[teenyelliott]

Try to find a Coke or candy machine in a school these days

Personally, I don't think those should have ever been put in the schools to begin with.

And now that most districts have done away with required P.E. (which is completely retarded, but that is a different discussion), the schools need to do something to get the lard of the kids.

To me, it is a different thing if a school district decides to get rid of vending machines (which I support), vs. some gubmint wack job deciding for everyone that they are not allowed to have vending machines (which I do not support). I do not know which is more prevalent.

[elkfersupper]

Patience, inneroutlaw. Teeny is no doubt younger than we are, but moving in the right direction.

Teeny, nice to see you on these threads. Welcome aboard!

[inneroutlaw]

the schools need to do something to get the lard of the kids.

And therein lies the problem. We do NOT need the government raising our kids!

Here's a novel idea: Parents raise their children as they see fit; schools educate them in reading, writing and 'rithmetic.

You can't have it both ways. That's how we got where we are.

[elkfersupper]

Didn't mean to be condescending, Teeny.

But, the people behind the smoking bans are the people behind the vending machines in schools bans, are the people behind the keg bans, are the people behind the sweetened-cereal advertising bans, are the people behind MADD, are the people fighting "urban sprawl".

They need to be fought at every turn.