Over at Boxtank, Geoff and Emily point out that opponents of the new Wal-Mart in Lincoln, Nebraska have some concerns about what those damn kids will get up to in the yard:

“If you have never lived close to a large retail establishment, you cannot possibly imagine all the problems that would be coming your way. Don’t ever expect to have a yard free of trash again. Don’t forget to plan for the after-hour parties that develop in the parking lot with noise, fights and empty beer bottles and cans. Plan for the cars that will park in your drive or in the street when the party group starts dividing up to make out in their cars.“(Letter to the Editor, Lincoln, NB)

Really? I’d be more worried about the retirees setting up camp in the parking lot.

Not only does Wal-Mart’s open welcome for campers to spend the night undermine local campgrounds, it encourages septuagenarian intercourse right in front of the garden centre.

I don’t know about you, but I’d rather not see Ralph Furley’s “o face” - especially through the back of a shaggin wagon covered in two tone siding.