VIP the people that know what a time trial is,
TRAILER TRASH the people that don't know what a time trial is,
VIP the people that know what a time trial is,
TRAILER TRASH the people that don't know what a time trial is,
what was his time ffs? I just want to know if he's a sh*ttier hobbyjogger than I am.
WhyPropertyTaxButCannotUseResources wrote:
When we lived in California, the school facilities in our district were not only off-limits to the public but were typically surrounded by high fences. Considering that schools are mostly paid for through the use of property taxes, it's offensive that those facilities are not available for community use.
Conflating school shootings (which have almost always been the province of students themselves, not outsiders coming into the schools to commit violence) and ramped-up security in the campus context, with the supposed need to bar members of the community from using the facilities that they pay for, is patently absurd.
I now live in the Midwest in a school district that struggled for a number of years with gaining approval from voters for school levies. When they rebuilt school facilities in the last number of years, they actually went in a healthier direction, now calling the schools "community centers" and making the facilities available and open for public use. Smart. They now have buy-in from the community and multiple groups use them, including the tracks and some of the sports fields. The natatorium at one of the high schools sees wide use for swimming lessons and lane swimming during the week.
Think about the messaging the young preciouses receive when they attend a walled, "secured" facility every day, that we call school. Think too about the messaging sent to the voters who see the track they are paying for but cannot use in the evenings, or the sports fields that sit unused 22 hours of every day. Ridiculous. Even to say that a grown adult cannot run on the outdoor track while school is in session, ridiculous. Why should the kids not see that their facilities are interwoven into the community?
I would never support a school system that walled off the facilities from use by the community at large.
It is not unusual to hear people make the argument that taxpayer dollars paid for the school so I should be able to use the track. Does that mean using the gym and the chemistry lab too? What if my friends and I want to put on a play, we should be able to use the auditorium. Hey, my taxes pay for the Air Force fighter jets, I should be able to get a ride in one.
One issue with use of the track is the additional wear and tear on the track and also vandalism or just damage to it.
So a school has every right to restrict usage.
That said, kudos to the schools that do make their facilities available for community programs.
With all the crap going on at schools, I can see a school administrator thinking that the far easier route is to keep people off campus than on campus. There might be 10000 people who use that track without incident. Then one guy pees behind the bleachers and some kid happens to wonder up and sees that. The uproar!
The real question is did you have anyone to hold your spike bag during this TT?
It may be a vested interest as a runner, but I resonate with the OP. I reeeaaally build up some indignation when people try to force runners off of a track, which is soley purposed for running.
But the greater point here is that I'm super jealous of the username "Banana Bread"
Right on about PEI. Aside from what you listed, they let old people who are prejudiced against Gingers adopt such children.
longjack wrote:
might as well finish the PEI shirtless thing.
in the steam room i made friends with a number of cops, one who was an international consultant, cool guy, he himself wanted to go on runs without a shirt to get some rays, but he feared local harassment, as he was on vacation and not on assignment.
my cop friend gave me a pat on the back for my "activism" for shirtless athletes.
it goes to show you, a lot of cops are pretty sick with this politically correct garbage, but their bosses send them down the wrong path, and they just do their job.
in PEI, most of the crimes, rapes, overdoses are not reported, the cops stories from this seemingly idyllic area are absolutely horrendous.