Weare Needs A Grocery Store (Goffstown, Hollis: how much, houses, buy)

[weareiscool]

At town growing this fast needs a grocery store. Shut up with all of the rural things, because it aint happening!

[Laura]

Weare is a beautiful place- lots of rural places have co-operatives so they can get their foodstuffs- maybe you and your fellow citizens could talk that over? Or is it too much like work? One of the main problems is that people are too, what shall I say?'uninterested' in taking an active hand in providing for themselves. They want 'instant gratification'- just go to the store and pick out what they want- your ancestors grew what they needed and traded for what they wanted. But I suppose you all might be too busy watching tv for that- Try a co-operative;that way everyone gets what they need; no one has to invest too much of their time- when the developers move in there, you will learn to have an appreciation for your 'rural' place. You have something precious, and don't even appreciate it. If rural is not to your tastebuds, then go to your nearest urban jungle, and dig on it a while. There is more to life than convenience.

[djuro bojic]

Hi ,Laura,
my name is Djuro and I am a student from Europe.I am supposed to go to Gilford to work and travel for four months.After that I should travel through the USA for a month.I would appreciate if you could tell me what`s waiting for me there.What`s the town like and how is it to live there?How far si the first bigger city?
Please respond.
[email]djurobojic@yahoo.com

[Wearemom]

I'm all for fresh air and green. The appeal of its benefits have brought my family of 4 to Weare. However, I have two toddlers who really do not enjoy sitting in a car for 25-30min each way in order to get their apple juice, diapers (the big boxes), etc... I have learned to have a great appreciation for Sully's and Howe's Pharmacy in Goffstown. However, they do not offer the same type of selections as a larger type of grocery store. As many moms can probably attest, after all the diapers, wiping up, laundry, and business (many moms also run a business out of their homes), we just want to get, that specific box cereal (which is the only one our toddler wants that is healthy), or the organic milk in gallons (which is a lot less expensive and saves many trips to the store) or large boxes of diapers (which only the larger grocers seem to offer). There are specific reasons that someone like me, a new mom, a new Weare resident, could really reap the benefits of having less time in a car with toddlers (whom we know are the most patient beings on the earth). Also, I know that shopping without those big double seating carriage trucks would be impossible. And if I wait till their are asleep or till my husband gets home, I'm not done shopping and unloading my minivan earlier than 10:30pm. My children get up at 5:30am.

I was glad to hear that someone else noticed the large and fast growth of Weare and its increasing number of families with young children. I think its time to at least acknowledge that us non-Weare originals can bring more to town that a "foreign" type of element. "I fear change." Is something that my husband has often declared when he realizes that sometimes sticking with a known issue can be easier than accepting new and unknown options. One thing I know about life...its always changing.

I hope that as Weare's growth becomes increasingly rapid, we newcomers learn the special things about Weare and the orginal Weare-ites are accepting of the good we "newbies" can bring.

[ez2spot]

Originally Posted by Laura

Weare is a beautiful place- lots of rural places have co-operatives so they can get their foodstuffs- maybe you and your fellow citizens could talk that over? Or is it too much like work? One of the main problems is that people are too, what shall I say?'uninterested' in taking an active hand in providing for themselves. They want 'instant gratification'- just go to the store and pick out what they want- your ancestors grew what they needed and traded for what they wanted. But I suppose you all might be too busy watching tv for that- Try a co-operative;that way everyone gets what they need; no one has to invest too much of their time- when the developers move in there, you will learn to have an appreciation for your 'rural' place. You have something precious, and don't even appreciate it. If rural is not to your tastebuds, then go to your nearest urban jungle, and dig on it a while. There is more to life than convenience.

I think you are way out of line and there's no need for nastiness! It's not just about the amount of time it takes to get to and from the store. When a person needs to bring a cooler with them to the grocery store to keep their ice cream from melting before they get home, is gets old real quick!!

