tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post4753951607577340215..comments2024-03-29T00:43:16.029-07:00Comments on Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row: BRADLEY BLVD. SAFEWAY GOES TO 24 HOURS IN BETHESDARobert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-64803318466487770332015-01-20T11:14:04.807-08:002015-01-20T11:14:04.807-08:00Good point, and certainly I wasn't arguing any...Good point, and certainly I wasn't arguing any direction - merely polling parents out of curiosity. Myself not having any children. :)<br /><br />Does Montgomery County look at college kids much in their nighttime initiative? Montgomery College is the only higher education located in the county, although I guess with all of the UMD commuters living at home - that could be their target with the 18-21 college group you're talking about here.<br /><br />Do kids living at home 18-21 in or out of college get curfews? Or just let them do whatever?<br /><br />I lived at home part of the time I went to UMD and did not have a curfew. I also admittedly sucked at school, so... :)<br /><br />High school most folks I knew had a curfew around 10-12. So certainly we were contributing to the nightime economy when we went out. We were also equally causing trouble and costing the county in dealing with us too I'm sure.<br /><br />Although some could argue that staying home and focusing on our studies instead of hitting up Tower Records back in the day would have attributed to a better education and more success long term, which might contribute to the overall economy more than my teenage purchasing power at Starbucks and B&N. Lol.Flynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-56966000699730095992015-01-20T09:59:14.086-08:002015-01-20T09:59:14.086-08:00Flynn, I'm 8:01 PM. Why aren't you respond...Flynn, I'm 8:01 PM. Why aren't you responding? I'm trying to have dialog with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-1583992594143446372015-01-19T20:26:44.555-08:002015-01-19T20:26:44.555-08:00Well, what I was trying to say to Flynn, before I ...Well, what I was trying to say to Flynn, before I was so rudely deleted, is that if I had children, or more precisely, adult son(s) and/or daughter(s) who were over 18 but not yet 21, I doubt I would feel the need to give them any curfew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-25045261607810197982015-01-19T20:24:08.642-08:002015-01-19T20:24:08.642-08:00LOL, Dyer is so thin-skinned.LOL, Dyer is so thin-skinned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-57390975255629455502015-01-19T20:01:46.989-08:002015-01-19T20:01:46.989-08:00Flynn,
Are you telling me that in high school and ...Flynn,<br />Are you telling me that in high school and college, you were in bed asleep by 10pm? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-54667245719720446072015-01-19T20:00:36.397-08:002015-01-19T20:00:36.397-08:00These old developers, planners, other bloggers and...These old developers, planners, other bloggers and Reimer are all creepy as hell. All obsessed with millenials.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-11708062194443733492015-01-19T19:29:56.501-08:002015-01-19T19:29:56.501-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-61795490295896804192015-01-19T19:25:20.349-08:002015-01-19T19:25:20.349-08:00Btw why are you ignoring my basic questions in the...Btw why are you ignoring my basic questions in the other threads? While answering others.Flynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-68427043778446790572015-01-19T19:24:43.037-08:002015-01-19T19:24:43.037-08:00Not a county employee.
I think the nighttime econ...Not a county employee.<br /><br />I think the nighttime economy initiative is a nice effort. I don't think we can blame any recent failures directly on said initiativeflynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-18457872037106793792015-01-19T19:22:46.477-08:002015-01-19T19:22:46.477-08:00As an aside, would you be ok with your under 21 ki...As an aside, would you be ok with your under 21 kid being out so late? Regardless if they are contributing to the nighttime economy?Flynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-51385704788191990432015-01-19T16:24:43.129-08:002015-01-19T16:24:43.129-08:00"Are you a County employee?"
