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gosh it’s mindboggling to be so popular with joyful miserable “warrior” women….

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It’s Friday so time for yet another jihad on your faithful blogger here.

Gosh, the Twatwaffles for Trump defense is out! (Guess they didn’t like the last post mocking them?) But please remember they are perfect ladies sipping tea and spreading it, so we’ll get to other thoughts in a minute. Suffice it to say it is genuinely a marvel to live in their heads so constantly. I mean WHY? Are their lives so little that they can dish it out @everyone @everyday and seem surprised when anyone questions their ridiculousness? Long live the legends in their own minds middle school lunch table, I suppose.

The whole post: @everyone Meet the “Twatwaffles For Trump”…no apologies will be forthcoming. While I was taken aback by the lack of authenticity, unlady-like language, and obvious cultural appropriation and disrespect in the use of the word “Twatwaffle”…it comes as no surprise that the most “popular”, and by popular I mean at least 3 “likes” on her posts, our favorite rambler in ChesCo it at it once again. Per usual, she is publicly espousing her unwavering hate against other women like a school girl’s diary. Imagine being that woman standing in a beautiful garden filled with diverse plants and flowers. Instead of appreciating the beauty and variety, she focuses on a few plants she dislikes, proclaiming that those should be removed for the sake of the garden. Her actions might initially seem to come from a place of personal preference, but in reality, they harm the entire ecosystem. The removal of certain plants can disrupt the balance, ultimately affecting the growth and survival of other species in the garden. Not realizing her hate, negative energy, and intolerance damages the entire community’s overall harmony and vitality. Just as a garden thrives on its diversity, so too does a society flourish when it embraces and celebrates its differences. This is EXACTLY what is wrong with the keyboard warriors who lead the cancel culture hate filled movement. The hypocrisy of the Queen of “Hate Has No Home Here” and “Be Kind” mantras outshines her obvious lack of substance in the latest attack against Moms for Liberty members, namely Yours Truly, and anyone who supports the Republican party. Yes, we know, it is election season so we have come to expect that the vitriol from the “hate has no home here” crowd will be at its peak against those with opposing views. I was delighted to be referred to as a “Blondie” and “Barbie” as we Barbie types appreciate natural beauty, including our luscious, golden locks, and we also appreciate that Barbie can do anything she sets her mind to. Most of my Barbie friends, especially the Blondies, just happen to be intelligent, successful, beautiful, self-confident, happy, loving, and caring promoters of LIBERTY! LIBERTY in simple terms is FREEDOM AND MORALITY. Us Blondie Barbies who promote LIBERTY seekbeing free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one’s way of life, behavior, or political views. LIBERTY encompasses Personal, Political, and Social FREEDOM. The right to make choices about one’s own life, including beliefs, lifestyle, and expression, without undue interference. The ability to participate in the political process, including voting, running for office, and expressing political opinions. The ability to interact and associate with others, as well as to form relationships and communities without discrimination or coercion. Those who oppose LIBERTY and LIBERTY promoters are fundamentally against the core principles of this great Nation. Those who hate LIBERTY promoters are simply against FREEDOM AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. Those who hate LIBERTY promoters are constantly pushing socialist and communist ideas and lack the ability to be happy, productive members of a society that respects individuality and FREEDOM. Some People Are Just Destined To Be AWESOME…no apologies will be forthcoming. So WHO Are The “Twatwaffles For Trump”? We are moms, active community members, teachers, coaches, business women, advocates for children but obviously we were the despised popular, pretty girls in school. Everyone knew us terrible Blondie Barbie types in high school. Prior to my brain fully developing and becoming a full-fledged adult I was crowned Miss Pre-Teen Pennsylvania, 1993 Homecoming Queen, Voted “Prettiest”, “Most Athletic” and “Most Versatile”, carried a 5.2 GPA, was the #1 high school track recruit in the Nation and earned a FULL scholarship…not by watching mindless TV shows like the Stepford Wives, honestly I have no idea what the reference even means, or pumping myself up with Ozempic to look good…it meant a daily high school schedule – up at 5:30am to train, 7:30am-2:15pm school, 2:30-4:30pm practice, 5-9pm work at pizza shop, 10pm-midnight study, and studying most of the weekends. As a fully formed adult, this “Twatwaffle For Trump” happens to own a HOT PINK racing bike, aptly named “The Barbie Dream Machine” and I sure did crank that baby to 4 TOP 10 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES…oh but the fun does NOT stop there! As fully formed adults, stacks of “Twatwaffles For Trump” STOOD UP FOR OUR CHILDREN AGAINST GOVERNMENT TYRANNY! At our core, we “Twatwaffles For Trump” focus on creating strong foundations for our children and families by providing unconditional love and support. “Twatwaffles For Trump” are resilient, fierce advocates for our children and community-focused leaders. We are JOYFUL WARRIORS and powerful role models for our children and communities. While we are continuously name-called, many childish things such as “Twatwaffles For Trump” and “Stepford Wives”, stood up to absurdity of face diapers while ensuring our children weren’t harmed by asinine politicians attempting to impose reckless mandates onto the People, especially our children. While some still believe wearing a face diaper while sucking in 32,000 PPM of carbon dioxide and hiding from people and air inside their homes makes them healthy…what can I say…just another example of “Democratic” ideas that is Darwinism on FULL DISPLAY! Queen “Twatwaffles For Trump”…no apologies will be forthcoming. If I could be invited to a hair braiding sleepover party with “Twatwaffles For Trump” it would definitely be amazing if Melania and Lara Trump were the hosts. We could share stories and braid each other’s hair, maybe they bring their stylist to do it but who cares those ladies are STUNNING and hair is always ON point! Nice hair is an absolute requirement for any “Twatwaffle For Trump” and extra bonus points if you are a BLONDIE! It’s been a pretty well-established fact that blondes do have more fun! Life Tips for HATERS of “Twatwaffles For Trump”…no apologies will be forthcoming. Practice Mindfulness Techniques such as; Breath Awareness, Daily Exercise, Loving-Kindness Meditation, Gratitude Blogging (blog about things you are grateful for, shift your focus from hate to appreciation), Eat Clean, and Drink Mostly Water. Practice Joyful Warrior Techniques such as; Resilience, Perseverance, Fierce Advocacy For Your Children, Empathy, Strength, Resourcefulness, Leadership, Community-focused, and Be Loving and Nurturing. Embrace A Growth Mindset such as; Embracing Challenges, Positive Self-Talk, Adaptability, Acquire New Skills, and Step Out of Comfort Zone. I recommend experimenting with various techniques and finding what works best for you. These characteristics foster the ability to develop and grow as a kind, positive human, leading to greater achievement and fulfillment in various aspects of life. While we know it’s not easy comparing yourself or even becoming a “Twatwaffles For Trump” you too can work to not only MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN but MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN! *This post is not paid for or endorsed by any political candidate #MAGA #TRUMP2024ToSaveAmerica #Trump2024 https://chestercountyramblings.com

