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Brickbats

Brickbat: Drive On

Charles Oliver | 2.5.2018 4:00 AM

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Planning officials in Peterborough, New Hampshire, are considering banning all drive-through windows. The town already bans drive-throughs at restaurants. Now, the planning board is looking at extending the ban to banks and pharmacies.

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  1. This Machine Chips Fascists   8 years ago

    Live Free or Pedestrian Infrastructure

    1. Robert   8 years ago

      Is a drive-thru "hugely destructive of pedestrian infrastructure" because it cuts a-x the sidewalk twice? Or because it's psychically destructive of it?

  2. gaoxiaen   8 years ago

    Walk or do without. Fuck those cripples. Peterborough, New Hampshire must have excess parking spaces that aren't paying off and handicapped access ramps everywhere,

    1. Fist of Etiquette   8 years ago

      Peterborough wants to maintain ye olde quaintness. There were no wheelchairs back during better times.

      1. Sometimes a Great Notion   8 years ago

        Pepperidge Remembers

  3. Fist of Etiquette   8 years ago

    Because reasons.

  4. Rockabilly   8 years ago

    Democrats fleeing Massachusetts and moving to New Hampshire to live free unless told not to...

    1. Rebel Scum   8 years ago

      The problem is that leftism is virus. People vote for all manner of bad policies, which makes their townes/states shitty. The realize it is shitty, then move to greener pasture elsewhere. They bring their politics with them and the cycle continues.

      1. Agammamon   8 years ago

        Then we need to end the 'open borders regime' that exists.

    2. loveconstitution1789   8 years ago

      I was always amazed that New Hampshire kept freedom somewhat going with so many lefties nearby in New England.

      I guess that's changed.

  5. Fuck you, Shikha (Nunya)   8 years ago

    Did they notice that it gets cold there in winter. Certainly makes me want to get out of the car without reason.

    1. Agammamon   8 years ago

      Of course not - that's what interns and staffers are for.

      What? You don't have interns and staffers to run errands for you? Then you shouldn't have chosen to not be a politician then, should you?

  6. Rebel Scum   8 years ago

    Land of the something and home of the something else.

  7. Inigo Montoya   8 years ago

    Hey, town officials: ban THIS!

    *makes obscene gesture*

    1. loveconstitution1789   8 years ago

      That's a good one but it would have been funnier if you included driving up:

      "Hey, town officials: ban THIS!

      *drives up to city hall* and *makes obscene gesture*

      1. Longtobefree   8 years ago

        Please note that obscene gestures are protected under the first amendment; therefore making one will get you arrested.

  8. Conchfritters   8 years ago

    Racist

  9. loveconstitution1789   8 years ago

    Live free or accept lefty rules in new Hampshire.

  10. Longtobefree   8 years ago

    Next on the agenda: How to deal with all the frozen people in wheelchairs outside of business establishments.

  11. Brandybuck   8 years ago

    New Hampshire, the libertarian state. They didn't get the memo.

  12. crufus   8 years ago

    The town is about 6 miles by 6 miles. I guess you have to drive about five minutes to reach all the fast food places with drive through windows just outside the city limits.

  13. Kivlor   8 years ago

    Libertarian Moment!

  14. Arcxjo   8 years ago

    Without government, who would build the roads with nowhere to drive to on?

  15. BigT   8 years ago

    Drive through Peterborough without stopping. That's how you boost the economy!

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