DISSES to the KISSES and DISSES producers for persistent negativism

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Big time DISSES to the people who live in the vicinity of Post Roadin Greenland who leave their barking dog outside seemingly unawareof how unpleasant it is to have to wake up to his/her barking at 7a.m. on a Sunday morning! How inconsiderate of you. There arefamilies with dogs all around the neighborhood and no one inflictsthis kind of rudeness on their neighbors, let alone cruelty ontheir animal by letting him/her bark incessantly time and timeagain throughout the day. Your dog's barking may be music to yourears but it certainly is not to anyone else in the neighborhood.Clearly your dog is not happy being left alone out in the backyard. You should do something about it, instead you seem to beignoring the situation. Shame on you!
— Susan Kincaid,
Greenland
KISSES goes to the Gossip Lady for giving us an update on what'shappening here in New Hampshire and Maine. She seems to be aroundwhen not expected. I call her the "Phantom Lady." Oh yes, heryellow scarf's very pretty. I would like to meet her.
— Marjorie Hill,
Portsmouth
DISSES to the KISSES and DISSES producers for persistentnegativism. The Sept. 9 edition had eight KISSES and three DISSES,and you chose to highlight one of the DISSES in your headline (onseacoastonline.com) — as always. Worse yet, in an recentedition which had only one KISS and one polite request (for moresubmissions to this column), the headline writer turned that politerequest into a DISS, aimed at the readers of this column, no less.In response to my e-mail, your editor politely changed thatheadline in the online version, but it made no difference insubsequent editions. Some of the DISSES are, to be sure,interesting and rather newsworthy (perhaps including the oneheadlined in the Sept. 9th edition), but you could surely find someexcuse to highlight something nice once in a while, too.
— Mark DeVries,
Exeter
Big inflated KISSES to Papa Wheelies. Their tire pump attached tothe Market Square bike rack and available to all is a great idea.It got me home last night and when I went to the Islington Streetshop to say thanks and get a new tube they couldn't have been nicer... and they have a pretty cool sign.
— A. Brewster,
Kittery, Maine
DISSES to the new Rite Aid on Woodbury Avenue for refusing to allowme to use the drive-through for a prescription purchase —while on my bicycle. The woman in the window said the drive-throughwas for "motor vehicles only." Why? What difference does it make?There were no other cars behind us (not that that should matter).My son and I had to park our bikes without locks, walk all the wayto the back of the store with cycling shoes. I wonder if they werewilling to accept the liability of two stolen bikes and a possibleinjury from slipping on the floor? The folks there are very nice,and the service is great, but not letting bikes use thedrive-through is a rather unthinking — and non-green —decision. Hey Rite Aid, how 'bout re-evaluating that policy?
— Tom Kesel,
Portsmouth
KISSES to my neighbor, Larry, for consistently picking up thegarbage (including dirty diapers) from the side of Perkins Road inRye across from Jenness Beach. Hard to believe the tourists wouldmess up such a beautiful area. DISSES to the diaper droppers.
— Thomas M. Sheridan,
Rye
DISSES: On Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 10 a.m., I was at the Portsmouthtennis courts on Junkins Avenue waiting with a friend for the restof our group to arrive. We observed a woman walking to thebasketball court with an adorable, blonde, curly haired little boyabout 2½ years old carrying a soccer ball. The woman, who wepresumed to be the boy's mother, had a cell phone buried in her earand a cup of coffee in her hand. They walked onto the court and thewoman continued to chat away on the phone as the boy began to kickthe ball around. Within a few minutes the boy asked the woman toplay with him and she replied, "In a few minutes." She was speakingloudly enough for us to overhear her phone conversation and itclearly was not of an emergency nature. A few minutes later, theboy walked over to her and pleaded with her to play with him. Sheignored his pleas. After several more minutes, she finally put thephone down, kicked the ball twice and said it was time to leave.The boy walked off with the ball in his hands and his head down.DISSES to that woman ...; do you recognize yourself? Some day youmay wonder why your son pays so little attention to you.
— Bob Hassold,
Portsmouth
KISSES to Lily Robertson's "Not Behaving like a Lady" piece. Ihaven't read a satire worthy of such praise in years. To actuallythink that someone would be upset that other people were trying toguard their health while she throws hers away ...; can you imagine?It was purely delightful!
— Nate Dube,
Portsmouth
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