Top Ten Signs that Racing Season is Here
By Nancy Muldoon,
1. Out of Towners driving the wrong way on Caroline Street. Happens every summer.
2. Being Asked where “Main Street” is while you are standing on Broadway
3. Whatever car is in front of you almost always will be sporting a New Jersey or Kentucky license plate. (please proceed with caution)
4. Overhearing some city slicker who feels the need to comment that the mineral water tastes weird, we know; that’s why we don’t drink it.
5. Your car is stopped on Union Ave for the horses to cross but the horse that you are waiting for, hasn’t finished his workout yet.
6. Overhearing a tourist complain about having to pay $6 to park his car but thinks nothing of dropping hundreds of dollars or more at the racetrack.
7. Having tourists ask me where ‘Feela’ Street is, aka Phila Street.
8. Seeing a towtruck in my neighborhood every single day because there are those who refuse to pay for parking, now they will pay a lot more.
9. Paying double the amount for your favorite cocktail simply tourists are in town. Why have there been no town meetings regarding this issue?
10. Traffic, Traffic and More Traffic.