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Photo: Crews install downtown benches

By Howard B. Owens

In another sign it's spring (really, it is), city crews were downtown this morning installing the park benches for the season.

Crew members are Shawn Easton, Shawn McAllister and Rick Reeves.

BTW: It's might snow tonight.

Thomas Mooney

I wish they would fill pot holes . Priority list should be updated . Will this be a task for our new assistant manager? His salary alone could put a huge dent in the pot hole dilemma.

Apr 8, 2014, 3:47pm Permalink
mark jackett

WHY ARE THEY STILL INSTALLING THEM BACKWARDS???
I ENJOY EATING AT MAIN ST PIZZA AND HAVE SOMEONE SIT THERE ON THE BENCH OUTSIDE AND STARE AT ME!! LOL!! LIKE I WANT TO SIT AT THE BENCHES STARING AT PARKING LOTS OR BUILDINGS . LOL JUST KIDDING PETE P. AKA (SHOVEL SLAYER)

Apr 8, 2014, 3:49pm Permalink
Ricky G. Hale

I would like to know why all the benches are backwards. That is, with your back towards the street. Who wants to sit down and stare at the front of a building ?

Apr 8, 2014, 3:49pm Permalink
Howard B. Owens

Who wants to sit down and stair at somebody's passenger-side car door? The only way they're backwards is if they're facing the street.

Facing the sidewalk means, you know, you might have to actually interact with somebody instead of just gazing at your reflection in a car door.

I also lost the office pool on how many posts it would take before somebody said, "they're backwards." I said by the second post.

Apr 8, 2014, 4:01pm Permalink
Scott Ogle

I'm glad to see them, regardless which way they face. Sometimes as a pedestrian, it's nice to have the opportunity to take a load off.

Apr 8, 2014, 4:08pm Permalink
Ricky G. Hale

I think I'd rather watch the traffic go by (sometimes you see a lot of neat stuff), instead of watching a brick wall. On the other hand, if the brick wall was doing something interesting, I suppose I could watch the wall for awhile.

Apr 8, 2014, 6:46pm Permalink
George Richardson

My liberal response: " How wonderful, now neighbors of all races, ages, genders and sexual preference can sit, relax, meditate and absorb the wonders that make Batavia special.
My conservative response: "Oh great, another place for the takers, not makers, to sleep after smoking marijuana."
Cha cha cha.

Apr 8, 2014, 9:06pm Permalink
George Richardson

I kind of like when they place them sideways and face to face. It makes me interact spontaneously and thankfully the people I talk to mostly ignore me and then the bus comes and the losers leave and I sit there waiting for more prey to walk up. I'm sixty, what the hell do you want from me?

Apr 8, 2014, 9:11pm Permalink
George Richardson

Oakfield has benches? When I lived in Oakfield the bums had to sleep on porches. My porch was a favorite. I had an actual bed up in a third floor flop on Pearl Street for sixty dollars a month. Fine memories and great pizza close by.

Apr 8, 2014, 9:49pm Permalink

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