[Russ_Boston]

Actually not kidding but just for my new TOTV friends I vow to switch to braised goat shanks instead of veal. (Not joking - they are delicious - I have them all the time in my local Portuguese club). I think they are free-range goats though.

Linda is strictly Chicken or Steak.

[nONIE]

Ah, tell Linda shes our kind of girl, but come to think of it I know chickens can be trained to play a song on the piano with their beaks and.........................

[Just Susan]

What is the difference in life value between a chicken and a cow? Chickens are raised much the same way as veal. Look it up. Animals raised for meat are not raised in roomy accommodations. Here is a picture of hormone free, organic raised chicks. They are considered free range...I guess that's cause they can move.

All meat is killed so that we can eat it. If you humanize it, all meat comes from cute animals with eyes that look at you and say "why me?"

[Talk Host]

Has this tread been hijacked? Can we get it back to the original topic please?

I take my life in my hands now to get on 301 from Rainy trail. I have seen some bad accidents there. Unless something is done about traffic jams and the pollution from cars and people, I vote no. >

[Shirleevee]

In all fairness to this thread, Sailor is for the track..............as usual,

we don't agree...........

Shirleevee

[Peggy D]

I lived less than two miles from Delaware Park. Horse racing and casino.

There was no major increase traffic in the area--nothing that could be blamed on the track, and no increase in crime.

The casino at Dover Downs is the same. Unless it is race week or beach season (route to the shore) there is no major traffic problem through Dover due to the casino.

Look at what is being proposed and where, then decide.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Peggy D

Look at what is being proposed and where, then decide.

Jan, can you clarify what exactly is being proposed and where? :dontknow: If the proposed location and number of racing days is unknown, how can there be a vote in June?

Is it only Sumter Country residents that can vote? Can Canadians or US snowbirds vote via mail or computer?

[drr47]

canadians vote in Sumter County USA....did I miss something in civics class..

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by drr47

canadians vote in Sumter County USA....did I miss something in civics class..

Of course I realize that Canadians can't vote in US Federal or State elections! However I thought this was an "Opinion Poll", and that the residents who pay taxes in Sumter County might have a say.

Thanks for the clarification Drr47.

[Hancle704]

I posted a reply after reading Letter attributed to Mike Tucker regarding his objections to the "horse park" and think my post should go here too. It follows:

If you are in favor of this "Horse ParK" ask yourself, when have you ever gone to a real Race track that had card rooms? I recall hearing mention of slot machines in the initial "telephone survey" I received at my home when this horse park started being mentioned.

What is the real motive for timing the vote so it couldn't be done on Primary Voting Day or, scheduling it on General Election Day? I suspect that it was done because a low turnout is expected and those who will vote will be mainly retirees looking for another fun thing to do. Who else has the time or interest to show up at the polls on a day in June to vote on a single question?

If you want a really fun day watching horse racing, take one of the frequent day trips to Tampa Bay Downs. Stop by AAA Travel Center for schedules and prices.

If this gets approved and you find yourself stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on Rte 301, CR466, 466A or 42 every day of the racing season after the last race is over, try to remember what you voted for. Don't think there will be a traffic problem? Then do yourself a favor and take the Tampa Bay Downs trip and observe how much time you sit in traffic after the last race has been run and you inch you way through residentail and commercial areas before you finally get to a major highway or I-75. Been there and done that and it's not fun.

[rdmills]

My bet would be that the crowd at the horse park would be us. I'm sure most of us "Older Americans" won't be committing crimes.

[redwitch]

I really don't mind the idea of a race track. I have lived by two of them. In neither case did it really affect me either noisewise nor trafficwise.

Card rooms, though, are another issue. At least in California, they have brought out the worst in people -- fights in the parking lots, vandalism, litter, lots of DUIs around them. This is definitely an issue I would like to hear more about, especially how they plan to control these types of problems (it didn't seem that the people hired to "police" the card rooms did a particularly good job). Also, would this be an "upscale" card room or the garden variety? And, yes, it makes a difference. Those that have serious architecture, good interior decorating do seem to have less problems.