Comments on: The Cleanest Street in North America http://www.radioopensource.org/the-cleanest-street-in-north-america/ Christopher Lydon in conversation on arts, ideas and politics Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:09:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lisa Williams http://www.radioopensource.org/the-cleanest-street-in-north-america/#comment-71872 Lisa Williams Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:42:33 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=472#comment-71872 Oh, and my theory is actually driven by Zoning, which for most midsized City Halls is what checks the box beside Sex, Drugs, *and* Rock 'n Roll. Cambridge is so densely populated that if someone wants to build a screen porch people act like the Huns are invading. Add that to the fact that the Much Bigger Than a Screen Porch project is undoubtedly being done by Harvard, which is hated by townies for the fact that they buy up all the property, develop it for for-profit purposes -- and then pay absolutely nothing in property tax. Whaddya got? A crowd of angry citizens (Cue the torches and pitchforks) declaring that if that *#*%$ construction project leaves dust and dirt all over their neighborhood they're gonna riot like it's 1999, and give money to Other People's Political Campaigns, besides. The developer gets back at the residents by sweeping 8 times a day, to annoy the residents with the noise. Hoist, meet your petard. Oh, and my theory is actually driven by Zoning, which for most midsized City Halls is what checks the box beside Sex, Drugs, *and* Rock ‘n Roll.

Cambridge is so densely populated that if someone wants to build a screen porch people act like the Huns are invading. Add that to the fact that the Much Bigger Than a Screen Porch project is undoubtedly being done by Harvard, which is hated by townies for the fact that they buy up all the property, develop it for for-profit purposes — and then pay absolutely nothing in property tax.

Whaddya got? A crowd of angry citizens (Cue the torches and pitchforks) declaring that if that *#*%$ construction project leaves dust and dirt all over their neighborhood they’re gonna riot like it’s 1999, and give money to Other People’s Political Campaigns, besides.

The developer gets back at the residents by sweeping 8 times a day, to annoy the residents with the noise. Hoist, meet your petard.

]]> By: Lisa Williams http://www.radioopensource.org/the-cleanest-street-in-north-america/#comment-71871 Lisa Williams Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:38:27 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=472#comment-71871 Have I mentioned you guys are totally teh r0xx0r? Yeah. You are. One thing I loved about bloggers going to the 2004 Democratic National Convention is that they would tell me whether the danishes at the Barack Obama breakfast sucked or not. Because, yes, I *do* want to know. Gives it all character. Have I mentioned you guys are totally teh r0xx0r?

Yeah. You are.

One thing I loved about bloggers going to the 2004 Democratic National Convention is that they would tell me whether the danishes at the Barack Obama breakfast sucked or not.

Because, yes, I *do* want to know.

Gives it all character.

]]> By: Nikos http://www.radioopensource.org/the-cleanest-street-in-north-america/#comment-71870 Nikos Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:05:08 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=472#comment-71870 nother: I escaped the Beatles brain-worm by (randomly) hearing the Stones' version of 'You Gotta Move' -- which (unintentionally) captured a sense of the weirdness of this thread's topic! PS to ROS: is this another 'undercover' Community Thread? Ya'll are sly, you know that? ;-) nother: I escaped the Beatles brain-worm by (randomly) hearing the Stones’ version of ‘You Gotta Move’ — which (unintentionally) captured a sense of the weirdness of this thread’s topic!

PS to ROS: is this another ‘undercover’ Community Thread?

Ya’ll are sly, you know that? ;-)

]]> By: Potter http://www.radioopensource.org/the-cleanest-street-in-north-america/#comment-71869 Potter Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:48:49 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=472#comment-71869 h wally... these are creative people who need their space to zone out. h wally… these are creative people who need their space to zone out.

]]> By: h wally http://www.radioopensource.org/the-cleanest-street-in-north-america/#comment-71868 h wally Mon, 27 Mar 2006 04:36:04 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=472#comment-71868 Zamboni man may just be providing a needed service. I worked in construction and have seen all sorts of problems arise from debris in the streets. It's amazing how fast your insurance rates can start rising with a few broken windshields caused by flying debris such as rocks and pieces of concrete. What amused me was the fact that you had a camera person and an interviewer on the scene as well as a room full of people looking out the window. The only guy actually working was Zamboni man. Zamboni man may just be providing a needed service. I worked in construction and have seen all sorts of problems arise from debris in the streets. It’s amazing how fast your insurance rates can start rising with a few broken windshields caused by flying debris such as rocks and pieces of concrete. What amused me was the fact that you had a camera person and an interviewer on the scene as well as a room full of people looking out the window. The only guy actually working was Zamboni man.

]]> By: Nikos http://www.radioopensource.org/the-cleanest-street-in-north-america/#comment-71867 Nikos Sun, 26 Mar 2006 23:29:37 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=472#comment-71867 thanks, nother. Now I'm gonna have to go through the rest of my day with the endlessly repeating brain-worm echoes of 'Yellow Submarine.' ;-) thanks, nother. Now I’m gonna have to go through the rest of my day with the endlessly repeating brain-worm echoes of ‘Yellow Submarine.’ ;-)

]]> By: Potter http://www.radioopensource.org/the-cleanest-street-in-north-america/#comment-71866 Potter Sun, 26 Mar 2006 20:46:17 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=472#comment-71866 Make newspaper hats, grab any noisemaker thing you can find and gather ye all, ROS crew, out there in the street to march in parade singing the above...... ( more pix please) once again now...... Make newspaper hats, grab any noisemaker thing you can find and gather ye all, ROS crew, out there in the street to march in parade singing the above……

( more pix please)

once again now……

]]> By: nother http://www.radioopensource.org/the-cleanest-street-in-north-america/#comment-71865 nother Sun, 26 Mar 2006 19:04:51 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=472#comment-71865 And our friends are all aboard, Many more of them live next door, And the band begins to play. We all live in a yellow zamboni-thing, As we live a life of ease, Everyone of us has all we need, Sky of blue and sea of green, In our yellow zamboini-thing, We all live in a yellow zamboni-thing, Yellow zamboni-thing, yellow zamboni-thing, We all live in a yellow zamboni-thing, Yellow zamboni-thing, yellow zamboni-thing And our friends are all aboard,

Many more of them live next door,

And the band begins to play.

We all live in a yellow zamboni-thing,

As we live a life of ease,

Everyone of us has all we need,

Sky of blue and sea of green,

In our yellow zamboini-thing,

We all live in a yellow zamboni-thing,

Yellow zamboni-thing, yellow zamboni-thing,

We all live in a yellow zamboni-thing,

Yellow zamboni-thing, yellow zamboni-thing

]]> By: Potter http://www.radioopensource.org/the-cleanest-street-in-north-america/#comment-71864 Potter Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:45:07 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=472#comment-71864 Jon, you have a point, it could be the NSA surveillling leftwing radio. Whoa! We need a plan.... Jon, you have a point, it could be the NSA surveillling leftwing radio. Whoa! We need a plan….

]]> By: peggysue http://www.radioopensource.org/the-cleanest-street-in-north-america/#comment-71863 peggysue Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:42:55 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=472#comment-71863 counter intelligence - ideas arrived at while sitting at the counter of the coffee shop downstairs? counter intelligence – ideas arrived at while sitting at the counter of the coffee shop downstairs?

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