Comments on: Nanny state

By: Pixelkiller

Pixelkiller — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:03:51 +0000

In San Francisco, (way back when it was a real town and still had some vacant lots), I knew where every fruit tree was within a 6 block radius. Late in the summer I’d come home with my shirt filled to bursting with apricots, plums, (the orange ones), apples and cherries, (the dark ones).
The people in whose yards these treats grew would wait until our shirts were almost filled before half-heartedly chasing us back over the fense.
One year my mom made about 2 dozen jars of apricot jam from what I brought home. Did that make her an accessory?
What-the-hell. Gone forever.

By: Grey Goat

Grey Goat — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:59:15 +0000

“…a tree-shaded Wiffle ball version of Fenway Park…”

Here is the actual root of the problem, had it been a replica of Yankee Stadium this would not have been an issue.

By: bc

bc — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:00:22 +0000

Jessica, thanks very much for sharing the quote. It works for me every time. Whether on or near the water, a field, the back yard, or a late Tuesday night taking out the nearly forgotten trash cans, long after everyone else is asleep. Neighborhood quiet and peaceful, moon phases and clouds. A moment taken to offer thanks for all we have, and an appreciation of life in general. Have a great weekend, B.

By: SeniorD

SeniorD — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:38:36 +0000

Growing up in Western New York, we didn’t have acres of green to play baseball/football or the occasional dodgeball. We made do with the street, local school yards or backyards. Believe me, neither we nor our parents worried about scrapes, bumps bruises or whatever.

To those kids in Greenwich, y’all did what your elders couldn’t/wouldn’t do and you should be PROUD! They’ll likely take it from you, force you into some miasma of false conviction over taking something not yours. Tell ‘em to stuff it and the horse they rode in on.

By: badbob

badbob — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:20:36 +0000

Having grown up in a “Leave it Beaver Suburb” of CT meself, I am no great lover o’Greenwich, CT though I could see that same thing happening in Del Mar or La Jolla or Rancho Sante Fe ….too easily.

Snake is legally right on this. He is a small town barrister after all. Morally right?? What the hell does that mean? Ask 50 people and you’ll get 50 answers.

By: Kris, in New England

Kris, in New England — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:00:34 +0000

… broken liquor bottle was discovered in one of the neighbor’s driveways last week. Meanwhile, construction materials and tools have gone missing from his clients’ properties and been found at the field,

And of course, that kind of thing has never happened before. The kids sounds like they want to be as flexible as they can. The neighbors are talking about their “safety”…jebus.

Oh and Snake – smooches honey.