[Wm Bach]

Instead of letting Ralphie have normal snacks, Mrs. Nader would hand out chickpeas for him to suck on, which explains his ascetic path in life and why he's so angry at anyone who's having fun.

If you mean the nice old brick structure to the north and below the soldier's monument, yes, it's a fine building and I too have envisaged turning it into something useful, like a Monaco's (steal Franca and gang) style restuarant or a club.

It would be nice if another '55 flood would wipe out the welfare queens and gangstas that now HUD-dle in the neighborhood behind the police station.

[Marobe]

wipe out the welfare queens and gangstas that now HUD-dle in the neighborhood behind the police station. Second the motion there ! The "Winchester Hotel", "Hud central" should be torn down and most of the second, third and fourth floors all along Main St. up to the YMCA. So Ralphie started out as a chickpea taster ...hm..mm... yea, explains alot. Must have been the "shoe makers kid goes barefoot" cause "Dad" owned and ran the Highland Arms...about where Colts was. Pax, M-