I have all of the screenshots because as always their groups are one leaky boat after the other. Sharing the unaltered verbiage makes it easier.

First of all (again), whom exactly is it who needs writing lessons?

While I was taken aback by the lack of authenticity, unlady-like language, and obvious cultural appropriation and disrespect in the use of the word “Twatwaffle”…it comes as no surprise that the most “popular”, and by popular I mean at least 3 “likes” on her posts, our favorite rambler in ChesCo it at it once again. Per usual, she is publicly espousing her unwavering hate against other women like a school girl’s diary.

I am shocked she is taken aback. After all this author is one of the wunderkind (not really it just amused me as a description) who literally was on video how many times inside and outside Downingtown Area School District during COVID acting like a horse’s ass?

They don’t like it that people follow my blog. I don’t pay attention to stats much except when someone like her has to talk about it like they are an authority, but that has never been WHY I write. My raison d’être has never been to be an influencer, prom queen, cheerleader, or sit at their absurd proverbial middle school lunch table. I write because I want to, I write because I can, I write because I have something to say, and that is part of my inalienable rights as an American.

I loathe absurd, ridiculous, limited, and obnoxious women. The Twatwaffles for Trump are not joyful except when they feel they have an upper hand in their unending quest to make anyone not Stepford-matching-thinking-like-them feel bad. These broads (would they prefer that description?) dislike anyone who they can’t control or understand and above all else don’t give a good god damn what they think of them. They are all about control, and it’s ironic that as purported independent and powerful women they are literally subservient to a malignant narcissist like Trump. I have always wondered why they don’t wear “He grabbed me by the pussy” T-shirts?

Imagine being that woman standing in a beautiful garden filled with diverse plants and flowers. Instead of appreciating the beauty and variety, she focuses on a few plants she dislikes, proclaiming that those should be removed for the sake of the garden. Her actions might initially seem to come from a place of personal preference, but in reality, they harm the entire ecosystem. The removal of certain plants can disrupt the balance, ultimately affecting the growth and survival of other species in the garden. Not realizing her hate, negative energy, and intolerance damages the entire community’s overall harmony and vitality. Just as a garden thrives on its diversity, so too does a society flourish when it embraces and celebrates its differences. This is EXACTLY what is wrong with the keyboard warriors who lead the cancel culture hate filled movement. The hypocrisy of the Queen of “Hate Has No Home Here” and “Be Kind” mantras outshines her obvious lack of substance in the latest attack against Moms for Liberty members, namely Yours Truly, and anyone who supports the Republican party.

Someone like this author would never be invited to my home or garden. If they have been skulking about, that is trespassing. What I write about is up to me, not her/them, therefore it is my personal preference. If this verbal diarrhea social media post author doesn’t like what I write, why is she sooo fixated? It’s a big world, and an even bigger internet, why so obsessed with me? You know how Kamala says time to turn the page? This chick is like an old fashioned album with a needle stuck in a groove so all it does is skip and repeat in one spot. I can’t help her with her fixations. But hey calling ridiculous jihads on me gives her a way to fill her empty life, in spite of her having to verbally vomit how wonderful and talented she is.

