On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:32:09 -0500, BetterNewsBaltimore
city.com> wrote:
>The Department of Parks and Recreation for Druid Hill Park (Baltimore)
>spent about $50,000 on three workout stations (with ellipticals, leg
>presses, rowing machines, etc.) set about a quarter of a mile apart on
>the pathway along the reservoir in Druid Hill Park. All the machines are
>manually operated, and weight cannot be added or removed. How cool is
>that? The best part? It's free.
The worst part is that the equipment will be either ripped-off or
damaged beyond repair by the end of the month.
$50,000 of taxpayer money pissed away by O'Malley and Dixon.
Fucking assholes look for every way they can to waste money.
>The concept of free access to exercise equipment is something every city
>should adopt, especially with the growing rate of obesity. This way
>everyone, regardless of economic status, can have access to resistance
>and cardio equipment. Also, it gives options for those who would enjoy
>the machines, but can't stand the gym atmosphere.
Wait'll they get a load of the Duid Hill Park "atmosphere."
>Oh, and if you're thinking Druid Hill Park, is that where the name of
>the R&B group Dru Hill comes from? You're absolutely right.
Yeah, if you're thinking about visiting Druid Hill Park, make sure
that you're accompanied by a Force Recon platoon of US Marines fully
armed. And don't forget your bulletproof vest.
That park was dangerous even in the late 1950s when much of Baltimore
was still reasonably safe.
