Dear Editor:
Re: Not so sweet sounds of summer, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, June 12.
I remember the days waiting for the ice-cream truck to come rolling down our east end street. It was a real big deal for us kids. Some of us had money to buy a cone, others did not. No matter, it was definitely something we looked forward to.
Now it would appear that Ken Erickson is really upset with this long-standing tradition.
After my first reading of his anti-ice-cream truck rant, I thought it was perhaps an April Fool's joke. But wait, it's the middle of June, this guy is serious!
Come on Ken get real . banning ice-cream trucks? What's next, kids' street hockey, basketball hoops, birthday parties in backyards, or better yet, lets just ban kids and fun!
Get a life Ken. This is part of growing up and being a kid. There are other causes you may wish to involve yourself with if you want to help kids, what about the scourge of child labour, child poverty or disabled young people?
As for the "stupid little ditty that stays in my head," maybe that's a sign you really like it and you're trying to remember the words so you can sing along.
If that's not the case, just run and hide for the minute it takes for the "noise" to go away.
Gord Larkin, Burnaby