The irony that the author of the Ultimate Neurotics Guide to Wearing Gas Masks in Public can prattle about seeing diversity in society, when she in fact belong to a cult that is anything BUT embracing and welcoming of anyone not in their Stepford-like image.

And obvious lack of substance? Projecting again much? I guess the difference is I don’t have to toot my own horn, and they all do. And clarity moment: I don’t actually hate these ridiculous women, I hate what they stand for and what they do to others. She’s not that important except to herself, which I guess also makes her a narcissist?

Can we talk about the irony of someone who literally defends Donald Trump talking about understanding Hate Has No Home Here? Homophobic, Transphobic, Drag Queen phobic, anything different phobic and she probably has one of those tacky assed “Be Kind” cheap pillows or wood plaques somewhere.

These women are not actually Republicans, nor are they true conservatives. They are more like living spam meets a virus. The real Republican party, the party of Lincoln, no longer exists. That is the long and short of it.

As a fully formed adult, this “Twatwaffle For Trump” happens to own a HOT PINK racing bike, aptly named “The Barbie Dream Machine” and I sure did crank that baby to 4 TOP 10 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES…oh but the fun does NOT stop there! As fully formed adults, stacks of “Twatwaffles For Trump” STOOD UP FOR OUR CHILDREN AGAINST GOVERNMENT TYRANNY! At our core, we “Twatwaffles For Trump” focus on creating strong foundations for our children and families by providing unconditional love and support. “Twatwaffles For Trump” are resilient, fierce advocates for our children and community-focused leaders. We are JOYFUL WARRIORS and powerful role models for our children and communities. While we are continuously name-called, many childish things such as “Twatwaffles For Trump” and “Stepford Wives”, stood up to absurdity of face diapers while ensuring our children weren’t harmed by asinine politicians attempting to impose reckless mandates onto the People, especially our children. While some still believe wearing a face diaper while sucking in 32,000 PPM of carbon dioxide and hiding from people and air inside their homes makes them healthy…what can I say…just another example of “Democratic” ideas that is Darwinism on FULL DISPLAY! Queen “Twatwaffles For Trump”…no apologies will be forthcoming. If I could be invited to a hair braiding sleepover party with “Twatwaffles For Trump” it would definitely be amazing if Melania and Lara Trump were the hosts. We could share stories and braid each other’s hair, maybe they bring their stylist to do it but who cares those ladies are STUNNING and hair is always ON point! Nice hair is an absolute requirement for any “Twatwaffle For Trump” and extra bonus points if you are a BLONDIE! It’s been a pretty well-established fact that blondes do have more fun!

Ok that above? Where does one start? Insecure much? That’s great if she raced a pink bike, but why would I care? Was she in the Olympics? And stood up to the government? No babe, you cost taxpayers and school district countless piles of money with your bullshit during COVID. Face masks during a global pandemic were not “face diapers” they were a small thing to do and only people like yourselves were bothered. No one liked wearing masks, no one liked staying home, but as someone who lives immunocompromised with elderly relatives, why was it a big deal? The answer was it wasn’t but they were the selfish ones, projecting their tyranny on everyone under the guise of standing up to imaginary tyranny.

Does she really wish to talk Darwinism? Rich coming from a prime example of the gene pool needs more chlorine. And she wants to lament being called names? Ironic since that is rather hypocritic of her. And them in general.

Now the whole idea of them having a slumber party with Melania and Lara Lee Trump. Can you imagine? Melania would glare and stand alone with stay away body language and maybe Lara would sing? And bring their stylists to do their hair? Are they living in a Real Housewives of New Jersey episode?

But most importantly do blondes have more fun? I won’t pretend to be an authority, I am neither blonde nor do I pretend to be. And I suppose on point is a matter of LuLaRoe meets Slipada taste. These are people I have never had a desire to know, so I get they are their own mutual admiration society and hey that’s cool, they can trade their Barbies too.

Practice Mindfulness Techniques such as; Breath Awareness, Daily Exercise, Loving-Kindness Meditation, Gratitude Blogging (blog about things you are grateful for, shift your focus from hate to appreciation), Eat Clean, and Drink Mostly Water. Practice Joyful Warrior Techniques such as; Resilience, Perseverance, Fierce Advocacy For Your Children, Empathy, Strength, Resourcefulness, Leadership, Community-focused, and Be Loving and Nurturing. Embrace A Growth Mindset such as; Embracing Challenges, Positive Self-Talk, Adaptability, Acquire New Skills, and Step Out of Comfort Zone. I recommend experimenting with various techniques and finding what works best for you. These characteristics foster the ability to develop and grow as a kind, positive human

Again offering me blogging advice. I write about what interests me, moves me, inspires me, means something, and what I find too ridiculous not to mock….like these “Joyful Warriors.”

I had to laugh at the suggestion to drink mostly water. Always have. Thanks for caring.

Once again I also smell a whiff of fat shaming. That’s a common thread for her. It makes her feel better. It’s predictable, yet hardly supportive of women as she claims to be. Ozempic was mentioned why? No I don’t actually, but is she criticizing those who do?

