Comments on: Some Caribbean Day Parade Photos For Ya http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/ Welcome to the beautiful life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:21:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nachez http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21776 Nachez Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:45:39 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21776 Wow at some of these comments...Anon, you must be one of those whites I see in my neighborhood trying to white out the place. Please go hold a corner somewhere and as far as the trash on your street..go out there and clean that mess up yourself! Just that simple! Obviously you don't know how to get around the GA/Petworth Neighborhood, bout trapped in, LMAO for real! I guess you will be one of the many crackers that try to keep the parade from happening next year. Instead of crying about the street closure, etc..you should ask a neighbor to show you how to get around. You are in Chocolate City...get used to culture and stop the damn crying Wow at some of these comments…Anon, you must be one of those whites I see in my neighborhood trying to white out the place. Please go hold a corner somewhere and as far as the trash on your street..go out there and clean that mess up yourself! Just that simple! Obviously you don’t know how to get around the GA/Petworth Neighborhood, bout trapped in, LMAO for real! I guess you will be one of the many crackers that try to keep the parade from happening next year. Instead of crying about the street closure, etc..you should ask a neighbor to show you how to get around. You are in Chocolate City…get used to culture and stop the damn crying

]]> By: Kalia http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21775 Kalia Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:13:14 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21775 hmm...that's odd... hmm…that’s odd…

]]> By: Kalia http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21774 Kalia Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:12:54 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21774 hey now vonstallin, some of us who like the parade are newbies! :) hey now vonstallin, some of us who like the parade are newbies! :)

]]> By: Kalia http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21773 Kalia Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:12:52 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21773 hey now vonstallin, some of us who like the parade are newbies! :) hey now vonstallin, some of us who like the parade are newbies! :)

]]> By: Kalia http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21772 Kalia Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:12:49 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21772 hey no vonstallin, some of us who like the parade are newbies! :) hey no vonstallin, some of us who like the parade are newbies! :)

]]> By: MamaDukes http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21771 MamaDukes Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:24:14 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21771 Great weather only one person to thank for that...good music, great diversity, and best of all no conflicts. Pretty good considering the crowd. Only one slightly negative comment...the barricades along the street casued an unsafe crowding along the side walks. I see the need but perhaps sestting them out at least a half a lane on each side would ease the foot traffic. Also adding a stroller lane might be a good idea for next year. Great weather only one person to thank for that…good music, great diversity, and best of all no conflicts. Pretty good considering the crowd. Only one slightly negative comment…the barricades along the street casued an unsafe crowding along the side walks. I see the need but perhaps sestting them out at least a half a lane on each side would ease the foot traffic. Also adding a stroller lane might be a good idea for next year.

]]> By: MegDC http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21770 MegDC Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:03:31 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21770 I don't mean to berate Steve, K and Anon but SERIOUSLY! You should really do a bit of research before you move to a neighborhood and start complaining about a major tradition in this city. If you really don't like it then leave!!! Many of the people who come to this parade either did or still do live in "your" neighborhood (they are not all coming in from other places) or have owned businesses in this neighborhood for years. My boyfriend's father for example owned a restaurant for 20 years near the Petworth metro and every year we go down with his family and sit in front of the old building to watch the parade. Also the parade used to be significantly restricted and there were no barriers etc. it is because of people like you complaining that the parade has become so restricted and you can't cross the fing street! Side Note: The other weekend my friend met a girl who asked why there are no tanning salons in Petworth....give me a break! I don’t mean to berate Steve, K and Anon but SERIOUSLY! You should really do a bit of research before you move to a neighborhood and start complaining about a major tradition in this city. If you really don’t like it then leave!!! Many of the people who come to this parade either did or still do live in “your” neighborhood (they are not all coming in from other places) or have owned businesses in this neighborhood for years. My boyfriend’s father for example owned a restaurant for 20 years near the Petworth metro and every year we go down with his family and sit in front of the old building to watch the parade. Also the parade used to be significantly restricted and there were no barriers etc. it is because of people like you complaining that the parade has become so restricted and you can’t cross the fing street!

Side Note: The other weekend my friend met a girl who asked why there are no tanning salons in Petworth….give me a break!

]]> By: PetworthChicana http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21769 PetworthChicana Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:21:52 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21769 My 2 cents: Life is beautiful even with perceived annoyances. Be grateful that even with the street closures et al, you did make it safely home. I've noticed that if people are late to an appointment, brunch or any other function, it tends to make for a good story. How boring would life be if everything ran too smoothly. Life is beautiful. and so are all involved in the festival.... It was a success... My 2 cents: Life is beautiful even with perceived annoyances.
Be grateful that even with the street closures et al, you did make it safely home.
I’ve noticed that if people are late to an appointment, brunch or any other function, it tends to make for a good story. How boring would life be if everything ran too smoothly.

Life is beautiful. and so are all involved in the festival…. It was a success…

]]> By: Flipflopirate http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21768 Flipflopirate Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:32:50 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21768 I fall squarely between the two camps in this argument. I was aware of the parade ahead of time and had even considered going. I appreciate the celebration of cultural awareness, yadda, yadda, and its hard to beat the good times found in a neighborhood brough together through food, friends, and various festivities. That said, the parade totally slipped my mind and, consiquently, I was rather annoyed when it caused me to miss brunch with friends due to the extra traffic trying to get around the parade and lack of pedestrian access across the parade route. I'll live to eat brunch another day, just wish I had planned accordingly. Furthermore, PoP, can we please get rid of the Anonymous postings? It takes a minute at MOST to set up a handle that grants as much or as little anonymity as the user desires. If someone wants to sound off on a neighborhood blog they should have to stand up to the feedback, postive & negative, that their comments provoke from the bloggerazzi. I fall squarely between the two camps in this argument. I was aware of the parade ahead of time and had even considered going. I appreciate the celebration of cultural awareness, yadda, yadda, and its hard to beat the good times found in a neighborhood brough together through food, friends, and various festivities.

That said, the parade totally slipped my mind and, consiquently, I was rather annoyed when it caused me to miss brunch with friends due to the extra traffic trying to get around the parade and lack of pedestrian access across the parade route. I’ll live to eat brunch another day, just wish I had planned accordingly.

Furthermore, PoP, can we please get rid of the Anonymous postings? It takes a minute at MOST to set up a handle that grants as much or as little anonymity as the user desires. If someone wants to sound off on a neighborhood blog they should have to stand up to the feedback, postive & negative, that their comments provoke from the bloggerazzi.

]]> By: Néstor Sánchez Cordero http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21767 Néstor Sánchez Cordero Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:20:32 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/some-caribbean-day-parade-photos-for-ya/#comment-21767 Amigo Vonstallin, the Italian Day was yesterday downtown, I couldnt go (I was working and, Im sorry amici italiani, but gimme a Caribbean Parade everyday!!!). I have not read ONE complaint about that one, either here or in any other blog and whathaveyou.... Amigo Vonstallin, the Italian Day was yesterday downtown, I couldnt go (I was working and, Im sorry amici italiani, but gimme a Caribbean Parade everyday!!!). I have not read ONE complaint about that one, either here or in any other blog and whathaveyou….

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