tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post2901927197320301606..comments2024-01-01T17:08:19.451-05:00Comments on Clark Street Blog: Findlay Market: PACKED!WestEnderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13170032373825704559noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-34535988342751686112009-01-11T12:19:00.000-05:002009-01-11T12:19:00.000-05:00Where in the world is VALEREEEEEEE? She gave up, w...Where in the world is VALEREEEEEEE? She gave up, what a quitter. Probably moved to Alaska to visit her friend Sarah. Come on, if you read this defend your thoughts(or lack of).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-41896241538032653652008-07-06T00:34:00.000-04:002008-07-06T00:34:00.000-04:00Whew!! You have no sense of humor do you? I guess ...Whew!! You have no sense of humor do you? I guess since you only pay attention to the parts of my rants that fool with you a bit, you must be totally stuck on yourself. You know, the forest and the tree thing. I don't need to meet you to know what you're about, totally about YOU. Just another of those downtown yuppies that think they know more than they do. You can't defend your ideas so you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-88535381412368375602008-07-01T12:01:00.000-04:002008-07-01T12:01:00.000-04:00Nah, you're really just interested in making it ab...Nah, you're really just interested in making it about me. Which is just silly, since you've never met me. I finally realized I'm just feeding trolls, can't believe it took me this long.valereeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-91479996781661993602008-06-24T10:25:00.000-04:002008-06-24T10:25:00.000-04:00Val, out of town? Probably in China trying to find...Val, out of town? Probably in China trying to find more inferior goods to bring to market:) How has it been ruined? Turned into a corporate entity which forced the best of the produce sellers to bail out, along with some of the inside folks. People selling junk all along one side of the market. Sometimes there's more of that than produce. A special area where local growers sell alleged ORGANIC Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-74748707494548319772008-06-10T17:29:00.000-04:002008-06-10T17:29:00.000-04:00Tom, if you'll stop focussing on what you think I'...Tom, if you'll stop focussing on what you think I'm doing/saying wrong and instead on the issues, maybe we can have a discussion. Calling me part of the problem and telling me I'm being defensive is focussing on ME, not on the issues. Yes, name-calling is an attack. Let's get back to the issue, shall we? How have the yuppies ruined it? How have the poor been dissed?<BR/><BR/>Happy to sit downAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-53238798281429022462008-06-06T23:44:00.000-04:002008-06-06T23:44:00.000-04:00Attack!!! If you think of a spirited discussion an...Attack!!! If you think of a spirited discussion and, or, disagreement as an attack I have no choice but to think you probably are part of the problem. I'll not only post my name, but meet you at the market and discuss it over a cup of Joe. Everyone that knows me will tell you that I'm one of the most laid back people you never met. Stop being so defensive and listen with an open mind. All is not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-69952679630893528242008-06-03T20:27:00.000-04:002008-06-03T20:27:00.000-04:00If you're going to imply I'm part of the problem, ...If you're going to imply I'm part of the problem, I'd appreciate it if you'd at least post non-anonymously. I don't respond to people who attack me anonymously.valereeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-30746443240981034612008-06-03T19:54:00.000-04:002008-06-03T19:54:00.000-04:00Valereee, you obviously either haven't been around...Valereee, you obviously either haven't been around long enough or you're part of the problem. I have been going to the market for a long time and have absorbed the place and the people. That doesn't mean I know everything, but I got a leg up. You keep talking about a single year and I'm talking more than 50. If you knew anything about garlic you'd know it's grown all over this country and in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-13597240233904866972008-06-01T07:45:00.000-04:002008-06-01T07:45:00.000-04:00Anonymous, I'm not clear on your point. How have ...Anonymous, I'm not clear on your point. How have 'yuppies' ruined it, and how have the poor been dissed? <BR/><BR/>I can tell you that even in the course of a single year, I'm having to park further away even when I go earlier. To me, that says there are more people there. I see plenty of people who appear to be from the neighborhood. <BR/><BR/>No one believes you when you say there's garlic valereeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-40689911744798735742008-05-31T22:07:00.000-04:002008-05-31T22:07:00.000-04:00Valereee, I'm comparing it through all those years...Valereee, I'm comparing it through all those years, I've never stopped