Block E was the theater of choice on a particularly frigid night last week when my sister-in-law from out of town decided to take our kids to the movies. They left earlier than expected and looked for a public phone where she could call for a ride. Block E has no public phone, she was told --try Target Center. Crossing a busy downtown street in the dark with a frostbite wind and three kids in tow when you're not used to it is no joke, but as it happened Target Center was locked anyway. Finally a clerk back at the Block E bookstore violated policy and let her use one of their phones.
Block E's management office confirmed to me that there is no pay phone there -- or, they said, at City Center. I realize public phones are no longer profit centers now that everyone has a cell, and they're only used for drug deals anyway, but shouldn't a pair of publicly-financed public buildings have at least a single public telephone? Chris Steller Nicollet Island-East Bank REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
