Saturday, November 07, 2009
'Avast Ye, Yuppies’
Did they know about Old Ironside’s morning-evening tradition before moving to Charlestown? Of course they did. Now they want change:
Update -- Favorite dumbfounded reaction over at UH: “I … have … no … words.”
Update II -- Outraged Liberal: "Now let me get this straight -- you didn't notice the big ship with the guns when you bought the condo?"
Did they know about Old Ironside’s morning-evening tradition before moving to Charlestown? Of course they did. Now they want change:
Miffed residents of a posh condo complex have invited the commanding officer of the USS Constitution over for a glass of wine so he can hear for himself that the frigate’s twice-daily cannon blasts - a tradition dating to 1798 - are “more disruptive to the neighborhood than you might have imagined.”Reminds me of those who move to the North End for its quaint, Old World-style feel – and then complain about its quaint, Old World-style street festivals once there.
Update -- Favorite dumbfounded reaction over at UH: “I … have … no … words.”
Update II -- Outraged Liberal: "Now let me get this straight -- you didn't notice the big ship with the guns when you bought the condo?"
