tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post6176984326048271484..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: A Drastic MeasureLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-59037921182655603942012-10-28T22:56:15.983-04:002012-10-28T22:56:15.983-04:00to hit the earlier mentioned damaged railing, the ...<i>to hit the earlier mentioned damaged railing, the drunk driver had to veer off the road onto the sidewalk and the curb there is pretty high. It's a bit of a feat. </i><br /><br />The purpose of a curb is to stop vehicles (initially carriages by breaking their wheels), now to stop vehicles by blowing their tires. The same way that bollards were intended to stop runway horses by breaking their legs.<br /><br />Drunk drivers aren't supposed to be driving, let alone veering off the road, but the curb is supposed to at least slow them down when they do. That's why it is there....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-48548339545020193412012-10-28T16:28:40.726-04:002012-10-28T16:28:40.726-04:00Thank God it happened at 2:33 AM rather than a cou...Thank God it happened at 2:33 AM rather than a couple hours earlier as there were a LOT of students in costumes all over Main Street late Friday night early Saturday morning.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-33768309997448283912012-10-28T15:49:35.497-04:002012-10-28T15:49:35.497-04:00to hit the earlier mentioned damaged railing, the ...to hit the earlier mentioned damaged railing, the drunk driver had to veer off the road onto the sidewalk and the curb there is pretty high. It's a bit of a feat. <br /><br />Elements is between the Lumberyard and Bruno's Pizza. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-30601130236921612782012-10-28T14:28:15.541-04:002012-10-28T14:28:15.541-04:00More needs to be done to curtail drunk driving in ...<i>More needs to be done to curtail drunk driving in our town</i><br /><br />Perhaps if law enforcement concentrated on that and not noise of young people having fun?<br /><br />There is a larger issue - there are a lot of things on the sides of our highways that we would not tolerate on the side of an airport runway, a lot of poorly marked roads that we would not tolerate were they airport taxiways. <br /><br />Why there hasn't <b> yet</b> been a fatal head-on collision on Kellogg Avenue on that one-lane-wide curve just west of Ann Whalen is beyond me - and note I said "yet" -- it isn't marked as a hazard and it isn't something that a sober, experienced, driver (not familiar with the road) would expect.<br /><br />All this "traffic calming" stuff exponentially increases your drunk driver risk -- anything that slows down the sober driver because he/she/it has to think how to get through the gauntlet concurrently is something that the impaired driver simply isn't going to be able to do.<br /><br />I don't know the particular railing the prior poster referenced, nor how well the border between the road travel area and this parking lot was marked, nor even how much that was obscured by fallen leaves -- but think "side of a runway" and would this have passed muster?<br /><br />Blame it on the drunk -- and yes that is part of it -- but there is also the concept of <b><i>marking the damn roads so that people can safely drive them at night</i></b>.<br /><br />Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-68196020404780092602012-10-27T21:15:16.317-04:002012-10-27T21:15:16.317-04:00Just learned that late last night a drunk driver p...Just learned that late last night a drunk driver plowed into the entrance ramp outside of Elements on Main Street and took out most of the ramp's railing. Given all the late night activity, including pedestrians, in that general area, it's good there weren't serious injuries. More needs to be done to curtail drunk driving in our town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-35860955635598043842012-10-27T12:34:16.787-04:002012-10-27T12:34:16.787-04:00He's a stand up guy who's not afraid to s...He's a stand up guy who's not afraid to sign his name, so I'm sure he would (I'm also told he's no slouch of an attorney).Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-73105980561893216952012-10-27T12:28:21.674-04:002012-10-27T12:28:21.674-04:00maybe mr. vickery would defend the town pro bono.....maybe mr. vickery would defend the town pro bono...after all it was his ideaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-36103781548288067012012-10-27T04:49:38.217-04:002012-10-27T04:49:38.217-04:00Yes Larry, you could argue "riot" all yo...Yes Larry, you could argue "riot" all you want -- and the town has the authority to breach contracts but not with impunity.<br /><br />No more than the town can just decide not to pay for the modular classrooms. What ever happened to them, btw?<br /><br />Ban liquor sales and I think the town well could be liable for lost profits of licensees under the "taking" clause. I am not aware of any litigation either way on this because I am not aware of any town ever temporarily suspending liquor sales, but this makes sense.<br /><br />Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-69919079932507202962012-10-26T20:32:58.397-04:002012-10-26T20:32:58.397-04:00Oh, I think the argument could easily be made for ...Oh, I think the argument could easily be made for "cases of riots or great public excitement" most any weekend these days.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-92189014850871152352012-10-26T20:07:40.730-04:002012-10-26T20:07:40.730-04:00and how much would it cost the town in legal fees ...and how much would it cost the town in legal fees defending itself against law suits brought on by business owners who paid a lot of money for a liquor license ......and it would never stand up in court..this is ridiculous...