A 10 minute drive? No way!

There’s an article in the paper today about the Northeast side of town and how they are experiencing “growing pains.”  Some residents think they’re not getting new chain restaurants and trendy stores fast enough.  One person is even quoted as saying, “We didn’t have no Starbucks over here.”  Oh dear.  They don’t got no Starbucks.  Better build it fast, cuz they’re obviously suffering from a lack of caffeine.   But the quote, the most ‘typical Bakersfield’ quote, comes from a young lady who said, “I don’t want to have to drive all the way to the southwest or the northwest to shop.”  

What is it about Bakersfield that makes us never want to leave our own neighborhoods?  Must be something in the air.