At it’s most basic, what these women like her can’t stand is when you stand up to their hypocrisy. So they project. And if it’s not them, it’s the pseudo granny squad version of them, who like to say they were on the scene before Stepford Wives for Totalitarianism, “Moms for America.”

I have little respect for women as limited as they are, as well as being mean as snakes. (So they understand, the phrase “mean as a snake” is a slang term used to describe someone who is treacherous, deceitful, or backstabbing.)

Their biggest problem with me is I don’t goose step lock step with them. I neither need nor want to know them. I am just myself, and that is simply not acceptable in their Stepford world of an echo chamber. So their Friday fun is another attempted jihad on me, their brand of cancel culture. Whatever. I survived breast cancer and ten years on Tamoxifen, do they really matter? Nope.

Why am I pointing this out? Because I can. Just like I pointed out the like minded thing in 2021 this exact time of year who posted a photo of me in a hospital gown from some part of 2011 and the beginning of my journey with breast cancer. Either before my surgery, or before I started radiation.  That person posted it as a typical bitchy female shaming move, much like the recent fat shaming…and again it was for similar reasons. And also same time of year…

They do not like what I have had to say about any of them or their hate spewing Chiquita Bananas, but I am entitled to my opinions like anyone else. Sure they have their First Amendment rights to their opinions, but no law says I (or anyone else) has to group think agree with them and the First Amendment is not actually subjective is it?

Bless her heart, and I thank her for the additional validity that people like me think people like her and her ilk are just wrong. And super weird to boot.

So girl, bye. At you’re core y’all as a collective are a very ordinary bevy of wannabe Ann Coulters. Whackadoodle elsewhere, or run in place, it’s your party, only I am not attending.

Kiss 💋kiss 💋 for now….and y’all are about as authentic as a plastic bag.

so “blondie” was a nerve hit? bless your heart, no apologies will be forthcoming.

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Gee, was it something I said? Oh my…. it must have been this post:

oh neil, you really do have a wince worthy campaign. THAT is the “teachable moment”

LOL LOL LOL LOL the Twatwaffles for Trump must be peeved. There has been a swivet storm. They are polishing their gas masks and fake golden lassos and all of it. Keyboard warriors saddle up!

I am a predictable and inevitable blogger, like an elementary school playground script, yet she barely gives me a glance? Yet she gave it an @everyone post?

Alrighty. Come on now we know y’all pore over every word. Every word. And that cracks me up.

The woman who wears gas masks to school board meetings and is known for ummm…behaviors calling me a bully? Yet when she and they (meaning plural people not a pronoun because we all know how weird they get about those, right?) name call and bully and malign, they are “Joyful Warriors of Chester County”? That is actually as hysterical as her Wonder Woman garb.

So she basically is also saying I am fat without saying I am fat as well in her little passive aggressive rant. Yeah ok, next. I mean what do we expect of the Twatwaffles for Trump? Actual normal behavior? Nope. Just narcissistic nasty hypocrisy. If you aren’t like them, you are against them etc. etc.

They don’t live rent free in my head because most of the time I forget women like this exist because I do not have these types as friends. They also aren’t actual conservatives, they aren’t real Republicans, they are just and assortment of coast to coast nutters under the umbrella of a woman who likes threesomes in Florida, but hey they are all Good Christians, right?

https://www.newsweek.com/moms-liberty-co-founder-admitting-threesome-sparks-backlash-1849054

https://abcnews.go.com/US/moms-liberty-founder-faces-calls-resignation-school-board/story?id=107071594

Now they have moved from book banning (or they are quieter about it) onto trans kids. They are such lovely inclusive people, aren’t they? Yet they always include me regionally because well…I always live rent free in their heads…weird, right?

Oh wait sorry. Yellow flag for overuse of the world weird….

https://slate.com/life/2024/09/moms-for-liberty-donald-trump-tiffany-justice.html

But hey, I’m the problem it’s me. Talk about a yawn. I have a need for mindfulness techniques and apparently they wish to teach me how to write. I guess I should start capitalizing Region? I have “deep issues” because I think they are ridiculous and embarrassingly ignorant women? Mmmmkay.

Oh but wait…that’s bullying the in their minds.

The bottom line is I still chose not to know these people, and I am good with that. They can live in their echo chambers of hate projecting who and what they are on everyone else….that is what is truly predictable. If you aren’t like them and in in their Psycho Stepford, you’re bad.

Then dayummmm, I must be bad to the bone and damn glad of it.

Neil Young’s campaign is tanking, in part thanks to Twatwaffles for Trump. That is why a lot of Republicans who could help him, avoid him, and won’t help him. It’s why his campaign is essentially fund free.

But hey Shann-O, I don’t actually have a need to have friends like you and I am beyond cool with that. You do you, it provides endless entertainment when you surface and demand attention, because that is what that screenshot is about isn’t it?

