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A big thanks to Mary and Rudy and everyone else following and participating in the process that hopefully will keep Frances Street (and the rest of Old Town) from being overrun by tour vehicles. (BTW: a friend opines that it is important to keep the numbers of vehicles down in the short term, but that in the long term the market will regulate itself. New tour companies will not create more riders, so the various companies will be fighting over a fixed number of passengers, and before long some of the start ups will shut down. Let us pray...)

The subject of tours on our streets gets me going about noise in general-- motorcycles, scooters, garbage/recycling trucks, blah blah. My grandmother always told me not to worry about issues I can do nothing about. One noise I CAN do something about is roosters. Just this week I had a friend-- the chicken whisperer-- catch and remove two cockaphonous (error intended) critters from the cemetery near the sexton's office, and oh my nights' sleep since has been something to crow about. If any roosters are bothering you, or your beautifully landscaped garden is being ruined by a "scratch" of chickens, let me know and I'll hook you up with my friend.

Cheers, Rob Sprogell

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