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TexasTowelie

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2. The city council in Dallas stopped a similar boot-raiser about 10 years ago

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 6, 2016, 03:25 AM

Aug 2016

that I believe was held by Dallas firefighters. While it seemed like it was a good ploy to raise funds, it became a matter of public safety as it held up traffic at stop lights and contributed to road rage.

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lots of that sort of thing in honolulu. crowds with baskets on sticks at intersections and traffic msongs Aug 2016 #1

The city council in Dallas stopped a similar boot-raiser about 10 years ago TexasTowelie Aug 2016 #2