Signing off happy that I make such a difference in the limited little lives of Twatwaffles for Trump. I am bummed however that there will be no sleepovers, sharing of confidences, and hair braiding…..oh well….

it’s stepford tribble…err pumpkin season

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When a friend sent me the above, I spit out my coffee. It’s like a Hard Sided Tribble Decorating Service for Stepford wives. (if you don’t know what a tribble is, look it up.)

I think it’s ridiculous. I did not know porches needed collectives. I did not know pumpkins required concierge service.

Oh and in spite of comments from the owner on social media that they just dreamed this up, it’s not original.

What am I talking about? A pumpkin decorating service called The Porch Collective. They say they are wait for it…a pumpkin concierge service.

But see next videos and article…not original.

https://www.entrepreneur.com/starting-a-business/her-up-to-8500-pumpkin-displays-are-already-sold-out-for/458216

Of course if you aren’t interested in “The Porch Collective” you can always go “Dwell“

I don’t know this must be like one of the few times a year that Stepford Village development dwellers allow color into their beige, beige world? But it’s carefully orchestrated color using a color wheel leftover from that pyramid scheme perhaps?

Oh am I being sarcastic? Why yes and that is very astute of all of you. I am not going to tell people how to spend their money, but part of decorating your home for the holidays is heart and caring. It does not take a Halloween witch to place pumpkins artfully, after all Martha Stewart has been doing it for years and tells you like clockwork every year in her magazine. Same with Country Living Magazine. Also, on Pinterest without a subscription. Or hey GOOGLE.

And don’t tell me you are too busy. No one is that busy that they can’t place a few pumpkins. And hey sure, not everyone wants to carve pumpkins, I personally don’t because I like to look at the pumpkins. And when our son was little, pumpkin hunting, hay rides, corn mazes, and a massive carving and decorating afternoon with friends was a tradition.

Seriously, have we so devolved into the land of samey same in a beige beige development world that we can no longer find joy in picking out pumpkins ourselves and placing them?

And if you do not have time to pick out pumpkins, psssst there is this great company called BloomBox and they have great prices and they deliver….

But seriously back to the Porch Collective. Not original. Here- just peruse the Internet:

Oh but dear rubes of a certain collective, they are doing you a favor and they dreamed it all up themselves over iced pumpkin lattes and a pumpkin flaxseed muffin in their cookie cutter kitchen in their cookie cutter house. Note the screenshots below, especially the comment left on their socials.

People this is as original as a grocery store apple pie. My eyes are dong the full roll. And I like pumpkins, but umm people after they dump all of these pumpkins on your McMansion porch who will be disposing of them for you? If you buy 30-60+ pumpkins where will you put them? I bet your HOA dragons might have something to say about that. They should have paid closer attention to some of the samey same businesses I found all over the country which include clean up in the prices.

But hey, what do I know? I can tell you I can place my own pumpkins and I don’t want to look like a giant vomited pumpkins all over the front of my house. I also do not want to see my design scheme replicated all over the place.

I just can’t get over the Stepford Wife of it all with this. If you use them, remember delivery and set up are extra.

Go ahead, call me a witch. It’s near Halloween, after all. But damn people, have we so fallen from reality that we can’t place our own freaking pumpkins?

Sign me cackling all the way….

west chester parking hell…there is even a you tube song

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Now I knew that West Chester Parking authority was bad enough that there are even Reddit threads about it. But I didn’t know that there was a song on YouTube until today.

So some parking attendant told someone to “take it up with Ramsey” the other day. I thought I’d send an email and help out. But all emails I sent the screenshots to apparently block email. Here’s whom I tried to email:

bmcginnis@west-chester.com

rreiner@west-chester.com

smetrick@west-chester.com

parkingdepartment@west-chester.com

So then I thought that this will instead make a great blog post. So here it is.

We all have heard or actually have stories of the parking authority in West Chester Borough. And of course, there is the favorite story of the prior director, when he left?

https://patch.com/pennsylvania/westchester/fired-west-chester-parking-director-charged-theft

Like that whole thing went on for so long it was one of the biggest untold stories in West Chester Borough. He got a smack on the wrist for his theft basically, in my opinion. 

Hello West Chester has written about the insanity. Cara is just more politically correct about it compared to me. I just think it’s bullshit and have for years.

West Chester’s New Parking Director Wants Consistancy and an End to “Shark Week”

Back to this new thread popped up in a Facebook group about someone having a serious problem with one of the parking attendants within the past few days.

I’m giving you all the screenshots, names redacted.

If there’s something wrong with their equipment, they need to deal with it. Obviously these borough employees also need to be taught how to properly and professionally and politely deal with the public. You know, basic manners.

Of course another interesting aspect of the story is the fact that the head of the parking authority or whatever they call it in West Chester used to be township manager in New Garden Township . Why would you go from being a township manager to take a job like this?

New Garden Township manager resigns

NEW GARDEN — The first woman township manager in New Garden unexpectedly resigned from her high-powered municipal leadership role over the summer.

Ramsey Reiner left the role of New Garden Township manager on Aug. 22. She was hired in April 2020 to fill that position during the height of the pandemic shutdown.

Still there are more changes ahead.

