So, we have a great new pizza joint in Bowmanville, “Little Ceasar’s Pizza”. This pizza joint gainfully employs a ton of young people. Young people, learning responsibility, contributing to society, paying taxes, contributing to the economy and staying off the streets and out of trouble.
One of their business tactics is to have their employees wave placards and signs to traffic, hoping to attract potential customers. Great concept. Fun concept. Harmless. Yes?
Well, not according to the “Town” staff. Little Ceasar’s were ordered to stop this practice, as they were distracting traffic? What a joke. What a pathetic, backwater, hick-town, backwards, embarrassing approach.
So lets’ see…they advertise in this manner in..Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Toronto and other neighbouring communities. But, you see, in Bowmanville, we are not ready for this yet. We can’t handle it…we’re just not big enough yet. We may crash our cars, if we see some “new fangled, big city sign”.
Can you imagine the chaos? “Goodness Mildred, it’s a youngster advertising pizza with an orange sign! Hold on..i’m not sure I can keep control of the car.” That sounds completely preposterous and it is, but the position of the Town is equally preposterous.
The Town has no problem hanging massive banners advertising community events over our roadways. What is the difference? Are you telling me that they do not provide a “visual distraction”, just like billboards, roadsigns, birds, cellphones, other cars, buildings..etc. etc. etc?. The events that are advertised on the banners are great, don’t get me wrong…..I love the community events and I see the value.
But I also see the value of free enterprise and gainfully employed young people in our community.
The position of the Town in this matter is borderline ridiculous, patronizing to the commuter’s intelligence and hypocritical.
It makes one wonder, was this driven by Little Ceasar’s competition, or concerned citizens?
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