yuppies kill all the fun

spidergearsman · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:59 am Post subject: yuppies kill all the fun

Old Ironsides’ upscale Charlestown neighbors are trying to pull off what British, French and Barbary pirate guns failed to accomplish in more than two centuries - silencing the cannons of the nation’s oldest commissioned naval vessel.

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.”

Commanding Officer Timothy Cooper received the most recent complaint two weeks ago from neighbors suggesting naval officers assigned to the historic vessel eliminate the morning and evening blasts on weekends, reduce the size of the gunpowder charge and turn down the volume of the national anthem recording played during the daily flag raising and lowering ceremonies.

“The residential population and congestion of this area has (sic) grown significantly and, it seems to us, that the cannon charge/noise is excessive,” the unidentified resident first wrote in an Aug. 26, 2009, letter obtained by the Herald.

High-end condominium developments have sprung up across from the Charlestown Navy Yard over the past decade, transforming the once hardscrabble waterfront into a toney enclave.

“Over the summer, we have entertained several times, and we have had guests sit up in shock when the cannon goes off,” the resident wrote. “It has also awakened them at 8 a.m. while they are vacationing and then blasted them again at sunset
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kyhunter89 · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:47 am Post subject:

be nice for someone to do that hear.
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fordguy · Mad Scientist Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 7241

fuck man... they dont have tohear it they get to hear it. Cool

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Caprice_Coupe · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:45 pm Post subject:

So these people are complaining about the sounds of freedom. Well, we'll just have to stop that shit now wont we? Oh, that's right, they have the freedom to complain.

The Toad · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:47 pm Post subject:

They knew it was there before they moved there
they closed down a great place near me, Kahunaville, because the people in the new condos thought it was "too loud"
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spidergearsman · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:49 pm Post subject:

Kill
And
Hit
Until
No
One
Answers
KAHUNA drills - pleasantville hs didthose in football
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