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Thursday, September 03, 2015

CRISFIELD: Sidewalk artists asked to stop

Sidewalk artists asked to stopCRISFIELD — If you think it’s cute to write your initials or your sweetheart’s name in...

Posted by Crisfield-Somerset County Times on Thursday, September 3, 2015

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Another American tradition down the drain.

Anonymous said...

Asked to stop my ass. Fine him and make him pay for it to be replaced.

Anonymous said...

10:42 You do realize that they are doing this in wet cement right? Now just using sidewalk chalk. If you want to put your name on your sidewalk go ahead. Just don't destroy public property

Anonymous said...

Yes, I realize it is wet cement. I am 69 years old and this was a tradition when I was a youngster. It does not destroy the cement. I guess you want to be politically correct or something. You probably even wear a bicycle helmet, don't you? This country has become a bunch of pansy-ass losers, afraid of their own shadows.

Anonymous said...

Surprising that anyone can write more than their initials in Crisfield.

Anonymous said...

I never heard of anyone who did this on public property. On you own private property yes but not a public sidewalk.
We would never have thought to do this anymore then we would have thought to spray paint our initials on a public sidewalk even though painting doesn't destroy the cement either.

Anonymous said...

I'm in my 50's and if I would have permanently defaced public property like this and my mother saw it, I would have had to pay for the replacement! With that being said, this is probably why we too would never have thought to even do this. Chalk hop scotch yes, but not something permanent.

Anonymous said...

if caught; a Hefty fine in addition to paying for re-pouring would be fair.

Anonymous said...

Why would you re-pour a sidewalk for initials being etched in it? If the contractor can't get initials out of concrete without re-pouring it then maybe Crisfield should rethink that contractors abilities and ever hiring them again. What a waste of money.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, carving your name in your school desk was a tradition, too, but not all traditions are worth keeping.

Anonymous said...

It's not just initials that are being carved into the wet concrete -- they are things that are not so polite as that. I, for one, don't want to walk down Crisfield's main drag with my little grandchildren and have them exposed to phallic and other crude depictions.

Anonymous said...

"...other areas are being busted up..."

Only on the Eastern Shore do journalists use a phrase like this.

Anonymous said...

7:35
So you think it is ok to destroy public property? I guess I was taught you DON'T ruin something that doesn't belong to you. Would it be ok if they spray painted things around time as long as it has pretty flowers on it? Maybe they could use the side of your house.