The reason Ms. Hotpepper was asking me this is because of what she read in a Fort Worth Weekly article titled Summer Fun List which purported to list some of the allegedly fun things one can do this summer in the Fort Worth zone.
The part of the article which has Elsie questioning the sanity of FW Weekly is...
And while August is the perfect time of year to get together with your favorite mosquitoes and grill some Walmeat, don’t forget that from June 14 through August 30, Panther Island Pavilion will serve up Sunday Fundays, in which you can rent a tube to float the Trinity from noon to 6 p.m. for five measly bucks. If you love the water but still think the river is too dirty –– or loaded with too many toe-devouring snapping turtles –– just remember that the flotsam at your apartment pool or nephew’s favorite Arling-fun water park is probably 10 times worse. #harboringecoli #hospitalbedvistas #ecoliestates –– Steve Steward
Well, that is a bit disturbing. Fort Worth Weekly coming to the defense of America's Biggest Boondoggle encouraging people to float in the polluted Trinity River, claiming Arlington's Hurricane Harbor is 10 times more polluted, along with equally polluted apartment pools.
Uh, unlike the Trinity River, apartment pools are tested daily, the water is filtered, chemicals are added to the water to keep the water clean and safe. I'm fairly certain Hurricane Harbor makes sure its water is safe and clean.
Unlike the Trinity River, the water in apartment pools and Hurricane Harbor is the same treated water you get out of your faucet.
FW Weekly is advising us not to forget that The Boondoggle is serving up Sunday Fundays? With tubes costing only 5 bucks to rent?
Walmeat?
I think the answer to Elsie Hotpepper's question is YES!
The concern with the Trinity isn't e. coli, but PCBs. The article is comparing rotten apples to rotten oranges. Saying the neighborhood pool has more e. coli doesn't make the Trinity one bit safer...
ReplyDeleteThe Fort Worth Weekly added the Fort Worthology guy, Kevin Buchanan, to their lineup of writers and that is an instant upgrade in quality as far as I'm concerned.
ReplyDeleteBuchanan is already better than the Fort Wizard guy, Steve Steward who wrote this summer fun piece. At one time Steward was one of the best working journalists in Cowtown, but now not so much. In my opinion Steward's downfall has been fueled, in part, by his over indulgence in alcohol and marijuana. I don't know.
The same Kevin Buchanan that had the great blog back in the day,that pointed out what was wrong with the FW Way, prior to becoming a champion of it?
ReplyDeleteBuchanan is solidly in the boondoggle camp. He's the guy who coined the phrase "Panther Island" and is an ardent supporter.
ReplyDeleteI suppose the verdict is still out on Anthony Mariani's turn as editor.
If The Boondoggle paid me enough I could be bought to pretend I don't think it's a boondoggle. I suspect I may not be the only mercenary sort to be living here.....
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