[Rhodes22-list] need some help

Wed, 11 Sep 2002 08:00:23 -0500

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Michael,

Second line "ad fount" ????

last word, last paragraph, "ternary"

Give me a hint on these, please.

I am assuming that your Rooney must not be licensed in the town of 
Westport. So now you can't legally bring the dog to the beach at all????

Made changes right in the letter. Should have a greeting, dear (whoever) 
and at the end a sincerely, to close. You are sincere, aren't you???? :-)

Rik

At 02:10 AM 9/11/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>I got "foot-in-mouth" at the dog park over the weekend, and was asked to 
>write a
>letter to the local paper, 
><http://www.doggpac.org/>http://www.doggpac.org/ for the background.
>Ok. I figured I would try to run it by the list first, see how it sell and 
>look for any ideas
>how to punch it up, make it more powerful, persuasive, improve it or tone 
>it down,
>over the top is nominal for the town :-) Not pound and would welcome any 
>additions or advice.
>beside I rather start with a 100 people I know before 25,000 in town :-)
>
>
>
>An Open Letter to the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = 
>"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Westport RTM
>
><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
>
>            I'm glad to hear the RTM will be reviewing the latest winter 
> regulation for Compo Beach. This is just another example of the 
> overregulation we've been seeing in your town. I find it ad fount to the 
> Connecticut Yankee spirit and to butcher a paraphrase "Another person's 
> paranoia should not be my problem". To the best of my knowlege there have 
> been no reported problems that demand a solution.
>
>
>
>I have three Daughters aged 7, 5 and 1, and our favorite winter activity 
>is going to Compo Beach 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 shells 
>and generally are a family. The girls love the playground. I, being a 
>reasonable parent keep a watch on them all. Dozens of times a day little 
>ones come to pet and meet Rooney, our dog. We've done this for years, as 
>have other parents, and there has never been a problem. So what are these 
>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?
>
>
>
>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. Nor, am I one of these folks that think dogs are 
>people. I have never been disappointed in Westport until now. Never before 
>have I seen an issue forced through by the few wielding power in the face 
>of such strong opposition.
>
>
>
>Scrap the new rules. There is no problem at Compo Beach, this is truly a 
>non-issue. Only problem is in the minds of bored people with not enough to 
>do and the effects of their itinerary.
>
>
>
>
>
>  Michael Meltzer
>
>

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Michael, 
Second line &quot;ad fount&quot; ???? 
last word, last paragraph, &quot;ternary&quot; 
Give me a hint on these, please. 
I am assuming that your Rooney must not be licensed in the town of
Westport. So now you can't legally bring the dog to the beach at
all???? 
Made changes right in the letter. Should have a greeting, dear (whoever)
and at the end a sincerely, to close. You are sincere, aren't you????
:-) 
Rik 
 
At 02:10 AM 9/11/2002 -0400, you wrote: 
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>I got
&quot;foot-in-mouth&quot; at the dog park over the weekend, and was asked
to write a 
letter to the local paper,
<a href="http://www.doggpac.org/">http://www.doggpac.org/</a> for the
background. 
Ok. I figured I would try to run it by the list
first, see how it sell and look for any ideas 
how to punch it up, make it more powerful,
persuasive, improve it or tone it down, 
over the top is nominal for the town :-) Not
pound and would welcome any additions or advice. 
beside I rather start with a 100 people I know
before 25,000 in town :-) 
&nbsp; 
&nbsp; 
An Open Letter to the &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
&quot;urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags&quot; /&gt;Westport
RTM 
&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
&quot;urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office&quot; /&gt; 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I’m glad to
hear the RTM will be reviewing the latest winter regulation for Compo
Beach. This is just another example of the overregulation we’ve been
seeing in your town. I find it ad fount to the Connecticut Yankee spirit
and to butcher a paraphrase “Another person’s paranoia should not be my
problem”. To the best of my knowlege there have been no reported problems
that demand a solution. 
&nbsp; 
I have three Daughters aged 7, 5 and 1, and our favorite winter activity
is going to Compo Beach 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
shells and generally are a family. The girls love the playground. I,
being a reasonable parent keep a watch on them all. Dozens of times a day
little ones come to pet and meet Rooney, our dog. We’ve done this for
years, as have other parents, and there has never been a problem. So what
are these 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?
 
&nbsp; 
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. Nor, am I one of these folks that think dogs are
people. I have never been disappointed in Westport until now. Never
before have I seen an issue forced through by the few wielding power in
the face of such strong opposition.&nbsp; 
&nbsp; 
Scrap the new rules. There is no problem at Compo Beach, this is truly a
non-issue. Only problem is in the minds of bored people with not enough
to do and the effects of their itinerary. 
&nbsp; 
&nbsp; 
&nbsp;Michael Meltzer 
&nbsp; 
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