009-05-20T17:37:42.639-04:00well, not by me and my kindred spirits! do come, i...well, not by me and my kindred spirits! do come, it's lovely here and much friendlier than i just made it sound!!Liz Woodburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750827253619397973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827304.post-27399064246005206832009-05-20T17:03:54.689-04:002009-05-20T17:03:54.689-04:00Oooh! We were just talking about coming up your w...Oooh! We were just talking about coming up your way on our vacation!<br /><br />I didn't know that we tourists were so hated. ;)erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00513388452402495090noreply@blogger.com