I'm always surprised at how they love to forbid things in this country. I already mentioned it in the post about what's not allowed in the New York subway. Here's a couple more examples, which I think are quite interesting.
In Somerville, the Boston suburb where I used to live, there is this little park, just a little extension of grass, on Holland Avenue. In the gate you can find all these signs:
Let's see. Can't bring your dog. It's closed from 10pm to 8am. Can't play golf. But the funniest thing is that you can't play soccer or football. So, what can you do in this park? There's a baseball diamond in a corner, so I imagine you can play baseball, but it appears that's the only thing you can do. If you feel like kicking a ball, or throwing a football around, you're screwed, even if the park is completely empty.
In St. Nicholas Park, right next to my NY apartment, you can bring your dog. There's a dog area. Yay! Of course, it's fenced in. Here's a picture.
In the little green sign it says: "No people except in the company of a dog." So, there's a dog area, and you can't enter it except if you have a dog. Of course, they weren't going to refrain from forbidding something. If you are just a dog lover and you like to sit and see dogs play, you can't do it. Or you do it from behind the fence.
