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This editorial showed up yesterday in our local Long Beach paper. Pretty much defines the mentality our sport is dealing with. Not sure his narrow mind would have allowed him to look up and notice just how many people were enjoying the sight.

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Long Beach

Noisy boat races assailed

Last Saturday I started out with my dog for our usual Saturday morning walk along the Marine Stadium and discovered that the gate was locked. Dozens of trucks and trailers were driving past inside the gate. Crowds of people were walking by smoking, drinking beer and shouting. Soon after, loud speakers were blaring, announcing the speedboat races that were about to begin. The noise from the boats created a tremendous and intrusive racket lasting two full days until they finally ended on Sunday evening.

As a resident of Belmont Shore I strongly resent this annual disturbance of the peace of our neighborhood. We are unable to relax in our homes after a busy work week or enjoy the use of our beach on one of the hottest weekends of the summer. On race weekend a few years ago a bicycle was stolen from my yard.

Although I recognize that this event earns money for Long Beach, the city must also consider the property taxes that are paid by homeowners in the neighborhood.

In addition, consider the effect that the burning of tremendous quantities of fossil fuels has on our local air quality, global warming and the rising sea level. Our home is close to the beach in what has been identified as a flood-prone area. We pay dearly each month for flood insurance which we hope never to have to use in our lifetimes.

Neighbors with whom I spoke are as incensed as I am about this yearly intrusion of our Belmont Shore lifestyle and wish that speedboat racing in Marine Stadium were permanently banned.

Richard Willner, M.D.

Long Beach
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im too fuking mad

I hate these kind of people. If you want to live in peace and quiet where no one will desturb your precious peace and quiet then move somewhere nobody else is!

What a joke!

It's just like the fuggin morons that buy a cheap home next to a god damn airport and bitch about the noise.... The name on the sign reads "LONG BEACH MARINE STADIUM" not "PEACEFUL QUIET TRAIL TO WALK YOUR BARKING, SHITTING RAT"..........

We dealt with every possible stupid ass you could imagine when trying to get river racing re-established.

The part they don't ever want to hear is that while the river races were prohibited, the river actually was more polluted and cluttered with debris than it was during race years. The reason is, these irresponsible morns can't even figure out the words "leave it cleaner than you found it", seems pretty cut and dried to me.

Welcome to the world of uneducated, whiney Jackholes.........

GT

 

wasnt marine stadium built so that LB could host boat races???  this guy is a moron!!  its like moving to the dessert and not expecting it to be hot!

Ralph-

Find out what paper that was in and we'll write letters in favor of the races.

press telegram

I'd be curious how long the good Doctor has been a resident vs how long its been a Marine Stadium This is the same mentality as folks in our are who bought property and built  near the Gun range and then bitch about the gun shots Tom

I agree he is a pussy and a whiner and probably a metrosexual too. But that doesn't mean he is a tree hugger, although they do kind of travel together in packs.

Tree huggers aren't always pussies but pussies are always pussies and that guy is one. And pussies always have too much time on their hands so they use it to create problems for themselves and anyone who will let them intrude on their life.

But Lucky Stiff is right the best way to neutralize this pussy is to write a nice thank you letter to the paper giving praise to a great, all-American event that brought joy and excitement to a large crowd. Then he can go back to working with Hillary and find something else to whine about.

Here is the link to the Press Telegram website "contact us" page - there is a link for writing them a letter.

http://www.presstelegram.com/info

The email address for their "Letter to the Editor" department is: speakout@presstelegram.com

As long as you keep your letter clean and logical they will probably publish it - small papers love sheet like this because it gives them something to do.

I used to go to those races fourty years ago. My family had a boat, or two, moored? in LB Harbor and I used to go to the races in the dingy. So it's been going on over fourty years, I'm sure there has been at least one Dr Dick every year. Dont sweat it boys the races aint going anywhere. Then again they closed down Orange County Drag Strip, which I also hung out at sometimes twice a week.

What a b*tch!That would be like asking to end all racing in lb.This was my first time watching circle races and it is fuc*ing bad ass   It should never end!!!!!!   Tell that dick to go take a vacation the week of the races

- Everyone within a X mile radius of the Marine Stadium has signed stipulations in agreeance that they are knowingly purchasing a home within distance of a motorsport racing venue.

- That venue was built in the 30's for the olympic rowboat events and has since held MANY historic motorsport events, probably dating back before this guy was even born.

Best points of all.!!

i like the part about his bike 

That's what he is most pissed about...

Somebody give he a bike