<div dir="auto">Isn't that when parents or other adults teach children the reason for the signs, the difference between harsh and gentle usage, possible consequences, respect for public and other people's things and the beauty, joy and history of fountains like ours?<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Best, Jim Kelley</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On May 22, 2017 9:01 AM, "Robert Mathiesen" <<a href="mailto:rmath13@gmail.com">rmath13@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">No indeed, Emlyn! That urge is eternal ... As is the urge to push limits and break laws when the child doesn't understand the reasons for those limits and laws. That's an advantageous bit of neural soft-ware for the survival of our species as a whole, if not for the survival of our own individual children. Those signs on the fountain just call out loudly to most children to do precisely what they forbid.<br><br>Bob M<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 8:03 AM, Emlyn Addison <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:noisyblocks@gmail.com" target="_blank">noisyblocks@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I'm sure you didn't mean that children playing in the water on hot days is a "<span style="font-size:12.8px">passing fancy of our age".</span></div><div class="m_6160482959729813767HOEnZb"><div class="m_6160482959729813767h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 9:32 PM, Robert Mathiesen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rmath13@gmail.com" target="_blank">rmath13@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Where beauty is concerned, tastes differ, and there's no arguing that someone's taste in beauty is right or wrong. For me, that fountain is one of the most beautiful things in our neighborhood, an austere, stately, timeless work of art and water that neither condescends nor panders to the passing fancies of our age. I would be very sad to see it removed, and even more sad to see something take its place that I found less tasteful<br><br>But, as I said, tastes differ. By all means add a water feature for our children to play in. They need such a thing on hot days, and the Billy Taylor Park may seem too distant for some parents on this list. Just let the fountain stand for those of us who cherish such beauty.<br><br></div>Bob M<br></div><div class="m_6160482959729813767m_-2734125904476715666HOEnZb"><div class="m_6160482959729813767m_-2734125904476715666h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 8:57 PM, Paul G Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paul.slvrwngs@gmail.com" target="_blank">paul.slvrwngs@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">So I finally walked down to the park and really looked at the fountain everyone is talking about. I'm afraid I don't see what is wrong with it as it is, except for the chemicals (there must be kid friendly options) and the warning signs, both of which I frankly think have no business being there. I actually think it is quite an acceptable design, functions quite well, and I don't see the necessity of spending money on fixing it. It certainly isn't falling down or badly deteriorating. Just put in water that won't damage either the kids or the structure, and leave it be.<br>
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There is a saying where I come from: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Just my two cents.<br>
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Subject: Re: [Summit] Renewing the Fountain…<br>
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Since the conversation for renewal begins…<br>
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I second the motion for a family-friendly/playful fountain.<br>
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There’s no need to preserve or invest in a fountain that is full of rules and low on beauty and limp on water…<br>
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Perhaps a RISD architecture class project for inspiring ideas on what to do…<br>
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