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Monday, March 26, 2007

Snapshots from Home

The Washington Post's Answer Man takes note of UD's hometown:


'On Strathmore Avenue in Garrett Park, there are signs proclaiming "Nuclear-Free Zone." Is the rest of the world a nuclear zone? What do these signs mean?

-- Hunter Atkinson, Kensington


They mean that if you have a nuclear weapon in the trunk of your car, you had better avoid Garrett Park.

"You could be fined if we found out about it," Ted Pratt, the town administrator, told Answer Man.

The fine, as spelled out in a 25-year-old ordinance, is $100. Factor that into your budget, Mr. Dirtybomb Evildoer.

Dozens of towns across the United States proudly proclaim themselves "nuclear-free," but Garrett Park was the first.'
Posted at: 3/26/2007 08:17:00 AM