Before continuing with the war-related posts I'm giving you this. I'm kind of down today on the whole process so please bear with me, readers.
This is the FRONT-PAGE, ABOVE-the-FOLD, FULL-PICTURE LEAD this Sunday morning.
Oh, BTW, the CROSSWALKS DON'T WORK so BE CAREFUL!!!!
"Crossing to their own beat; Injuries up, but jaywalking abounds on Hub’s busy streets" by David Filipov, Globe Staff | October 11, 2009
.... It was a rare act of civil obedience for a pedestrian in Boston, repeated by almost no one else on this day at this intersection. Throngs of iPod-wearing, cellphone-texting walkers blew through the red “Don’t walk’’ signs, barely acknowledging the flustered drivers who slammed on the brakes and banged on their dashboards in futility.
Other cities hit unruly pedestrians with fines that can cost upward of $50. The $1 ticket for illegally crossing the street in Massachusetts would deter no one, even if Boston police bothered to issue citations, which they do not do. In a city infamous for its combative drivers, the walkers are no less aggressive, immersed in what one pedestrian advocate called “a culture of jaywalking’’ - despite statistics that suggest Boston is increasingly perilous for those on foot....
Then take a bike, 'er, a unicycle???
Pffft!
You guys are only kidding, right?
The rate of pedestrian fatalities in Boston is low compared with other cities its size....
Oh, I LOVE the SMELL of AGENDA-PUSHING in the MORNING, don't you?
And NOW LOOK at where GLOBE REPORTER applies his INVESTIGATIVE TALENTS:
On any given day, at any given intersection in Boston, pedestrians cut off drivers on the notoriously clogged labyrinth of city streets. They wander off narrow sidewalks to avoid a puddle, a dog, or one another, without regard to an oncoming 10-ton truck. They take over thoroughfares en masse, in little urban coups d’etat. Daring individuals step out and stare down drivers defiantly, like toreadors in a bull ring....
Boston’s transportation commissioner, Thomas J. Tinlin, observes: “You have pedestrians who are making poor decisions.’’
Yup, NOTHING like INSULTS to win over the general populace. Of course, the Globe is an ELITIST PAPER so this guy and the reporter are just swimming in warm water. I'm not supposed to be reading this.
And WAIT UNTIL you get a LOAD of THIS, readers:
The decisions did not look so poor on the ground. Roxana Santana, in a hurry to cross the street, pressed the button that she thought would render a “Walk’’ signal. It did not. Few people know this, but the buttons at some busy intersections are programmed to work only at night, when traffic is light. (“It’s supply and demand,’’ Tinlin said.)
Now is that ever an INSULT!!!!! And you think my mouth is bad, huh?
Yeah, SCOLD the PUBLIC for a PROBLEM that DOESN'T REALLY EXIST -- and then find that the GOVERNMENT is RESPONSIBLE for the BEHAVIOR the MSM is CASTIGATING!!!!
Wow, I'm hustling along at a brisk pace because I'm angry, readers. Can you keep up with me?
A crowd materialized as Santana grew impatient with the “Don’t Walk’’ signal.
Yup, and YOU COULD STAND THERE ALL DAY and it will NEVER CHANGE!!!!!!
But YOU are a LAWBREAKER, walker!
Of course, if you READ the STORY the AGENDA is to START FINING EVERYONE!!! Yup, that is ALL THEY KNOW here in Massachushitts -- and a REPORTER WASTED TIME WATCHING PEOPLE CROSS the STREET!
NO LOOTING or ROBBERIES to uncover, huh? NO MALFEASANCE anywhere in the state or city, 'eh?
At a lull in the traffic, everyone started to cross, and after one last glare at the button, she joined them. “I took a chance,’’ she said. People jaywalk, said Rosa Carson, program coordinator at the pedestrian advocacy group WalkBoston, “because street infrastructure really disregards pedestrians’ needs.’’
Yeah, especially since the LIGHT DOESN'T WORK!!!
In many other cities, jaywalking is not as ingrained in the pedestrian culture. Carson described being “amazed’’ in San Francisco to find pedestrians waiting at “Don’t Walk’’ signs, even when there were no cars. Seattle has been combating jaywalkers for years - no matter who they are. Kenny Williams, general manager of the Chicago White Sox, reportedly was slapped with a $56 jaywalking fine in Seattle in August. Manny Ramírez, still with the Red Sox at the time and perhaps accustomed to Boston jaywalking mores, was nabbed for illegally being Manny on a Seattle street in 2008. Ramírez was lucky - he got off with a stern lecture.
Pffft! Pfffft!