Chris Adamek, the New Garden zoning officer, is also departing from his leadership role with the municipality. His last day is Sept. 30. Adamek answers questions and addresses concerns regarding property zoning, code violations and building permits.

……As for why Reiner resigned, there are no answers available for the public at this juncture.

“That’s a personnel matter. That’s between the township and Ramsey. That’s not something that we can really comment on,” said William Christman, board and township solicitor, on Friday.

Christman said the Daily Local would need to file a Right To Know request to view the separation agreement signed by Reiner and approved by the board.

Christman said the township supervisors approved a resolution to appoint John Granger as interim manager following Reiner’s departure.

Granger recommended to the board that a forensic audit be conducted in New Garden.

Granger of course was the manager in West Vincent who was moonlighting in New Garden while manager there remember? Of course Granger also did that when he was working in Bucks County with Radnor Township didn’t he? And then left West Vincent?

But I digress.

I remember being in West Chester a few years ago with a friend who got a ticket although they literally still had time on the meter when we got back to their car. My friend tried to get a hold of someone to ask about the ticket and could never get anyone on the phone or via email so they ended up just paying the ticket. I still think that was wrong.

West Chester Borough is a strange beast at times, all while being such a charming town full of history. It just always seems like dealing with that borough depends on who you know doesn’t it?

Maybe it’s time for that to stop?

The parking authority in West Chester Borough never really changes, does it ?

I also don’t understand what’s going on with West Chester Borough email and why they would block a legitimate email address? But hey I tried.

When West Chester gets $1 million+ from parking violations annually—can the borough afford for drivers to follow the law?
West Chester Parking Authority Corruption

just HOW MANY houses on the main line are air bnb???

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I went down a rabbit hole this morning and hopefully they’re all legal? I have no idea, do you?

It is municipality to municipality and I just randomly decided I’d go nose dive into the Main Line and I have to ask how many houses on the Main Line are Air BnB now?

From mansions to rooms for rent to small little older houses that don’t interest developers, but might interest a regular family if they could afford to live in the neighborhood, I just have to ask how many houses are Air BnB?

I didn’t go diving into Chester County per se. I really kept it to the Main Line because I was more curious there. And the reason I’m curious is it is so hard for people to find affordable rentals let alone affordable houses to buy and I think this is part of the problem.

Anyway, it make sure understand how people can afford to live on the Main Line now, right? They can just Air BnB it, right? Are these people paying taxes to the municipalities that their short term rentals, whether it be a Air BnB or VRBO are in?  in places where this is allowed in their code, it’s kind of like a missed revenue stream, isn’t it? 

Sign me gobsmacked. I did not know this was such a cottage industry on the Main Line.

Happy Friday!

more trash talk…in west whiteland

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Once again, trash is a topic of conversation literally in West Whiteland. Tonight’s board meeting also has some thing about excepting or rejecting A.J Blosenski’s latest contract. Forget about the fact that a have literally done a crap job everywhere for the past couple of years. Focus on the fact that they are talking a significant cost increase. Add to the conversation that one supervisor has been working to prove that the whole concept of going in house with trash means and how it can work and save money. But you have two of the supervisors who are townhouse development dwellers whom I think do not get it. And the one supervisor lives in a development that has private hauling, so she literally has zero clue as to the reality of living with AJ Blosenski now owned by Waste Connections. That being said she loves to ask for “data” to study while she contemplates her navel so she should try this on for size: there is a class action suit against Blosenski now. Possibly multiple class actions.

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-dis-crt-ed-pen/116103432.html

https://www.ajbclassactionsettlement.com

AJ Blosenski Trash Removal Class Action Lawsuit Investigation

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I will be honest when I lived in a municipality that had their own refuse removal, it worked better. Things weren’t missed, if something happened you could speak to a real person, etc. And it was less expensive in the end then having to pay for private trash removal.

Class action suits heating up means that the litigation costs get passed through to customers, including municipalities, which means taxpayers in said municipalities are also carrying the water on this.

Those postcards were received today by Tredyffrin residents, so you know sooner or later it will make it’s way around.

talking trash west whitelandDownload

I will leave you with the numbers on A.J. Blosenski. And I will QUOTE West Whiteland Township:

For comparison, the current contracted rate for 2024 is $800,245. The proposed 2026 rate of $1,454,399.96 represents an 81.7% increase in hauling costs.

West Whiteland residents do you want an increase of 81.7 % ? I wouldn’t.

The meeting is this evening September 25th at 6:30 PM. You can go in person to 101 Commerce Drive in Exton or you can attend by zoom. Here is the packet link which includes zoom link at the top:

https://www.westwhiteland.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09252024-1373

what’s with the handicap spots outside malvern borough?

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See that photo? This is today as in just a little while ago in Malvern Borough. In their parking lot.

This white Tesla is not showing a handicap tag or a handicap placard, but they just took two handicap parking spaces so they could run into the building and then come out. The parking lot isn’t jammed. Far from it.

Two days ago it was a blue Tesla. Again Malvern Borough, two spots. Two handicapped spots. The person who sent me the photo at the time told me they sat there and watched literally as two people got out of the Tesla, and “jogged” into the building. No handicap tag, paper temporary tag, or handicap hanging placard.

