Uh-oh,
I was afraid of this…
By Will Collette
This
is what happens when a Progressive-Charlestown occasional contributor who
prides himself on ignoring deadlines gets head-locked by writer’s block in
spite of himself…and stumbles upon the Breaking News post of the Y-camp sale. [E-mail re-printed with Bob's permission]
-----Original
Message-----
From:
Robert Yarnall
Sent:
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:35 PM
To:
Will Collette
Subject:
y scoop
 |
| Is it an amusement park...or a wind generator? Larryland at Sonquipaugia |
This
could be one of those blockbuster NBA-type deals.
Larry
buys the Y camp straight up for $500,000. He sells Whalerock to the CLT
for $3 million. The town antes up $2.5 of the money and gets a conservation
easement in return.
From
the highest point on Whalerock, people can throw tomatoes at a couple of homes
on Partridge Run. If hey can't reach Partridge Run, they can throw them
onto Quail Run. Joe Dolock and I will pick them up and lob them at their
intended destination, along with some old clam cakes.
Finally,
Larry will build a water park on Watchaug Pond, and Lisa's roommate will
run the concession stand there. Larry will bulldoze Sonquipaug and turn
them into cabanas, aka affordable housing units.
Everyone
will be happy, except the bass fishermen, but they will handle the matter
privately, with large grappling hooks.
The
real reason for this email is to ask you where the Westerly Sun microfiche
archive you referenced a while ago is located - The Sun office, the
Charlestown Library, or the Westerly Library?