WHO REALLY GIVES a S*** about Manny Ramirez in the "news" section -- or anywhere else?
Un-flipping-believable!
REASON #1 these guys are CRATERING!
NEWSPAPERS SUCK!!!!!!!!
In cities such as Los Angeles or Houston, where major thoroughfares are multilane, high-speed boulevards, the layout discourages unprotected forays into traffic, said Jeff Larson, general manager of SmartRoute Systems Inc. in Cambridge.
Unless you want to get run over.
Boston is taking a few steps. City transportation engineers, aided by recently installed digital-control boxes that allow them to program and synchronize signals at many city intersections, recently re-calibrated more than 100 traffic lights to give pedestrians more time and opportunities to cross. New traffic configurations allow pedestrians and cars going the same direction to cross an intersection simultaneously; signs tell vehicles to yield to pedestrians and walkers to watch out for cars. The city has introduced “Don’t Walk’’ signals that count down how much time is left to cross - an upgrade long commonplace in other cities. And City Hall has proposed legislation that would raise the fine for jaywalking to $20, and $50 after the first three offenses in a calendar year.
Told you there was an agenda being pushed.
Above all, Tinlin said, the city is trying to accommodate everyone on the sidewalks and roads, not just those sitting behind the wheel....
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And whatever you do, don't take the T.
"Fenway faithful?; Die-hards not ready to count Sox out" by Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff | October 11, 2009
Pffft.
Isn't there a sports section I never read for this self-serving slop (we will eat lunch later, readers).
.... the playoff thrill isn’t quite the same this year....
Awwww.
"NASCAR coverage was also expanded on the cable channel New England Sports Network, which is owned by New England Sports Ventures, the parent company of the Red Sox and Fenway Sports Group. The New York Times Co., which owns The Boston Globe, holds a 17 percent stake in New England Sports Ventures."
I'm sure the unemployed and homeless are crushed.
And now the coverage and news choices the Globe makes become so much clearer, don't they?
Around the park, multiple fans said they are just as excited this year as they were last postseason - and every postseason since 2004, when the team’s first World Series title in 86 years fundamentally changed their rooting experience....
“Before ’04, people believed the Red Sox were personally doing something to them to lose,’’ said Tom Mecsas-Faxon, a social worker from Sharon.
What is with these guys taking their Jewish wife's names? First the unicyclist, now this guy. Oh, right, the globe's sourcing. All Jew or crypto-Joo.
The 45-year-old has been a fan since before the 1975 pennant season and scored tickets for today’s game through a source. “After ’04, people believed that we could come back from anything, and especially after ’07. We’re not destined to lose anymore.’’
I'm sorry, but who gives a shit?
Maybe NO ONE will be KILLED this time if they go quietly into that good day!
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Well, while we are at the park we might as well have a hot dog, right?
"Fenway Park's food stands flunked city health inspections on more than a dozen health and safety measurements on Red Sox opening day April 8, from storing food at unsafe temperatures to failing to clean food preparation counters.... and rodent droppings underneath service counters, city records show.... The inspection reports paint an unsettling portrait of the Fenway dining experience."
Ah, maybe not.
And WHY is the FAT-LECTURING GLOBE promoting such GARBAGE for TEEN STOMACHS, anyway, huh?
"Going to the dogs pays off for Watertown teen"
Just puked up the mixed message from the BG!!!
"Traffic restrictions today downtown
Traffic will be restricted around the city today because of the noon Red Sox playoff game, a half-marathon, and holiday parades and festivals. To top it all off, officials warn of delays on the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge in midafternoon because a helicopter will be landing there during shooting of a Tom Cruise movie.
Just ONE MOE INCONVENIENCE for which we are PAYING HOLLYWOOD!
See: The Hollywood Heist of Massachusetts
Is that REALLY what you want YOUR POLICE doing, Bay-Stater?
GUARDING a MOVIE SET and ENFORCING TYRANNY for LOOTING HOLLYWOOD?
Yawkey Way, Van Ness Street, and Boylston Street near Fenway Park will be closed starting two hours before the game. The Boston Athletic Association Half-Marathon, which begins near the Fenway, will delay traffic starting at 7 a.m. on Park Drive at Roberto Clemente Field, then along the Arborway to the Franklin Park Zoo.
Related: A Day at the Boston Zoo
Where has all your tax money gone, Boston?
Boston police expect about 5,000 runners. The Columbus Day Parade will also delay traffic. The parade starts at 1 p.m. at City Hall Plaza and ends in the North End. Traffic will also be redirected in the Adams Village area in Dorchester for the Irish Heritage Festival from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Think I'll take a cab home.