So is this another Tesla ignorance thing? I say a Tesla ignorance thing, because personally near where I live, I have seen a particular white Tesla run the light at a VERY problematic four way intersection instead of coming to a stop when the light is turning. so is this behavioral characteristics of people who buy the car or just plain old, ordinary ignorance?

And then you just have to wonder about Malvern Borough. Do they have security cameras that watch the parking lot? I do know for a fact that the person who took the photos has turned them over to the police department there. So my suggestion to Malvern would be if they don’t have a security camera that is trained on handicap spots, they might want to add one. That way those not entitled to handicap parking can pay for their privilege and misplaced sense of entitlement.

Obviously, something needs to be done if you’re seeing this in the same parking lot within two days of each other. Maybe once you could say it was a mistake, but with the second one in the same week, it’s like it’s a pattern isn’t it?

It’s not necessarily particularly easy to get a handicap hanging placard, or a handicap plate. I remember years ago when I lived on the Main Line I had a neighbor next-door, who literally kept his mother’s handicap placard for years after she was dead. He had no handicap, but he kept it so he could get parking spaces where he wanted. It was appalling.

Eventually, my neighbor from years ago got caught because there was one time when he parked somewhere and I forget what he was driving at the time (he used to like fancier cars), and anyway wherever he was he had not only parked in a handicap spot, but he wasn’t particularly neat about his parking, so he was partially in another spot, and his plates got run along with the handicap hangtag in his rearview mirror. Let’s just say it was like the PennDOT version of the cuffs don’t match the collar.

I also remember when someone I once knew became more ill with cancer, and they had to go through the hoops to get a handicap hanging placard because it made it easier for the person and person driving them getting in and out of a car and into places after a while. I also remember how offensive it was when they would be going to park somewhere and getting ready to pull into a handicap spot with the handicap tag in full display and somebody without any handicap tags would just steal the spot.

Another place where I see people doing this all the time is in the center of Wayne on N. Wayne Ave. Some of the rather entitled, nouveau Main Liners think that the handicap spots are for their convenience…along with taking multiple spots at a time.

Anyway, don’t be jerks out there. Please leave the handicap spots for the people who actually need them. And if you’re familiar with Malvern Borough you know that because the library is in the same place with the township building, etc. that there are a lot of senior citizens, who go there to use the library who are entitled to those spots.

Thanks for stopping by.

By the way, so I don’t get comments about this, as this occurred in a public parking lot and as such there is no reasonable expectation to privacy in a public space so this photo
is very much allowed.

politics make strange bedfellows…in chester county

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This is a friendraiser / fundraiser. Now look at the committee. CLOSELY!!! A former Chairman of the Republican Committee of Chester County is on the committee (June 9, 1996 – September 23, 2011)?

Is Mr. GOP coming to what the Chester County Republican Committee think of as THE DARK SIDE? Or is he hedging his bets?

Who woulda’ thunk you would find Mr. GOP on a committee with Brian McGinnis and Grandma Charlotte. Or again, is this perhaps like letting the proverbial Fox into the hen house? Or is this just a way for the fox to rearrange the furniture in the hen house as well?

What. A. Strange. Election. Season.

hey great valley school district is this what is now officially known as a tiktok fall guy?

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So I wrote about why was the Great Valley Middle School principal last week, remember?

when did middle school become such a hell hole?

You would have thought that I was committing sacrilege or something for asking.

And then last week there was the threat of it all as well.

https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2024/09/22/police-and-school-district-investigate-threat-at-great-valley-middle-school/

So hmmm…my opinion (which I am allowed) is this man is officially now the TikTok fall guy. Fall guy much Great Valley School District ? The TikTok principal of Great Valley Middle School took his orders like a good soldier, yes? So why is superintendent staying? I would be curious as to which parents were emailed because parents I know who always look at their email did not get an email they saw this on a social media page.

I feel sorry for this man. Perhaps it’s time for Superintendent Daniel Goffredo to actually go? He’s the top, effective leadership is supposed to start at the top but is it?

Allow me to quote some parents:

I did not receive an email either. Nor did the other mother of my children. And this is why I feel the way I do about these situations. I have to find everything out not from the source. And most of the time my kids know more than I do.

And

BS- there is no email to ‘parents’. I just checked all my folders. I have plenty other emails from them regarding the MS including one earlier today at 11:35 as a follow up to Friday’s incident. But nothing on the 19th, or 18th, or any other day with that information. What a great way to find out because someone else posts on FB….not!

I searched my primary inbox, spam, promotions, social and updates. All my folders, and there is nothing. Just the emails about Friday’s incident, and nothing from the district on the prior days post School Board meeting when they approved his retirement as a no-name employee number xxx (found in the agenda under personnel item 1e I think)… I suspected it that night. Now I know.

And

I didn’t see one. I agree. Fall guy.

