I spent part of the other day talking to City officials, citizens, co-workers etc about this little coffee stand. It's not illegal to run a coffee stand like this; and to be quite honest I'm OK with these types of businesses. Everyone has a right to make a living (especially in this tough economy). People have also said it's no worse than is seen at the local YMCA pool, or down by the river (thank you Chris Farrely for that). It is because these are bathing suits, these are thongs and bras (and unless you are in the women's locker room, or Brazil (because I haven't seen that down by OUR river) it's DIFFERENT). What I am objecting to is the location of this particular place and the fact there is next to no discretion about it. It's a plastic bubble in a grocery store/strip mall parking lot. There is almost no way to NOT expose our children to it (it's on a street that's a major school bus route). Yes people have said just don't go there; yep that's one way to put pressure on them to close up shop. But if that's where you shop, or buy your pizza, paint or other goods how do you avoid it? If you are sitting in a long line of cars waiting for the train to pass how do you avoid it? You CAN'T. That's all I'm saying, let's put some pressure on them to tint the windows, put up some shades or MOVE to a proper location. Again live and let live, make a living selling your "hot" coffee, but don't expose our children to your wares.
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David St.ClairMiddle aged husband, father, techhead, wanna be chef/painter/writer, human that believes in... a lot of things and nothing. Archives
February 2016
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