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-7493936887493559772012-10-26T19:11:12.736-04:002012-10-26T19:11:12.736-04:00I think he got nervous about publicly suggesting/e...I think he got nervous about publicly suggesting/encouraging a "riot". A bit of an overreaction as he could have simply deleted the comment rather than the entire page.<br /><br />Although neither will do him much good if he gets caught at a riotous party since I did do a screen grab for evidence.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-24529803770157692122012-10-26T18:54:35.024-04:002012-10-26T18:54:35.024-04:00DJ FB page.. MIA?!!! SUCCESS!DJ FB page.. MIA?!!! SUCCESS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-8076402677971138852012-10-26T18:12:42.462-04:002012-10-26T18:12:42.462-04:00I'm not sure you would have seen Larry urinati...I'm not sure you would have seen Larry urinating on someone else's lawn ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-44904853034688765622012-10-26T17:21:09.699-04:002012-10-26T17:21:09.699-04:00Actually you would not have seen me purchase beer ...Actually you would not have seen me purchase beer since March16, 2011 to be exact.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-25918952652464320522012-10-26T16:54:41.164-04:002012-10-26T16:54:41.164-04:00Funny how Larry loves to point his itchy blogger t...Funny how Larry loves to point his itchy blogger trigger at everyone but himself. I've seen you buying beer at MANY different packy's over the years. Let me guess, you maybe had half a one on a hot summer day while cutting the lawn. Right? <br /><br />What a two-faced hypocritical NITWIT!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-12788585751297481972012-10-26T13:03:41.565-04:002012-10-26T13:03:41.565-04:00And, by the way, that was a dry "college town...And, by the way, that was a dry "college town" - for those who think Amherst would be different circumstances. It is actually home to a top-notch medical university. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-51964102776921716262012-10-26T12:53:54.015-04:002012-10-26T12:53:54.015-04:00Great letter! I fully support this and have though...Great letter! I fully support this and have thought this necessary for quite some time. <br /><br />I've lived in a city that was dry all the time and enjoyed it. Sure, I bought alcohol at nearby towns on occasion. But there were no bars or liquor stores in my community. As a result, the area had high property value and a great reputation.<br /><br />I would love to see the town of Amherst make certain periods dry for three days to control the growing problem of binge drinking and student alcoholism. It might actually change the school's reputation in doing so, so UMass should support this, too. <br /><br />Even further, I would love to see Amherst become a completely dry community. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-52758772454216814482012-10-26T10:22:00.000-04:002012-10-26T10:22:00.000-04:00Correct. Clearly I said "too much alcohol&qu...Correct. Clearly I said "too much alcohol" is the source of our problems.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-72454397098915810992012-10-26T10:19:03.432-04:002012-10-26T10:19:03.432-04:00Larry, your statements about the gang rape and the...Larry, your statements about the gang rape and the fatal drunk driving incident earlier this year seem to imply that these were incidents committed by UMass students.<br /><br />The drunk driver was not a UMass student (she was from Sunderland though). And the rapists were not UMass students. As unlikely as it may seem to some folks, UMass students are not the sole cause of all Amherst's problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-35669624835644709822012-10-26T09:34:37.545-04:002012-10-26T09:34:37.545-04:00What is the value of a human life?
Why don'...What is the value of a human life? <br /><br />Why don't you call up the Mom of that UMass student about to graduate but slaughtered by a drunk driver and ask her.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-30766683930068583562012-10-26T09:23:53.077-04:002012-10-26T09:23:53.077-04:00This is probably the dumbest post I have seen on t...This is probably the dumbest post I have seen on this website. All this would do is hurt local businesses. These businesses also wouldn't be happy with their "law abiding patrons". All of their bitching and moaning is the only reason they would be shut down and losing money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-69395419130681858232012-10-26T09:11:05.451-04:002012-10-26T09:11:05.451-04:00So, you could not go 48 hours without purchasing a...So, you could not go 48 hours without purchasing alcohol? Hmm ...Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-56596085877874945942012-10-26T09:08:46.573-04:002012-10-26T09:08:46.573-04:00What a silly idea.What a silly idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-66473416175282888842012-10-26T08:14:52.997-04:002012-10-26T08:14:52.997-04:00In the past six months the Select Board has denied...In the past six months the Select Board has denied beer and wine permits for the two busiest little stores in Amherst, mainly because of the problem we already have with the distribution of alcohol.<br /> Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-13184286718279067372012-10-26T08:03:09.620-04:002012-10-26T08:03:09.620-04:00Just what we need- folks under the influence drivi...Just what we need- folks under the influence driving town to town looking to secure more alcoholAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com