tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723071816285053308.post4814110586389367708..comments2012-08-02T08:52:12.762-04:00Comments on Peaches and Plums: I Read the News Today Oh Boywinenshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07606350925870948766noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723071816285053308.post-12360263922246913622009-08-22T17:52:43.757-04:002009-08-22T17:52:43.757-04:00I am the person quoted in the Times story and my p...I am the person quoted in the Times story and my point of view was not accurately reflected. I’m very upset to have been misquoted as hating Mister Softee and all ice cream vendors. I have absolutely not started a campaign against them. My complaint was about the ice vendors within the playground that are unlicensed and illegally selling to children in a place they are not allowed. I called 311 once (not multiple times by any stretch of the imagination) to inquire about their legal standing. They do not have sanction from any health authority to handle food and there’s no telling where their product comes from. I had hoped that would be played up in the article. And yes, I do feel that bringing these carts into the playground is predatory. They are run out over and over by the police or parks people but come back time and time again. I don’t have any problem with legal vendors outside the playground in areas they are licensed for -- despite what the article says. I’m all for people making a living and for people to choose the time and the place to buy treats for their children. I did discuss these points for the article but I don’t see them there. In fact while I was being interviewed we bought ice pops for our children from a licensed vendor outside the park. Vicki SellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com