 GRadde
Male, 18-29, Europe
 1245 Posts
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Monday, August 17, 2009 2:11:33 AM
OK, now this is the definition of overkill. Like aboredfool said, they coulda just explained why it wasn't a suitable place and asked her to move it for her safety. No, instead the government shut down a seven year-old's lemonade stand. Sad.Good cause or not, she WAS trying to do something to improve her life, or at least give her great memories. |
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 aboredfool
Male, 18-29, Western US
123 Posts
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Monday, August 10, 2009 12:25:13 PM
they could have asked her or her dad to just move the stand a bit farther back or something, not shut it down. but apparently, doing that would be too hard |
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 jmanbaseball
Male, 13-17, Eastern US
117 Posts
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Monday, August 10, 2009 11:35:36 AM
$2 a glass!! She deserved to be shut down for price gouging. And yes, the irony of trying to teach her "no free rides", and then getting the tickets for free is very sweet indeed. Lesson learned: Cry and look cute, then everyone will give me what I want. She's well on the way to womanhood. $2 a glass is actually a really good deal for 32 oz. What is it at most kid run lemonade stands?: Like 6 oz. for 1$. Not price gouging at all. |
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 Jess776
Female, 18-29, Western US
49 Posts
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Sunday, August 09, 2009 5:35:05 PM
i'm sorry but REALLY? They seriously shut down a kid's freaking lemonade stand? That is just ridiculous. i don't care if it was on a busy street...the dad was just trying to teach her how to make her own money. He could have just bought the tickets himself i'm sure but he wanted to teach her a lesson. I applaud him and think the city is stupid. The end |
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 Opossum
Female, 18-29, Western US
19 Posts
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Sunday, August 09, 2009 10:23:54 AM
I live in Tulare and it's not like this little girl was standing next to or in the street. The street is surrounded by orchards and dirt fields. People sell roses and strawberries around that area as well. I think it was made into too big of a deal for no reason, but either way she got what she wanted.It wasn't a "good cause" but many families here can't afford to go places like Disney Land. It's really sad. |
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 520
Male, 13-17, Midwest US
284 Posts
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Saturday, August 08, 2009 11:27:49 PM
looks like her daddy is a pimp.
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 Catx
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
152 Posts
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Saturday, August 08, 2009 5:09:20 PM
So, what are you pushing here? Crack, smack, coke, x? Not in my neighborhood. |
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 BostonKaiser
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
167 Posts
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Friday, August 07, 2009 4:39:52 PM
$2 a glass!! She deserved to be shut down for price gouging. And yes, the irony of trying to teach her "no free rides", and then getting the tickets for free is very sweet indeed. Lesson learned: Cry and look cute, then everyone will give me what I want. She's well on the way to womanhood. |
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 Quackor
Male, 18-29, S. America
1186 Posts
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Friday, August 07, 2009 1:54:25 PM
learning to work the streets so young, shes an example to many hard working girls |
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 Itsalwysunny
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
1336 Posts
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Friday, August 07, 2009 8:43:55 AM
stuntin like my daddy |
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 gorgack2000
Male, 13-17, Europe
2426 Posts
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Friday, August 07, 2009 8:25:26 AM
"The little girl says she wants to go to Disney with her family, so they send her to a busy intersection to sell lemonade.Jeez. They make her buy her own ticket at 7 years old?"
That's a very good point actually. I understand the "no free rides" thing but come on, forcing a seven year old to buy her ticket to Disneyland? |
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 damokiwi
Male, 40-49, Europe
30 Posts
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Friday, August 07, 2009 2:13:30 AM
Exactly Lionhart2, and the dad saying there are no free rides in life then getting the free tickets....ha classic. Oh yeah they gave the station 30 glasses of lemonade but even at the crazy price of $2 a glass that's still lots of free rides at Disneyland... |
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 Mitchster
Male, 13-17, Western US
466 Posts
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Friday, August 07, 2009 1:25:12 AM
Woah. Really? That cop must've been having a really bad day to do that to a seven year old. |
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 Spartano3
Male, 13-17, Canada
233 Posts
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Friday, August 07, 2009 12:35:40 AM
1:11 - 1:12 My favorite car :D!! |
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 AussieSheila
Female, 18-29, Australia
48 Posts
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Friday, August 07, 2009 12:26:50 AM
I've never tried homemade lemonade. Watching the movie Problem Child when I was little ruined it for me. |
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 shunpo_31
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
1308 Posts
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Friday, August 07, 2009 12:11:37 AM
this world is absolutely detestable. she's seven. i hope you all learned something from this. |
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 Lionhart2
Male, 40-49, Australia
5383 Posts
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Thursday, August 06, 2009 11:00:43 PM
Garbage, the parents had to be there selling lemonade too, not just the kid - what parent would leave a 7yo girl by herself on a busy highway intersection manning her stall? But I guess parents having a lemonade stall closed down for safety reasons isn't newsworthy enough. |
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 iPirate
Male, 13-17, Eastern US
423 Posts
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Thursday, August 06, 2009 9:44:54 PM
"what is it with americans and selling lemonaide.. "Our job market sucks. If you don't it's either sell lemonade or live on the streets. Quite sad really. My father grew lemons HIMSELF just to give us a good life and sell lemonade at busy intersections. God rest his soul. |
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 SpankyJake
Male, 18-29, Western US
95 Posts
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Thursday, August 06, 2009 9:32:52 PM
well, it says $2 for a 32 ounce, doesnt sound too bad to me |
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 baileyabb
Female, 18-29, Canada
562 Posts
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Thursday, August 06, 2009 7:24:31 PM
"I'm a hustler baby, that's what my daddys made me" |
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 BenTheBug
Male, 13-17, Western US
40 Posts
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Thursday, August 06, 2009 7:20:54 PM
it turns out the radio station had a lemonade selling permit and sold the 30 glasses for $4 each, and the disney land passes were fake |
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 itsdrew
Male, 13-17, Southern US
1110 Posts
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Thursday, August 06, 2009 7:13:11 PM
2 dollars a glass? this is an outrage! |
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stupidemail
Male, 30-39, Western US
116 Posts
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Thursday, August 06, 2009 6:47:37 PM
I hope it was a big glass HARhaawgufaw snort |
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jbray3179
Male, 13-17, Eastern US
31 Posts
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Thursday, August 06, 2009 6:19:50 PM
I think the dad is a lemonade-aholic. Mayors a dick. |
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 JoeYC
Male, 18-29, Europe
388 Posts
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Thursday, August 06, 2009 6:10:05 PM
what is it with americans and selling lemonaide.. |
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