Terry Pulliam Burd said...

> On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:53:42 -0500, Andy > fired up random
> neurons and synapses to opine:
>
>>That paints a terrible mental picture. We used to get poor people going
>>through curbside trash looking for aluminum cans and they would toss
>>anything in their way onto the curb. We called them human roaches.
>
> The LA City council has been discussing putting locks on homeowners'
> recycling bins b/c of this. Personally, I think it's a petty, cruel
> move for the more affluent to lock away something that's being thrown
> out. Counterintuitive, IMHO, but the City council insists that it will
> keep the "undesirables" out of residential neighborhoods. They also
> attempted to keep the taco trucks from parking for more than one hour
> in one place - claimed it hurt local restaurants. Like a taco truck is
> going to be competition for a restaurant? Likewise, the Santa Ana city
> council has been discussing banning the ice cream handcarts. What a
> crock. What's next? Ban the little old ladies in SA from using their
> iconic umbrellas?
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd


Around center city Philly, there are food carts all over, serving all kinds
of cuisine. Some of the best, actually.

At the courthouse in town, a family holds permits to two food carts, one at
the front and one at the side entrance. They do a landslide business for
the legals who can't stray too far from the courtrooms. The carts are the
ones they stand inside with grills, etc., cooking good food at fair prices.

There are plenty of restaurants blocks or so away but with the population
of jurors, etc., they are all easily overrun at lunch. Jurors get a clip on
lapel pin to get quicker service and 10% off in the interest of time and as
a courtesy for doing their civic duty. I'm very proud of that, having
served jury duty several times.

On recycling... In L.A., at the time, recycling wasn't mandatory. We didn't
have separate recycling bins like we do today. I'm not positive but except
for the return-deposit bottles, the public is not allowed to privately turn
in recyclable materials. In any case, nobody's ever swiped our curb
recycling. Maybe down on the flatlands they do. I dunno.

Andy