Dorothy Titus wrote: >It was announced on Friday, I think, that many of the cold weather >activities were cancelled because it was bitterly cold. I heard on the >news that Theodore Wirth Park had closed down its activities because it >was deemed too cold for people to be out sledding and tubing in sub-zero >weather. That might be why the warming houses were closed, because the >Park Board thought it was too cold and didn't want to encourage people >taking risks in the cold weather.
I remember the use of this kind of logic when I was teaching at MSU: They would wait until noon to decide that it was too unsafe to have classes (after everyone had already driven in). With decisions like this the Park Board is its own best argument for a Parks Department. Michael Atherton Prospect Park 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
