But there it was, sandwiched between permits for trailers attached to cars legally parked on city streets overnight and lighting requirements for commercial and industrial development.
As heard on Charlie Sykes' program, the City of Waukesha Common Council voted to ban the use of outdoor fire pits between midnight and 6:00 am. There is no logic behind such a move, except to appease one lady with an outdoor cigarette habit and an inability to get along with her neighbor.
So, for those of us who, after we put the kids to bed, wander out to the privacy of our backyard and start a cozy little fire to set a nice calm mood after a long day and perhaps enjoy an adult beverage or two, at 11:59PM dammit we better have the fire hose ready lest we receive a visit from the Alchohol, Tobacco and Firepit division of the Waukesha police department.
Do we really want to put a curfew on a harmless past time that actually encourages friends and neighbors to gather after the sun goes down and to talk about life in Waukesha? A few adult beverages and a discussion of property taxes, city services and our representation in government? Or is that what the aldermen are really afraid of?
After all, if they know better than us children when we can play with matches, what else do they know better than us?
