Sigh.
Yesterday’s Columbus Dispatch contained a short editorial in which they weighed in against allowing bare feet in the Statehouse.
SOME ADVICE to those upset about a Statehouse rule change that bans barefootin’ in the building: Take it in stride.
The rule change might pinch, but the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board is correct to require visitors to wear “shoes or comparable footwear.” The old building has cracked and uneven floors, and who knows what’s likely to be dropped or spilled that might injure someone.
And, while dress codes are getting looser by the day, this is a dignified venue; visitors should dress respectfully.
Bob Neinast, 57, a Pickerington resident who likely was the impetus for the change, said the rule is wrong. He likes going shoeless in the capitol, saying, “The tiles have a lot of texture.”
Neinast tangled with a state trooper and a former lawmaker last year. The Capitol Square Board has tried to change the dress code ever since.
The new rule restricts only toes, but not fashion. Neinast and other footloose friends might make a statement with their choices. Combat boots, anyone? Flip-flops?
So, bare feet are not respectful, but flip-flops are? They’re making it up as they go along.
Feel free to write a Letter to the Editor. Here is their email address.
They prefer letters under 200 words long. You also need to make sure you include your name, address, and daytime phone number (they call to make sure you are a real person, and that you actually sent the letter).
It is sad that they also just buy into myth.
I must agree with you Bob! It is disheartening how people make up their minds without knowing facts about anything. America is loosing most of our prized freedoms rapidly, and people shake their heads at the few smart enough to complain. So so Sad!
He likes going shoeless in the capitol, saying, “The tiles have a lot of texture.” Thats what he picked to quote you on with all that you put out there? I am surprised he didn’t follow it with “Dude” to try to minimize you even further.
Flip-flops, (sigh) really? Wonder if there are any flip-flop injury statistics out there.
Ridiculous! There are way too many people in this country who just can’t mind their own business and feel the need and right to impose their beliefs on others.
While I don’t have statistics, I do have a list of injury lawsuits in which flip-flops were involved. It seems that flip-flops on wet tiles is particularly dangerous..
I saw this news flash on the facebook SBL group posted by Daniel Howell
last night. It seems that things are gonna get worse for us. they are gonna make us wear shoes to walk the sidewalks and streets. If this ever happens, I think I’ll move to Figi or some tropical island. Things are turning a lot worse for this country, and nobody seems to care. where I live you can’t even smoke in a public park.
Golf spikes? Hobnail boots? Baseball cleats?