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Written by Scott Zoback
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Thursday, 02 August 2007 |
Stories and comments from Worcester's Web diaries
Compiled by Scott Zoback
• Posted on worcester.craigslist.ord/rnr: the problem of drugs/crime on main street and the gbv area is much larger than police presence can solve ... not the mention they can't just go knocking down doors and arresting "druggies" without good reason to do so ... it's a waste of resources and violates the rights of the criminal. i'm not saying things can't be changed, but pickin' on the guys for getting a cup of coffee and a donut instead of busting dealers in gbv is a bit ridiculous. Besides ... it's not those guys that decide what they're doing for the day. someone else has that job. And he's probably sitting at a desk someplace downtown.
• Posted by "Mike" on michael01612.spaces.live.com:: A wall. That is how I would describe George Street. Technically, it is 500 feet long, 90 feet elevation gain, at 17.5% gradient; in old money, that's 1 in 5. But this doesn't adequately describe George Street. George Street is the sort of street that you would totally avoid going down during the entire winter for fear of just careening out of control side-swiping car after car and exiting uncontrolled and unable to stop into traffic on Main Street. George Street is the sort of street you avoid going up all year long for wondering if the front of your car will impact the road, like hitting a wall, before beginning to tilt upwards. Normally rectangular windows, door frames, and bricks are transformed into bizarre trapezoids from the slope of the road. Something deep inside says "this is not right, this is not a good place for a road, I should avoid this place and go around another way." But here I am, and on a bicycle no less. I am going to ride my bicycle as fast as I can directly into the wall in the George Street Hill Climb — the shortest bicycle race there is.
• Posted by "Brendan Melican" on radioball.net: Tuesday being the absolutely beautiful day it was, the decision was made to bring the boy up to Green Hill Park and take a look at the little petting zoo/farm they have up there as well as put in some miles on the playground. The last time I was up there for any amount of time was 2002 or so when I partook in a regional disaster drill. My only memories of the petting zoo from my own childhood involve a hazy recollection of a buffalo who looked like he had taken at least as many small caliber rounds as 50 Cent. It was pretty grim, to say the least. Well, it's been a long time since I've been that pleasantly surprised by a municipal offering. That little zoo, as limited as it is, may be one of the most well-maintained animal prisons I've seen east of San Diego. Although the llamas look like they could stand a little dental work, but nobody's perfect. This is in stark contrast to the Worcester Ecoterium which we took a stroll through last month and proved to be all sorts of sad, on so many levels. Busted up bald eagles stuffed into over sized parrot cages; they're coming off the endangered species list this year folks, we don't need to prolong the suffering of things we can eat. A few red foxes which were either rabid or hooked on smack, hard to tell in these parts. One lawn mower converted into a choo choo train, which just happened to break down on us. And of course the Ecotarium's center piece, Kenda the polar bear. I hope to be wrong on this one kids, but Kenda looks insane in that little tank he calls home. Criminally insane. One of these winters during some blizzard of ‘78 style storm, Kenda is going to bust out of that polar pit of despair and eat east Worcester children for sport until going down in a hail of WPD gunfire. That bear doesn't like Worcester in the same way Eugene Mirman doesn't like Worcester. Except Eugene Mirman doesn't have giant sharp teeth perfectly suited for eating toddlers. Watch out Worcester, Kenda has your number. Back to the actual point here, Green Hill park is looking great. It's come along way since it's hunting preserve days in the early 1980's. Except for one issue I thought went the way of the Paris Cinema. Can someone please tell me there is a non creepy reason why the parking lots were loaded with middle aged men either standing by their cars or driving from lot to lot over and over again?
• Posted by "Bill Randell" on worcesterma.blogspot.com: I have e-mailed our airport liaison, Phil Niddrie, to see if he can reveal the name of the one entity who bid on the most recent Land RFP from the Spring? Stay tuned. Here is the response via e-mail this morning from Airport Liaison Niddrie: "As of this time, we cannot. o
In true blog fashion, the spelling, grammar and punctuation of these selections are to the individual poster's tastes.
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