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<DIV>Roland, Lou and the rest of you... </DIV>
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<DIV>If selling flowers in the street is illegal, why do we frequently see men
standing in three lanes of 410 highway traffic holding firefighter's boots and
begging for contributions? Doesn't this constitute a huge safety issue as they
bob and weave between oncoming vehicles? </DIV>
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<DIV>I see irony here when the "volunteer" ambulance
is dispatched to an accident scene to retrieve someone just begging for
this horror to happen. Society used to be embarrassed by begging and
beggars. This sends a message of Riverdale Park and Riverdale being down
and out. Arts District or no Arts District. And this ugly and very dangerous
practice is not exclusive to RP. I see it in Lanham and on New York Avenue
NE. </DIV>
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<DIV>What's next, priests from downtrodden parishes in the streets
begging on a Sunday afternoon to supplement light collection plates?</DIV>
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<DIV>E. Gad Zooks! </DIV>
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<DIV>Jeffrey Yorke</DIV>
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<DIV>PS: You'll not likely read an editorial on this topic in <EM>The Washington
Post</EM> since that paper is also often sold by in-street vendors. </DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 10/29/2007 1:37:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
lking@knob.com writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Roland
another point of agreement!<BR><BR>Street vendors on 410, Kenilworth and Rt
1, may be like the storm sewer running from East Beale Cr under 410 to
46th and Sheridan St: Town points at the county and county says its on some 5
year plan (and has been for 12 years!).<BR><BR>But not to stray to far, Code
Enforcement did get my neighbor(s) to move on. When they left with their
new SUV the rats etc. also left. Why were there rats? Because She twice a day
loaded her SUV with food to sell on the corner. Given the size of the beef and
turkey bones that got dragged into my yard from the bags of garbage, I'm glad
I never meet one of the beast face to face.<BR><BR>Other threads suggest
Riverdale Park needs to create more buzz. Maybe we could become the
<STRIKE>junk</STRIKE> yard sale capital of the area, running from Rt #1 to
Kenilworth or even onto 295 (Oh that's not Riverdale. Lets not pump-up
neighbors!). With the nick-nacks offered this would also work into the Arts
District goal. ;-) Jest, only in jest!<BR><BR>If a neighbor would help
me get the old coot back in the attic I would thank you,<BR>Lou<BR><BR>Roland
Walker wrote:
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cite=mid:b0ee22d0710290854w7dbd302er5365ceddaa0136fa@mail.gmail.com
type="cite"><PRE wrap="">Selling flowers in the street is absolutely illegal. I've been
calling the police about it for years.
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