And

I DID NOT receive the email that was supposedly sent to families on 9/19. Upon finding out the news tonight on Facebook(of course) in another group where other parents were sharing similar screenshots and saying this is also their first time learning about it, I went digging in my email thinking I missed something. Nope. I checked my primary folder, spam, promotions, social and updates folders. These are all my 5 folders. Nada. Zilch. No such email. None of the MS families who commented in other groups have received the email mentioned in dr Goffredo’s blurb.
I had my suspicions during the latest SB meeting when one of the agenda items under Personnel was ‘Retirement Agreement Employee #827867, effective June 30, 2025’. The other staff members were all named in the agenda.
Lack of communication, poor communication, conflicting information/communication, too vague and so on- these are just some of the continuous complains from the community when it comes to GVSD. You’d think they would double check that an email was indeed shared with families before posting that claim in an official statement. I won’t say I’m surprised- I’m most certainly not.
Dr Souders wasn’t perfect- who is? But to see him go this way is sad.

Update about MS Leadership
The Great Valley School District emailed teachers and families to provide an update about leadership at Great Valley Middle School. The email is below in its entirety.
September 19, 2024
Dear GVSD Community,
This email is sent to update you about leadership at Great Valley Middle School. Dr. Edward Souders will remain on leave for the remainder of the school year and will retire in June 2025. Consistent with our practice, we cannot provide any additional information as we are committed to honoring our employees’ right to privacy.
Dr. Sharon Cohen will remain in the interim principal role at Great Valley Middle School and will be supported by Mr. Thomas Mulvey. We will conduct a principal search in an expeditious manner with the goal of naming a permanent principal as soon as possible. You can expect an additional announcement regarding the search in the near future.
We are grateful to Dr. Souders for his many years of service to the Great Valley School District and wish him well in his retirement.
Sincerely,
Daniel Goffredo, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools

https://ms.gvsd.org/

Think it’s still just me?

And Great Valley School District has person whose job it is to communicate. This is yet another failure to communicate in this school district, sadly. Maybe she should retire too?

Well Great Valley this sure is awkward isn’t it? Should the question actually be should Goffredo stay or should he go now?

igourmet was sold and it’s not the same company, so caveat emptor.

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Igourmet was sold recently and it’s obviously NOT the same company.

As a foodie, and someone who likes to entertain sometimes, I was delighted when I discovered this company years ago. I could get cheeses I literally could not get anywhere else even from DiBruno Brothers.

For years until today, I had used them happily, without incident.

But apparently they were sold at some point this year and it’s a hot mess.

Spencer Chesman, the founder and CEO of igourmet, became the president of Innovative Gourmet, a subsidiary of IVFH (Innovative Food Holdings) around 2018 when IVFH acquired iGourmet. Spencer’s mother, Marsha, founded International Gourmet in the 1960s as a catalog-based retailer of imported cheeses. Spencer launched igourmet.com in 1997, and his sister Tracy Chesman joined him in the business. However who knows how long the actual Chesman family lasted after their 2018 acquisition, right? If you pay attention to businesses , you know how these deals go – usually the company selling out to another company will keep some key employees in place for about a year and then once they think there is a transition that’s complete the company that acquired the original company will often just axe people.

Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) sold the igourmet.com business this year. Apparently the deal closed around September 2, just my luck. It was purchased by an undisclosed buyer who should continue to hide my current experience was so bad. I doubt I am the only one.

Sampford Advisors acted as financial advisor for Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. Erben M&A Advisors acted as financial advisor for Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP acted as legal advisor to Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. and Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza Cole & Boniske, P.A. acted as legal adviosr to iGourmet LLC. I hope they all enjoy the fees they earned because they just put this company in the toilet.

I’m seriously so angry I could scream. I want to know why I spent all that time on the phone with a customer service representative, who assured me that my order would be shipped on the CORRECT date because your new updated website has many bugs in it that I am receiving half of my order today weeks ahead of time?

The backstory is I had been forced to call customer service and not just place my order because their website has so many screw ups. You couldn’t see descriptions of cheeses on the website yet if you put the name of the cheese into Google their description on the website showed up. Also you have the option of delivering immediately or buying now and delivering at a future date within a few weeks. Only when I chose my date in October, it processed as immediately. So I had to call. Oh yes they told me, it was corrected and will be fine.

Fine my arse.

They can’t guarantee that the items I received this morning are going to be fresh by the time October 8th rolls around and the other thing is they didn’t even keep items cold reaching me. Everything was VERY warm including what were supposed to be ice packs.

Does today, September 22, LOOK like October 7th ship for October 8th delivery date?

They owe me replacements on the correct shipping date. And immediate refunds if items are out of stock. They charge a fortune now for shipping and they can’t even get things here cold or even chill to the touch.

Seriously they DID NOT even get things here OVERNIGHT or the cold packs would still have some substance to them and actually be cold or chilly. Extreme perishables arrived WARM. That skeeves me out.

What a mess. And the joke Is on me for spending money with the company. It’s not the same company obviously.

Until now, I had been a happy customer for years. I referred them to countless people.

Caveat emptor and if anyone knows exactly purchased iGourmet, I am all ears. This was a $300+ order and it’s a FAIL.