The Nannies Of New York: Carmel Edition
FREEZE! Step away from the donut, old man! Welcome to Carmel, New York. Do not feed the old people any donuts.
CARMEL, N.Y. - Hoping to quell complaints about pastry paternalism, county officials have offered a limited comeback for donated doughnuts that were recently barred from senior citizens' centers because of health worries. But some seniors immediately soured on the plan.
Putnam County officials have been taking heat for proposing to prohibit the free doughnuts from the county's five senior centers. The "day-old" sweets come from local shops.
Nutritionists have questioned whether the doughnuts are suitable snacks for the over-65 demographic, which is susceptible to high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes. But patrons have said they're mature enough to decide what to eat, and some 250 people have signed a petition blasting the proposed doughnut ban.
Pastry fascism in Putnam County. Just how much worse do you think this will be if the bureaucracy controls the health care system? They already cannot let people decide for themselves - they have simply decided what to take away. They know better than you do what is good for you.
And if you believe that, I have a real deal on some land down in Florida.
And while we're on the subject, isn't the name "Carmel" likely to cause people to think unhealthy thoughts about sugary sweets? Since the county officials are so concerned perhaps they should change the name. Tofu, New York?
Bad Ideas, Civilization, News | Gaius Wednesday, 22 August , 2007
By Blackhawk, Wednesday, 22 August , 2007 @ 8:39 pm
“And while we’re on the subject, isn’t the name “Carmel” likely to cause people to think unhealthy thoughts about sugary sweets?”
Yes, and this is where Dirty Harry imposed J.U.S.T.I.C.E.
Like repealling the ban on eating ice cream in public.
Check Wikipedia…don’t know how to link….pops smoke…
:runs from HTML/linky-love penguins:
By Steve Burri, Wednesday, 22 August , 2007 @ 8:59 pm
A while ago I worked in a nursing home. One of the clients always complained during meals that she couldn’t have any butter; only oleo. Butter would not be good for her. She was 98 and a good eye-roller.
Also, one famed Carmelite was named Nabal, whose name meant ‘fool’. Hmmm…