[Rhodes22-list] need some help
Todd Tavares
rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Wed, 11 Sep 2002 08:21:50 -0500
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<P> What would motivate the Westport RTM to legislate you wholesome family activities into criminality?<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm@michaelmeltzer.com><BR>Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 02:10:01 -0400 <BR>To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org><BR>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] need some help<BR><BR></P><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><XHTML><XMETA http-equiv="Content-Type" conFiltered="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><XMETA conFiltered="MSHTML 6.00.2719.2200" name="GENERATOR">
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I got "foot-in-mouth" at the dog park over the weekend, and was asked to write a</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>letter to the local paper, <A href="http://www.doggpac.org/">http://www.doggpac.org/</A> for the background.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ok. I figured I would try to run it by the list first, see how it sell and look for any ideas</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>how to punch it up, make it more powerful, persuasive, improve it or tone it down,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>over the top is nominal for the town :-) Not pound and would welcome any additions or advice.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>beside I rather start with a 100 people I know before 25,000 in town :-)</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">An Open Letter to the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City><st1:place>Westport</st1:place></st1:City> RTM</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>I’m glad to hear the RTM will be reviewing the latest winter regulation for <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Compo</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Beach</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, Which are just an example of the overregulation we’ve been seeing in your Town. I find it ad fount to the Connecticut Yankee sprint and to butcher a paraphrase “An others person’s paranoia should not be my problem”. To the best of my know age their have been no reported problems that demand a solution. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in">I have three Daughter aged 7, 5 and 1, and our favorite winter activity is going to <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Compo</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Beach</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> with our dog. I might add with my wife’s blessing after a long winter week. We run around, walk the dog, dig the sand, climb the jetties, play fetch in the water, collect rocks and shell and are a family. The girls love the playground. I being a reasonable parent keep a watch on them all. Dozen of time a day little ones come to pet and meet our Rooney. We’ve done this for years, as other parents, and their never been a problem. So what are those new rules about? I am going to be forced to break the law by having Rooney with me or to break the law by not supervising the children. Or better yet maybe I should leave the kids at the house while I take the Rooney to the beach? How much family time do any of us have? </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in">I am a normal guy, humble, hard working with the Metro North monthly ticket, up early and home late. I am not a member of PETA, or an activist at the town meetings or ones of these people think dogs are people. I never been disappointed in <st1:City><st1:place>Westport</st1:place></st1:City> until now, never before have I seen an issue forced thought by the few wheeling power in the face of strong opposition.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in">Scrap the new rules. There is no problem at <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Compo</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Beach</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, It’s is truly a non-issue. Only problem is in the minds of bored people with not enough to do and the effects of their ternary.</P>
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