Here we go..."Are you a County employee?"<br /><br />Here we go 'round the mulberry bush again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-84281110704056755412015-01-19T16:10:52.548-08:002015-01-19T16:10:52.548-08:00"We are all just hoping for positive gains......"We are all just hoping for positive gains..." Are you a County employee? I think there is a significant difference between grocery stores and. B&N. There have always been attempts by grocery chains to run 24-hour stores. They have started and stopped decades before Hans Riemer moved to Montgomery County from California. <br><br />But a central nighttime gathering place like B&N cutting back hours is a negative indicator for the nighttime economy, which your quote clearly indicates is focused on nightlife, not grocery shopping. The closures of multiple nightclubs also falls squarely under their definition of the nighttime economy, leaving Bethesda with a net loss in that regard. I see no signs of success so far from the Nighttime Economy initiative. Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-68112652438132769662015-01-19T15:45:53.297-08:002015-01-19T15:45:53.297-08:00I hope that Barnes & Noble will be in Bethesda...I hope that Barnes & Noble will be in Bethesda for a long time, but I think in the near future they will need to sell or sublet part of their property. They have way more space than what they need today. The space actually devoted to selling books has shrunk quite a bit. The map section has been halved in size. The CD section has shrunk from most of the floor space of the audio-video section to about one-eighth. Stationery, non-book gifts, games and toys now take up a significant part of the floor space. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-2887070357426392002015-01-19T12:18:20.513-08:002015-01-19T12:18:20.513-08:00While I agree it's not exactly the same thing,...While I agree it's not exactly the same thing, the commenter had a good point that it's not quite fair to arbitrarily blame the council for one and not credit the council for the other.<br /><br />From the Montgomery County Nighttime Economy Task Force website, here is their mission:<br /><br />"The Nighttime Economy Task Force will examine policies, resources and amenities that address Montgomery County's nightlife offerings. Specifically, the task force will address policies that can boost entertainment offerings throughout the county, increase financial prospects of employment and business development while also helping to enhance the sense of community throughout the communities that make up our county."<br /><br />Does the B&N on Bethesda Row fit the bill, to a degree just as much as a big community grocery store staying open 24 hours. It is all related. <br /><br />To say these actions are a direct result of the task force's recommendations and any actions the council and county have taken as a result of said recommendations - that's a bit of a stretch either way, especially so soon after said recommendations were released. No one expected changes and improvement overnight based on the task force's recommendations. We are all just hoping for positive gains as we improve the system. Flynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-7838708702292953142015-01-19T11:30:36.360-08:002015-01-19T11:30:36.360-08:0010:20 AM & 10:29 AM illustrate the fallacy of ...10:20 AM & 10:29 AM illustrate the fallacy of the "nightlife economy" task force. <br /><br />Why ignore those under 21 and people not interested in drinking? And for those that do, where are the "clubs" in Bethesda that you speak of?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-53559051170808039662015-01-19T10:29:54.520-08:002015-01-19T10:29:54.520-08:00Yes, somehow I don't think that the folks who ...Yes, somehow I don't think that the folks who used to hang out at B&N between 10 and 11 p.m. on weeknights were just waiting for the clubs to open.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-41010817063049064592015-01-19T10:20:08.965-08:002015-01-19T10:20:08.965-08:00Yes, because what nighttime economy = is hanging o...Yes, because what nighttime economy = is hanging out at 10:45 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble reading the latest edition of Foreign Policy and sipping lattes. (which nobody did any way you moron)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-84853790460659220262015-01-19T09:38:09.404-08:002015-01-19T09:38:09.404-08:00Barnes & Noble is a bookstore where most of th...Barnes & Noble is a bookstore where most of the customers hang out for hours without actually buying any books. It's essentially a much larger version of Starbucks but with 80% of its floor space taken up by inventory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-50240167005685716122015-01-19T09:12:07.295-08:002015-01-19T09:12:07.295-08:00I will troll your site even if I don't get pai...I will troll your site even if I don't get paid.<br /><br />I get paid more money to troll you than you'll ever know Dyer ............. DYER SUCKS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-36082466239466052172015-01-19T09:04:19.865-08:002015-01-19T09:04:19.865-08:00Anonymous is clueless if he thinks Barnes & No...Anonymous is clueless if he thinks Barnes & Noble is just a bookstore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-4232130866211361902015-01-19T08:59:28.501-08:002015-01-19T08:59:28.501-08:00"the MoCo Machine"
Thank God it's a..."the MoCo Machine"<br /><br />Thank God it's a holiday today. I can DRINK now that Dyer has said the magic word again.<br /><br />Bottoms up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-67210678638326151262015-01-19T08:48:50.270-08:002015-01-19T08:48:50.270-08:008:29: If I was, they wouldn't be paying you to...8:29: If I was, they wouldn't be paying you to hang out here and post harassing comments all day and night. How does it feel to be a mere tool of the MoCo Machine and its inept, impotent politicians? Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-90160577159501821262015-01-19T08:45:58.843-08:002015-01-19T08:45:58.843-08:008:19: And because they won't be able to hang o...8:19: And because they won't be able to hang out INSIDE Barnes & Noble, as they were previously able to do until 11. Oops.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-14413471415908264602015-01-19T08:29:59.678-08:002015-01-19T08:29:59.678-08:00Is Dyer the biggest joke of the century?
I'm ...Is Dyer the biggest joke of the century?<br /><br />I'm pretty sure it's the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-77255721315871939772015-01-19T08:19:05.573-08:002015-01-19T08:19:05.573-08:00Oh, so this 24-hour opening is DIFFERENT than Barn...Oh, so this 24-hour opening is DIFFERENT than Barnes & Noble closing an hour earlier because people won't hang out in front of the Barnes & Noble as much?????<br /><br />Clown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com