[Laura]

Have you all decided co-operatives might be an ok idea? I wasn't trying to be "out of line" or "nasty"(maybe you haven't read about how much time people actually watch tv...or how far removed our communities have become from working together...) One could always make their ice cream- it doesn't require a lot of time, it's easy to do, and tastes far better than anything you'll find commercially.
A visit to S.E. New Hampshire will show you what 'developers' can do for an area... Learning to appreciate what one has usually happens after one no longer has it, unfortunately.
After living remotely for many years, I, personally, have adapted to shopping once a mo., if that- and we have a 2 yr. old here- one just stockpiles on the things they use regularly- We have gardens, as well, so produce isn't an issue.There are definite advantages to living a simpler lifestyle- less travel time, less headache.
It does make one wonder, though- if everyone there wanted a store so badly, why didn't someone there open one? Surely, a co-operative store could have worked just fine- with everyone putting in an hr. or 2 a wk., pooling the shopping $, and getting large amounts of goods, on discount,thus making those products readily available without everyone in town making a bunch of trips individually...? or even a Food Share program, where everyone makes a list of what they want, having one or so people do a wkly or bi-wkly run, and paying it when it arrives with a central pick up place? There's a fellow here that started a door-to-door organic delivery service- one can buy a sm. box or a lg. box weekly for a set amt. of $, and it gets delivered right to your door. Just some ideas to consider...

[GregW]

So send a note to the HQ Of the various grocery stores that might be interested. Demulas, Shaws, Hannaford’s etc all have web sites. Check them out.

[Valerie C]

Sorry for responding to such an old post, but just had to point out the irony in this post. This family CHOSE Weare at least partially because of the fresh air and green. Did this poster not realize that there was no grocery store in town when they settled in Weare? If one's needs are so specific as to require that specific box of cereal or organic products (or that extra large box of disposable diapers (non-organic, BTW) within easy driving distance, perhaps they need to rethink where they want to settle.

Please--do your research BEFORE deciding to settle on that cute and quaint little town, and not expect that town to bring in the conveniences that YOU might consider necessary...

Originally Posted by Wearemom

I'm all for fresh air and green. The appeal of its benefits have brought my family of 4 to Weare. However, I have two toddlers who really do not enjoy sitting in a car for 25-30min each way in order to get their apple juice, diapers (the big boxes), etc...
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we just want to get, that specific box cereal (which is the only one our toddler wants that is healthy), or the organic milk in gallons (which is a lot less expensive and saves many trips to the store) or large boxes of diapers (which only the larger grocers seem to offer). There are specific reasons that someone like me, a new mom, a new Weare resident, could really reap the benefits of having less time in a car with toddlers
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I think its time to at least acknowledge that us non-Weare originals can bring more to town that a "foreign" type of element. "I fear change." Is something that my husband has often declared when he realizes that sometimes sticking with a known issue can be easier than accepting new and unknown options. One thing I know about life...its always changing.

[nicolem]

Originally Posted by Valerie C

Sorry for responding to such an old post, but just had to point out the irony in this post. This family CHOSE Weare at least partially because of the fresh air and green. Did this poster not realize that there was no grocery store in town when they settled in Weare? If one's needs are so specific as to require that specific box of cereal or organic products (or that extra large box of disposable diapers (non-organic, BTW) within easy driving distance, perhaps they need to rethink where they want to settle.

Please--do your research BEFORE deciding to settle on that cute and quaint little town, and not expect that town to bring in the conveniences that YOU might consider necessary...

Absolutely Val. Reminds me of the people who moved near the Gun range in Hollis and then complained. Also I recall in the southern part of the state a few years ago, a developer built a big housing complex near a pig farm. The people bought their houses and complained about the smell from the pig farm I cannot believe that people move somewhere without really researching the place. Or perhaps they do research it and just plan on trying to change it once they move in.

[lisa g]

I just wrote about the gun range in Hollis - they are my neighbors and have had my full support. It should come as no surprise that one of the most vocal opposing homeowners previously lived next door to an airport and consistently complained about the air traffic noise, etc. And I can't help but lump into this category of people ridiculously demanding accomodations at the expense of others those who buy golf course homes then are shocked by golf balls flying into their yards and through their windows. It is ridiculous that these people are accomodated or even given the time of day.