Arbor Update

And thats why im evacuating in 50 minutes.

(And if I had a brain I would have used a 3rd vacation day)

I’d add a “no bicycle parking” to the Art Fair Bingo – lots of those signs up in places I don’t remember seeing them before.

I looked for the county evacuation route maps to post but I couldn’t find them.

Oh grump, grump, grump. I think it is fun living somewhere that has an event like Art Fair. It is interesting talking to the artists and people-watching. It brings a lot of money into the city and helps support the arts here year-round. Even downtown, most restaurants and stores aren’t that crowded and the shuttle buses and park-and-rides keep the traffic manageable. I love it.

Of course, if you are bound to get out of town, go to the Manchester Chicken Broil tonight (open until 8:00). That is another fun long-time area event.

Another way to look at it, Julie: when grumpy locals leave town or at least avoid downtown (if they go there at all), the concentration of us happy folks is even higher. :-)

Farmer’s Market and the food coop were noticably quieter; a lot of vendors weren’t there, and the cafe had open seats where it usually doesn’t.

I did talk briefly to a farmer who was interested in the solar collectors and controller at the market – he wondered if something like that might make sense for his farm.

Farmer’s Market was quiet this weekend, but it actually seemed livelier than last weekend, which was noticeably less crowded. So I’m not sure how much can be attributed to Art Fair and how much just to vacations and a natural slowdown after the spring vendors with lots of bedding plants stop coming and before the summer vendors with lots of vegetables start arriving.