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Kudos to Mayor Harris on his excellent research, now however begs the question - Why do we not have this in Roanoke now?
I could go for a nice parade, during the day - when its not sub-zero with the wind chill like it was at Dickens.
Thats my biggest beef with Dickens, there needs to be some sort of Daytime activity on a Saturday to compliment the Friday Night stuff.
I usually dont get out of work until 8, which means I would not get downtown till 8:30 - and half the fun is over by then.
Let's explore Saturday as a 2nd day for Dickens. Plus, think of the added bonus to downtown merchants for having all-day traffic, rather than limited hours night traffic.
Plus the bonus of added sun!
2 comments:
Someone will always have a complaint about when a parade is. There's no way to make everyone happy. There are some people who work on Saturday.
And about the weather. Who's to say we won't have 12 degrees on a Saturday. If I remember correctly, it was just as cold the next day.
Kat,
Thats not being helpful.. nor productive. If your going to start with the "why bother"s perhaps you came to the wrong place.
Theres always a good reason not to do something, but usually a better reason TO do something. Besides, at least during the day the sun is normally out, which provides some minimal warmth.
And I know about having to work on a Saturday, I do it all the time, but I would still like to see a parade in Roanoke.
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