Bill from NYC Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 I think that she is getting off WAY to easy. Tickets or Jail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Mmm, gotta love a lenient judge who's in the pockets of the Make-A-Wish people. There was a story on last night on a RI station where a girl with cancer wanted a swimming pool in her back yard. And the fight was that the neighborhood only allowed in-ground pools. And then they showed the houses --- $500,000 McMansions. I'm not against raising money to fly a kid out to practice w/ their favorite sports team or go to a ballgame, as those costs are nominal. This one drew my ire tho. There are kids w/ cancer who don't have FOOD and they have to give the girl a swimming pool that her parents will then be able to collect on when they sell the house? Uhh, I don't think I'm going to be making a donation to this charity from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUBillsFan Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 There was a story on last night on a RI station where a girl with cancer wanted a swimming pool in her back yard. And the fight was that the neighborhood only allowed in-ground pools. And then they showed the houses --- $500,000 McMansions. I'm not against raising money to fly a kid out to practice w/ their favorite sports team or go to a ballgame, as those costs are nominal. This one drew my ire tho. There are kids w/ cancer who don't have FOOD and they have to give the girl a swimming pool that her parents will then be able to collect on when they sell the house? Uhh, I don't think I'm going to be making a donation to this charity from now on. 318956[/snapback] Why do I get the feeling there may be more to this story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted April 26, 2005 Author Share Posted April 26, 2005 Mmm, gotta love a lenient judge who's in the pockets of the Make-A-Wish people. There was a story on last night on a RI station where a girl with cancer wanted a swimming pool in her back yard. And the fight was that the neighborhood only allowed in-ground pools. And then they showed the houses --- $500,000 McMansions. I'm not against raising money to fly a kid out to practice w/ their favorite sports team or go to a ballgame, as those costs are nominal. This one drew my ire tho. There are kids w/ cancer who don't have FOOD and they have to give the girl a swimming pool that her parents will then be able to collect on when they sell the house? Uhh, I don't think I'm going to be making a donation to this charity from now on. 318956[/snapback] I am known to be pro-labor on this board. $3,000.00 may sound like a small amount of money, but it could be going toward a scholarship fund for the children of union members. We are doing something like this right now. I just hate it whan people are their own worst enemies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blzrul Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Mmm, gotta love a lenient judge who's in the pockets of the Make-A-Wish people. There was a story on last night on a RI station where a girl with cancer wanted a swimming pool in her back yard. And the fight was that the neighborhood only allowed in-ground pools. And then they showed the houses --- $500,000 McMansions. I'm not against raising money to fly a kid out to practice w/ their favorite sports team or go to a ballgame, as those costs are nominal. This one drew my ire tho. There are kids w/ cancer who don't have FOOD and they have to give the girl a swimming pool that her parents will then be able to collect on when they sell the house? Uhh, I don't think I'm going to be making a donation to this charity from now on. 318956[/snapback] That's really weird. I thought that up north swimming pools, inground or not, were detrimental to housing values? You can barely use them but the maintenance is year-round...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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