The Observation Deck

c. dawson wrote:...I just tell 'em I live in "Wood" and move on with my life.

C.


Excellent.

The truth is snobs are everywhere. When I worked at BP America one of the things they snobbed over was the height of their cubicle dividers! At a recent party it was who had real Hawaiian Shirts instead of new Hawaiian shirts not from Hawaii.

To quote the ageless joke. What is the last thing a hillbilly says before hitting you? "You think you are better than me?"

Ken has done some breathtaking work on the class lines and snob lines that run from the hood through the wood and into the promised land. All comes from a person's need to feel better than someone else.


.

Snobbery in Lakewood?

I once replaced a starter in a car parked in front of my house. I had my six year old son watch for traffic while I was underneath so my legs didn't get run over. No one called the cops. Try THAT in Solon!

Of course, I lived in Lakewood, not north of Clifton, which is really the Rocky River Panhandle. I was standing with Steve Davis in the driveway of his new house in the Panhandle when his neighbor, Judge Carroll, came by. Steve introduced us and I mentioned to Pat that we had become acquainted in his court. The judge looked contrite and said he hoped things didn't go too badly for me.

I told him that I wasn't a defendant; I was on a jury. We laughed, but later I wondered why he assumed I was a defendant, not an attorney, witness, juror or any of the other people who come into contact with a municipal judge.

It could have been Panhandle snobbery, but I prefer to think it was an understandable mistake because Steve Davis introduced us.

Joe:

You ask why the Judge made his assumptions about the way you looked.

Probably the haircut.

Thanks for a good post.

Kenneth Warren

Ken:

Maybe it was haircut! I always assumed it was my south-o-the-tracks drawl.

Joe

Joe

The judge's comment holds true for attorneys (who might have occaision to lose a case) or even jurors, who may be bored to death for a day or two or a civil litigation party who doesn't get the result desired. I've heard him make that comment before, and I'm sure he is relating to the entire global experience that anyone, regardless of their capacity, might have in his court.

Plus, as you say, you were with Steve.....

Jeff

Joe/Ken/Jeff

I think you might be a tad rough on the Advisory Board member that made good and moved from South of Franklin to the promised land North of the WSL. I know he often thinks back to those days.

Just last week we were walking down the street(no sidewalks because they bring peddlers) and turned into the grove of climatized Mahogany Trees that were planted to rebuild decks, trim and boats when they deplete all the Mahogany in South America. He looked South and squinted, as we had noticed the rain clouds had move in South of the WSJ. Then he chuckled to himself and muttered somthing.


.

Mark Crnolatas wrote:While standing in the checkout line at Giant Eagle, there was a rather heated debate between 2 women in front of us, involving "There is so much snobbery here, isn't it pathetic?"

Were they purchasing turkey thighs, broccoli, brown rice, and certified organic charcoal brickettes to make dog food?