It depressed me to see the locals - particularly the ones that I grew up with - attempt to hang on to their way of life amid the influx of granola-chewing, pot-smoking, 'back-to-the-land' liberals that want to drive out all jobs from Maine to keep it 'pristine'. When 'the mill' (doesn't matter which one...) is the only business in town and it shuts down, there's not much in the way of work. Maine used to have an excellent industrial base - shoes, textiles, wood-products (Forster was the only toothpick mill in the country), and believe it or not, eggs. (DeCoster Egg Farms was a huge company). Now, they're all gone thanks to NAFTA and the incredibly hostile business climate that's fomented in Maine by liberals.
Visited with a couple of friends from back home last month. My wife commented on how industrious they were - my friends works two jobs and dives for scallops to supplement his income. His wife works full time as well. My response was that they weren't industrious by choice.....in Maine, that's known as 'just gettin by'.
Was nice to hear the term 'Granolas' though. Been awhile since I've heard that one.