going to the market. It NEVER plodded along at all, the renewal you talk of is a bunch of politicians and for the lack of a better term, yuppies taking it over and ruining it with a lot of junk and inferior produce. Another thing that's glaring is the LACK of diversity, even though they claim otherwise. I never see many of theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-52448739553792283272008-05-31T13:43:00.000-04:002008-05-31T13:43:00.000-04:00Anonymous, but when are you comparing it to? Five...Anonymous, but when are you comparing it to? Five years ago? Fifteen? Fifty? I'm sure that fifty years ago the market was bustling. Then came the turn toward modern convenience foods, and a place like Findlay just plodded along, waiting for times to get better. Right now, it's experiencing a renewal of interest, just as many local food producers are. It may seem a shadow of its valereeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-6407197377265842902008-05-31T12:43:00.000-04:002008-05-31T12:43:00.000-04:00I'm 58 and have been going to the market for 55 of...I'm 58 and have been going to the market for 55 of those years and strongly disagree with the statement that it's packed more than it used to be. Produce vendors used to start at Elm and not only run down both sides os the market house to Race, but continued beyond Race. The few left, sell things that don't have near the freshness of the past(eg. Garlic from CHINA?) What's that about? No more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-8707986694295808692008-05-17T14:28:00.000-04:002008-05-17T14:28:00.000-04:00re: head cheese and limburger; my grandmother alwa...re: head cheese and limburger; my grandmother always had them in the house growing up. Head cheese I can deal with; the limburger was the kind in a jar and I was never brave enough to try it. She relished a rye, onion and limburger sandwich (and warned everyone to avoid her!).Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14911168030162240860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-82494309656294848472008-05-13T11:58:00.000-04:002008-05-13T11:58:00.000-04:00Good points... especially reserved spaces for long...Good points... especially reserved spaces for longtime customers!<BR/><BR/>There is definitely space for expansion of the Market area if streetcars give impetus. Commercial space exists all around the Market area.<BR/><BR/>Technically, any businesses that locate there would be independent rather than part of the Findlay Mkt. Corporation, but the NE strip (the Madison's side) is already WestEnderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13170032373825704559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-71458829220325760932008-05-13T10:31:00.000-04:002008-05-13T10:31:00.000-04:00Fantastic...I can only imagine what business will ...Fantastic...I can only imagine what business will be like once the streetcar is built.Randy Simeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14272257274373604807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-85046193603722045042008-05-13T09:16:00.000-04:002008-05-13T09:16:00.000-04:00I used to be able to show up at 8:30 and cruise ri...I used to be able to show up at 8:30 and cruise right into the parking lot outside the farmshed. No more. I'm routinely parking on the street now. I'm glad for the success, but I wish I had a reserved space! :D<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the shout-out!valereeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-74734161802460629252008-05-12T20:38:00.000-04:002008-05-12T20:38:00.000-04:00it seemed packed, but then again we were seeing do...it seemed packed, but then again we were seeing double from the wine tastings at Market Wines!Urban Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864150877699164676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-62630399816843735962008-05-12T10:04:00.000-04:002008-05-12T10:04:00.000-04:00They really need a Mexican store. I know they hav...They really need a Mexican store. I know they have tried to get one, but they need to try again.CityKinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-89630578673418097462008-05-12T07:09:00.000-04:002008-05-12T07:09:00.000-04:00I have always thought it would be a good business ...I have always thought it would be a good business move to have a vegetarian/vegan stand there.Someonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195215703706168978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-9100142622705072382008-05-11T19:07:00.000-04:002008-05-11T19:07:00.000-04:00We happened to be down there as well on Saturday (...We happened to be down there as well on Saturday (just after noon). It was so nice to see the place as full as it was.<BR/><BR/>And yes, we're going to continue to shop there, and possibly increase how much of our shopping is done there (Jawa Girl's job makes it a challenge, but not an insurmountable one).<BR/><BR/>WFWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00089140514043408208noreply@blogger.com