u/PassyunkHoagie

Not currently a bar owner but used to be a GM before I spent many years in supplier-side booze sales. Back in the late-2000s and early-2010s it felt like there was a fairly symbiotic relationship between bars and sales reps because both had an interest in moving product and reps often had budgets to finance events and giveaways (where allowed). Towards the end of my time in the booze biz (no longer working in the field by that point) I got a sense that many bar owners viewed reps as a nuisance or something to be dealt with which struck me as odd because in my experience most reps were willing to bend over backwards to get an on-prem placement. Just curious to hear it direct from the other side.

I completely understand why this hasn’t happened and why it probably won’t ever happen. I don’t even know if it should happen because it would lead to even further development, but some days I do lament the fact that there is no passenger rail service to West Chester, Kennett, and Phoenixville.

Obviously SEPTA could never handle it, they barely manage to run the R5, but I can’t help but feel like rail stations in these towns, if properly executed, would be incredibly popular with visitors and local residents.

Literally. I know it’s not unique to Chester County but it seems like almost every day I encounter someone going over the lines while driving. Not just on the main roads where there is some margin for error but also on our numerous winding backroads where crossing the double yellow could easily lead to a collision. I don’t know if it’s phones (I would hope no one is dense enough to try texting while driving on Wawaset or Valley Creek) or drivers that aren’t comfortable on narrow roadways but it’s far too common.