In article >,
Denny Wheeler > wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:09:55 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

> >Of course, the corollary is that it is better to lose a single person
> >who has no tolerance for normal kid behavior rather than a bunch of
> >families.
>
> Haven't seen anyone in this thread or the previous one talking about
> 'normal kid behavior'.


Read the above. I just did.

:-)

It depends on the situation, and you have to be there to judge it, but
I've certainly seen occasional adults who cannot tolerate normal kid
behavior. They need to find places where there aren't any kids.

Many years ago, before we had kids, we rented an apartment in Oakland.
It wasn't a bad neighborhood, but it was a really cheap apartment
(US$165 per month, furnished). The apartment managers were really old,
and very nice. The wife just raved about the restaurant down the hill.
We went there for lunch one weekend. It was a cafeteria, and you walked
through the line and picked out what you wanted. I swear that we were
the only customers under 65. They had a lot of jello, canned fruit and
really bland hot (well, warm at least) foods. It was quite edible and
cheap, just what your typical retiree with no money and bad digestion
would like. I don't remember ever going back.

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Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA