WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.520 --> 00:00:06.040 It's night Side with Dan Ray. I'm WBSY Constance video. 2 00:00:06.519 --> 00:00:08.679 All right, thank you very much, Dan Watkins. As we 3 00:00:08.720 --> 00:00:11.199 move into a nine. 4 00:00:11.080 --> 00:00:14.160 O'clock hour here on Night Side, I hope all of 5 00:00:14.199 --> 00:00:19.239 you are doing well. Interesting issues that we talked about 6 00:00:19.320 --> 00:00:21.960 last hour, and again we always do this, and we 7 00:00:22.000 --> 00:00:23.559 do it in a way in which we try to 8 00:00:23.879 --> 00:00:26.640 hit upon different topics that people might be interested in. 9 00:00:26.679 --> 00:00:30.480 And we can talk literally every night, if you know, 10 00:00:30.679 --> 00:00:34.039 we wanted to about politics. But to be honest with you, 11 00:00:35.359 --> 00:00:40.079 as someone who's sitting here for for an entire evening, uh, 12 00:00:40.119 --> 00:00:44.399 it can be it can be pretty tough to Uh. 13 00:00:44.240 --> 00:00:46.799 My computer has given me all sorts of problems here, 14 00:00:46.840 --> 00:00:49.840 but we'll we'll figure this out. I guess at one 15 00:00:49.880 --> 00:00:52.039 point later, I'm just going to shut this computer off 16 00:00:52.159 --> 00:00:52.719 right now. 17 00:00:53.640 --> 00:00:59.200 Unbelievable. So what I want to talk about now is 18 00:00:59.759 --> 00:01:00.520 a story. 19 00:01:00.280 --> 00:01:04.840 That was in the Boston Globe today And maybe you 20 00:01:04.920 --> 00:01:07.879 know this, Rob, I have no idea what my computer 21 00:01:08.040 --> 00:01:11.040 is doing, and I think I just got to shut 22 00:01:11.079 --> 00:01:13.799 it off, force force it here or escape or whatever 23 00:01:13.879 --> 00:01:18.480 like that. We'll figure it out. In the Boston Globe, 24 00:01:18.519 --> 00:01:24.719 in the Wednesday Food section, appropriately enough, there is a 25 00:01:24.879 --> 00:01:33.040 story written by Devora first, and Devora wrote this story 26 00:01:33.040 --> 00:01:36.200 that says, should you take your dog to dinner? It's 27 00:01:36.239 --> 00:01:41.959 an intriguing headline, and apparently there's an effort underway here 28 00:01:42.000 --> 00:01:47.040 in Boston which I think is a great idea to 29 00:01:47.200 --> 00:01:54.000 allow dogs to be present and in certain restaurants outdoor dining. 30 00:01:54.120 --> 00:01:57.760 I think I'm not a dining expert, I'm not even 31 00:01:57.760 --> 00:02:00.439 a dog expert, but I think it's called alfresco. So 32 00:02:01.959 --> 00:02:04.799 dev wrote, I took my dog to dinner. Apparently this 33 00:02:04.840 --> 00:02:10.000 is something dog owners love to do. Yes, indeed, yes, indeed. 34 00:02:11.400 --> 00:02:12.840 There is, she wrote. 35 00:02:12.879 --> 00:02:16.159 Last year, after centuries of successful dog on friendly dining, 36 00:02:17.000 --> 00:02:20.319 Boston introduced a variance in which businesses could apply allowing 37 00:02:20.360 --> 00:02:23.400 pups to join their humans eating alfresco. 38 00:02:25.479 --> 00:02:27.080 I think it's a great idea. 39 00:02:27.840 --> 00:02:34.639 Now, ironically, at the end of the article, which is, 40 00:02:36.039 --> 00:02:38.879 you know, typical article in the g section, fairly lengthy. 41 00:02:40.159 --> 00:02:42.599 We tried to get Devor to join us tonight, but 42 00:02:42.680 --> 00:02:45.919 I guess she's on vacation this week and is not available. 43 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:53.000 Marita called her or contacted her. She finishes up by 44 00:02:53.240 --> 00:02:59.319 essentially saying, in her opinion, dog friendly dining is more 45 00:02:59.360 --> 00:03:03.240 for human than dogs. She said her dog is a 46 00:03:03.360 --> 00:03:07.400 very good dog, and she's easy to handle in public places. 47 00:03:08.159 --> 00:03:11.719 Is she always this chill, one staffer asked at Davio's. 48 00:03:12.240 --> 00:03:14.840 But she's still a dog. Restaurants don't have much to 49 00:03:14.919 --> 00:03:18.000 offer her. She could be home lounging in her bed, 50 00:03:18.240 --> 00:03:21.000 police in the yard for squirrels chewing her toy. Bring 51 00:03:21.000 --> 00:03:23.879 your dog out to eat if you want, but let's 52 00:03:23.879 --> 00:03:27.360 be honest. Dog friendly dining is for humans, it's not 53 00:03:27.439 --> 00:03:31.360 for dogs. That's her conclusion. I couldn't disagree with her 54 00:03:31.400 --> 00:03:36.840 more on that conclusion, I think. And my daughter has 55 00:03:36.879 --> 00:03:39.639 a dog out in San Francisco. She and her husband 56 00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:43.479 a corky named Mustard. You're familiar with Mustard, and we 57 00:03:43.599 --> 00:03:48.280 have eaten at many outdoor restaurants in San Francisco, not many, 58 00:03:48.319 --> 00:03:53.599 but some over the years. And Mustard is very well behaved, 59 00:03:54.280 --> 00:04:00.599 doesn't bother anyone, and always draws lots of miles from 60 00:04:00.639 --> 00:04:05.319 fellow customers. He doesn't leap up, he's very well trained, 61 00:04:05.400 --> 00:04:09.680 and he's a beautiful Corgi. And the idea on a 62 00:04:10.039 --> 00:04:15.319 beautiful early fall or late summer or early fall night, 63 00:04:15.759 --> 00:04:17.720 to be able to take him out and go with 64 00:04:17.839 --> 00:04:21.800 us to an outdoor restaurant in San Francisco, over that matter, 65 00:04:21.800 --> 00:04:25.079 an outdoor restaurant in Boston, or an outdoor restaurant anywhere. 66 00:04:25.480 --> 00:04:28.199 I think is fabulous. Now, I'm sure some of you 67 00:04:28.480 --> 00:04:31.519 are going to say, hey, what about the dog that 68 00:04:31.639 --> 00:04:36.480 doesn't behave? Well, I think most dog owners are small 69 00:04:36.600 --> 00:04:41.399 enough to know that they're dogs in a situation in 70 00:04:41.439 --> 00:04:44.279 a restaurant, they need to behave They're not going to 71 00:04:44.279 --> 00:04:45.959 be sitting at the table, They're not going to be 72 00:04:46.040 --> 00:04:48.279 jumping up on the table. They're probably going to be 73 00:04:48.360 --> 00:04:52.959 lying down. And I guess if you read this article, 74 00:04:53.000 --> 00:04:54.879 which I'm not going to read the entire thing to you, 75 00:04:54.959 --> 00:04:58.959 some of the restaurants not only are friendly to the 76 00:05:00.160 --> 00:05:03.879 the owners, meaning giving them the opportunity to bring their 77 00:05:03.920 --> 00:05:08.519 dog with them. Maybe I mean for me to leave 78 00:05:08.519 --> 00:05:12.199 a dog at home alone when you could take the 79 00:05:12.279 --> 00:05:17.160 dog with you and and enjoy something. It's it's just 80 00:05:17.240 --> 00:05:19.959 so such an easy answer. It's a yes, yes, yes, 81 00:05:20.000 --> 00:05:24.439 in my opinion. Now, some of the restaurants actually provide 82 00:05:24.920 --> 00:05:28.959 water dishes, you know, you know, just full of water 83 00:05:29.000 --> 00:05:32.959 for the dog. I think it's fabulous and I think 84 00:05:33.000 --> 00:05:36.639 it's a way in which dogs can spend more times. Oh, 85 00:05:36.759 --> 00:05:39.319 humans can spend more times with their dogs. I think 86 00:05:39.360 --> 00:05:42.040 that humans who have dogs for the most part like 87 00:05:42.079 --> 00:05:45.360 their dogs. Now, I suspect some of you out there 88 00:05:45.439 --> 00:05:48.439 might disagree with me, but if you would be kind 89 00:05:48.519 --> 00:05:50.360 enough to give us a call and let me know 90 00:05:50.959 --> 00:05:53.199 six one seven, two five four ten thirty or six 91 00:05:53.199 --> 00:05:55.879 one seven nine three one ten thirty, I would be 92 00:05:55.959 --> 00:05:59.839 very appreciative. I'd love to know where if I'm in 93 00:05:59.839 --> 00:06:04.560 the majority on this. I know that people can talk 94 00:06:04.680 --> 00:06:10.199 about dogs that would misbehave dogs that would bark and 95 00:06:10.360 --> 00:06:15.120 disturb other people's meals, But most dogs are better behave, 96 00:06:15.199 --> 00:06:18.199 but better behaved than the little kids at restaurants. I mean, 97 00:06:19.319 --> 00:06:22.639 if you have a small child, a toddler two three, four, 98 00:06:22.839 --> 00:06:26.279 five years old, you want to bring them with you 99 00:06:26.279 --> 00:06:27.920 in a restaurants. You're not going to leave them at 100 00:06:27.959 --> 00:06:35.279 home in my opinion, And occasionally, obviously kids can have accidents. 101 00:06:36.040 --> 00:06:41.199 Dogs can have accidents, but it doesn't necessarily mean that 102 00:06:41.199 --> 00:06:44.959 they're going to destroy your meals. And restaurants can do this. 103 00:06:45.079 --> 00:06:48.800 They can have areas on a patio where the dogs 104 00:06:49.240 --> 00:06:52.000 and the owners with dogs sit in one end of 105 00:06:52.040 --> 00:06:54.480 the one end of the one of the patio, just 106 00:06:54.560 --> 00:06:57.040 like they used to have smoking sections in restaurants. So 107 00:06:57.079 --> 00:06:59.120 I just want to open up the phone lines. If 108 00:06:59.160 --> 00:07:01.439 you had a chance to read the Global article by 109 00:07:01.480 --> 00:07:04.480 Devra first, it's entitled should you take your dog to dinner? 110 00:07:05.160 --> 00:07:07.319 She ends up by essentially saying that it's not fear 111 00:07:07.399 --> 00:07:10.920 of the dogs. I disagree totally. So we're going to 112 00:07:10.959 --> 00:07:13.399 open up the phone lines. Give us a call six one, seven, two, 113 00:07:13.439 --> 00:07:15.839 five four to ten thirty six month seven nine three 114 00:07:15.839 --> 00:07:18.199 one ten thirty. We will be talking at ten o'clock 115 00:07:18.720 --> 00:07:22.399 about an apparent bit of a change in the presidential race. 116 00:07:22.879 --> 00:07:25.120 So if you want to talk about Robert F. Kennedy 117 00:07:25.240 --> 00:07:30.680 Junior's presentation on Friday, the day after the Democratic Convention, 118 00:07:32.040 --> 00:07:34.360 we can. We can talk about that. But I have 119 00:07:34.480 --> 00:07:37.439 some sound from Robert F. Kennedy Junior and also from 120 00:07:37.519 --> 00:07:41.519 his running mate Nicole Nicole Shanahan, and it's pretty clear 121 00:07:41.600 --> 00:07:44.000 when you listen to what they have to say, what 122 00:07:44.079 --> 00:07:47.399 they intend to do on Friday. We'll talk about that 123 00:07:47.519 --> 00:07:50.240 from ten to midnight. But this hour we're going to 124 00:07:50.279 --> 00:07:53.839 the dogs. Going to the dogs with outdoor dining in Boston, 125 00:07:53.879 --> 00:07:57.079 and maybe there's some communities elsewhere smaller communities that have 126 00:07:57.199 --> 00:08:00.360 outdoor dining feel free to let's spread the word back 127 00:08:00.360 --> 00:08:01.519 on Night's Side right after this. 128 00:08:02.399 --> 00:08:05.560 Now back to Dan Ray live from the Window World 129 00:08:05.720 --> 00:08:08.879 Nightside Studios on WBZ News Radio. 130 00:08:09.399 --> 00:08:11.160 So I'm still working with my computer here, but I 131 00:08:11.160 --> 00:08:13.199 think I got it working here. So doing two or 132 00:08:13.240 --> 00:08:15.199 three things simultaneously sometimes. 133 00:08:15.600 --> 00:08:15.720 Uh. 134 00:08:15.879 --> 00:08:20.079 And we are talking about people having an opportunity if 135 00:08:20.079 --> 00:08:26.879 they choose to take their dog to dinner, sidewalk dining, 136 00:08:27.120 --> 00:08:30.079 outdoor dining in Boston. They may be doing it elsewhere 137 00:08:30.120 --> 00:08:33.600 as well. I don't know, but you can join the conversation. 138 00:08:34.080 --> 00:08:36.200 The only lines that are open right now are six 139 00:08:36.360 --> 00:08:39.000 one seven nine three one ten thirty. So if you're 140 00:08:39.039 --> 00:08:41.679 dialing the two five four ten thirty number, you're gonna 141 00:08:41.679 --> 00:08:44.279 get a busy signal. Please dial six one seven nine 142 00:08:44.360 --> 00:08:48.240 three ten thirty. The author of the article in The Globe, 143 00:08:48.440 --> 00:08:53.279 which again brought this issue to my attention deva. First, 144 00:08:53.279 --> 00:08:55.799 we invited Deffor to join us tonight. Unfortunately she is, 145 00:08:55.879 --> 00:08:58.960 I believe, on vacation. According to my producer, Uh, she 146 00:08:59.120 --> 00:09:01.440 basically says this a good idea, even though she has 147 00:09:01.480 --> 00:09:05.639 a dog. I think it's a great idea. Because I've 148 00:09:05.679 --> 00:09:07.799 done it. I've never done it in Boston, but I've 149 00:09:07.840 --> 00:09:10.120 done it in San Francisco with my daughter, her husband 150 00:09:10.240 --> 00:09:13.440 and their dog, a great quirky named Mustard. 151 00:09:13.879 --> 00:09:15.639 Gary is in Northbridge. Gary. 152 00:09:15.720 --> 00:09:18.000 I suspect people are going to have strong feelings on 153 00:09:18.039 --> 00:09:19.399 this issue, one way or the other. 154 00:09:19.519 --> 00:09:20.440 What is your feeling? 155 00:09:20.440 --> 00:09:23.440 Go right ahead, Gary, Hey man, I have been been 156 00:09:23.480 --> 00:09:26.120 a while, but it's great to talk to you. You know, 157 00:09:26.320 --> 00:09:29.000 I think all right, to start with, it should definitely 158 00:09:29.039 --> 00:09:32.759 be up to the restaurant. I don't see why any 159 00:09:32.759 --> 00:09:35.240 of them right up to the restaurant. It shouldn't be 160 00:09:35.320 --> 00:09:37.080 town by town. It should be up to them. But 161 00:09:38.559 --> 00:09:41.480 here's my feeling. I'm a little bit skeptical of this, 162 00:09:41.600 --> 00:09:44.120 and I'm a dog lover. Some of my best friends 163 00:09:44.200 --> 00:09:49.120 have four legs, okay, But at the same time, my 164 00:09:49.279 --> 00:09:52.720 only issue is not really the dog, but rather some 165 00:09:52.799 --> 00:09:55.840 of the some of the owners. And I know that 166 00:09:55.879 --> 00:09:59.159 you have faith of the owners. I mean I generally 167 00:09:59.200 --> 00:10:02.360 do too, But what if it's my one night out 168 00:10:02.480 --> 00:10:04.799 for the week of the month or whatever it is, 169 00:10:04.919 --> 00:10:06.840 I'm going to go blow one hundred bucks because that's 170 00:10:06.879 --> 00:10:10.000 my budget. And now I've got you know, you ever, 171 00:10:10.120 --> 00:10:12.320 get the family with the kids that are out of 172 00:10:12.360 --> 00:10:16.720 control and they just don't do anything to the right. 173 00:10:17.039 --> 00:10:22.399 Absolutely not just adding another layer of potential mayhem at 174 00:10:22.440 --> 00:10:23.320 the restaurants. 175 00:10:23.840 --> 00:10:26.080 Well, I mean, are you going to ban families with 176 00:10:26.159 --> 00:10:27.639 young kids from going to the restaurants? 177 00:10:27.639 --> 00:10:28.559 I don't think you're going to do that. 178 00:10:28.600 --> 00:10:31.039 Well, you know, I mean, an adults only restaurant wouldn't 179 00:10:31.039 --> 00:10:32.759 be a bad idea of Probably, I. 180 00:10:32.759 --> 00:10:33.480 Think that's great. 181 00:10:33.799 --> 00:10:36.440 Look, I think that you should have adult only restaurants, 182 00:10:36.759 --> 00:10:38.679 to be really honest with you, and I think you 183 00:10:38.679 --> 00:10:42.240 should have families that cater to both adults as well 184 00:10:42.320 --> 00:10:46.559 as family members. And I think that that in Boston. 185 00:10:46.720 --> 00:10:51.399 Basically it gives these restaurants an option, an option to 186 00:10:51.840 --> 00:10:56.960 have again alfresco, I guess it means outdoors dining, okay. 187 00:10:57.399 --> 00:10:59.679 Uh, And so it's a choice you go there or 188 00:10:59.720 --> 00:11:00.519 you don't go there. 189 00:11:01.159 --> 00:11:03.600 Yeah, And I think that's pretty much. I think people 190 00:11:03.639 --> 00:11:05.799 will vote with their feet, as they always do on 191 00:11:05.879 --> 00:11:08.559 those kinds of decisions that businesses make. And at the 192 00:11:08.639 --> 00:11:12.159 same time, you know, it may be more important for 193 00:11:12.600 --> 00:11:15.919 one business, but maybe not another business. So some may 194 00:11:15.919 --> 00:11:18.480 be set up differently with larger outside areas where some 195 00:11:18.600 --> 00:11:21.440 may not and in the city's probably is I agree 196 00:11:21.440 --> 00:11:22.960 with you better for the dog, because if you're in 197 00:11:22.960 --> 00:11:24.879 a city, let's face it, how what is the dog 198 00:11:24.919 --> 00:11:27.720 really doing as opposed to someone that's got a half 199 00:11:27.720 --> 00:11:30.200 acre for an acre fenced in and it goes out 200 00:11:30.200 --> 00:11:32.919 and runs around all day Anyway, Yeah, may not be 201 00:11:32.960 --> 00:11:34.720 so important to get that dog, you know, out of 202 00:11:34.759 --> 00:11:38.039 the house and socializing and stuff like that. So it's 203 00:11:38.039 --> 00:11:41.879 a pretty interesting issue. I guess. I say I would 204 00:11:42.039 --> 00:11:44.480 try it, but if it became a nuisance, I would 205 00:11:44.559 --> 00:11:45.480 avoid those. 206 00:11:45.320 --> 00:11:47.480 Restaurants, right. But it was funny. 207 00:11:47.519 --> 00:11:50.000 I was I was reading a piece today, I think 208 00:11:50.039 --> 00:11:51.759 it was in the Globe, might have been in the Herald, 209 00:11:51.759 --> 00:11:56.159 and it talked about how they target the big chain, 210 00:11:56.279 --> 00:12:00.519 you know, big store Target, Target everywhere, Minnesota based store. 211 00:12:01.159 --> 00:12:03.639 They're saying that they are now going to reduce their 212 00:12:03.679 --> 00:12:07.840 prices because they now believe that customers feel that the 213 00:12:07.960 --> 00:12:11.759 cost of items at Target, some items are too expensive. 214 00:12:12.000 --> 00:12:13.960 That's the way the free market system works. 215 00:12:14.279 --> 00:12:15.519 So people, yeah, go. 216 00:12:15.519 --> 00:12:18.519 Into Target looking for deals and all of a sudden, 217 00:12:18.879 --> 00:12:20.840 they're not seeing the deals that they were used to 218 00:12:20.919 --> 00:12:22.840 five years ago, ten years ago or whatever. 219 00:12:23.320 --> 00:12:25.480 Are walking out and not buying or not buying as 220 00:12:25.559 --> 00:12:27.320 much stuff. Target has finally. 221 00:12:27.000 --> 00:12:30.759 Got the message same way here if a restaurant, no 222 00:12:30.799 --> 00:12:34.159 one is saying to a community you have to have 223 00:12:34.240 --> 00:12:35.399 dog friendly restaurants. 224 00:12:35.440 --> 00:12:36.399 It's just an option. 225 00:12:36.600 --> 00:12:40.080 It's like in Boston they have, I think a couple 226 00:12:40.120 --> 00:12:42.799 of I think they still have a couple of cigar bars. 227 00:12:42.960 --> 00:12:45.279 If you don't like cigar smoke, God, don't go to 228 00:12:45.320 --> 00:12:48.360 a cigar bar, you know, if you don't if you 229 00:12:48.399 --> 00:12:51.399 don't like ice cream, don't don't go to an ice 230 00:12:51.440 --> 00:12:52.360 cream stand. 231 00:12:53.159 --> 00:12:55.039 Right, I agree with you. Yeah, So, I mean, I 232 00:12:55.039 --> 00:12:57.360 guess I come down on the Yeah, I for it. 233 00:12:57.799 --> 00:13:01.600 I'm cautiously optimistic and I'd love to see it in 234 00:13:01.639 --> 00:13:04.799 some of these places, even in the suburbs where they 235 00:13:04.799 --> 00:13:08.600 have some nice outside areas, you know, where they they 236 00:13:08.799 --> 00:13:11.000 you know, may have you know, bands and other things 237 00:13:11.000 --> 00:13:13.759 stuff like that, where I really don't see it an issue, 238 00:13:13.799 --> 00:13:16.679 you know, with dogs coming in. But I think that 239 00:13:17.000 --> 00:13:19.320 the owners will really have to have a little bit 240 00:13:19.360 --> 00:13:22.279 more policing as to you know, your dog is coming 241 00:13:22.279 --> 00:13:24.440 and this dog, you know, maybe guys, you don't bring 242 00:13:24.440 --> 00:13:26.480 your dog back, and that it could put them in 243 00:13:26.519 --> 00:13:27.480 a tough situation. 244 00:13:27.919 --> 00:13:31.320 But again that's but again that's up to the restaurant owner. 245 00:13:31.320 --> 00:13:33.600 If I own a restaurant and I say, you know 246 00:13:33.679 --> 00:13:35.399 what I'm thinking of doing, I'm thinking of opening up 247 00:13:35.440 --> 00:13:37.840 and making a dog friendly as a restaurant, I got 248 00:13:37.840 --> 00:13:39.559 to think it through. What do I do if somebody 249 00:13:39.559 --> 00:13:42.039 comes in with a dog that that won't stop barking? 250 00:13:42.080 --> 00:13:43.480 What do I do with the dog? 251 00:13:43.919 --> 00:13:44.120 Yeah? 252 00:13:44.360 --> 00:13:45.600 That that is snapping it? 253 00:13:45.679 --> 00:13:48.360 So what you know, whatever, every situation, what do I 254 00:13:48.399 --> 00:13:50.440 do with the dog that wants to relieve himself on 255 00:13:50.519 --> 00:13:52.720 someone else's you know? 256 00:13:52.799 --> 00:13:53.919 I mean you got to deal with that. 257 00:13:54.159 --> 00:13:56.879 And I think that the dog owners also have to 258 00:13:56.879 --> 00:13:59.080 say to themselves, Look, if I have a dog that 259 00:13:59.240 --> 00:14:03.960 is not UH, you know, people friendly, UH is not 260 00:14:04.919 --> 00:14:08.399 used to activity around him or her, I don't want 261 00:14:08.440 --> 00:14:10.120 to spoil it for other people, and I don't want 262 00:14:10.120 --> 00:14:11.080 to spoil it for my dog. 263 00:14:12.080 --> 00:14:15.840 Absolutely, it's options. It's just giving people options. 264 00:14:15.919 --> 00:14:18.000 Gary, I think I've pulled you over to my side 265 00:14:18.039 --> 00:14:20.080 of the aisle, but I yeah. 266 00:14:19.919 --> 00:14:22.879 You probably did. I'm a fifty one, got. 267 00:14:22.759 --> 00:14:24.679 Me all right? Thanks Gary talculator. 268 00:14:24.879 --> 00:14:28.080 All right, but I so Gary's line opens up that 269 00:14:28.159 --> 00:14:30.840 six one seven two thirty we also have some lines 270 00:14:30.840 --> 00:14:33.799 at six one, seven, nine, three thirty. Let me go 271 00:14:33.840 --> 00:14:37.480 next to Marcel in Boston. Hey, Marcel, what do you 272 00:14:37.519 --> 00:14:39.720 think of this idea? You live in Boston, I guess. 273 00:14:39.559 --> 00:14:43.399 Right, Hello, yes I do. I think it's a horrendous idea. 274 00:14:43.759 --> 00:14:47.360 Don't be ambivalent on me. Tell me what you really think, okay, Yeah. 275 00:14:47.639 --> 00:14:51.000 And the reason why I think it's a horrendous idea. 276 00:14:51.080 --> 00:14:53.799 A lot of people own dogs, you know, friendly, they're 277 00:14:53.840 --> 00:14:57.480 friendly dogs. Yeah, I'm one of them people. I don't 278 00:14:57.519 --> 00:15:00.720 want your dog sniffing me. I don't want your dog licking. 279 00:15:01.679 --> 00:15:07.200 People don't control their dogs, you know. And honestly, you're 280 00:15:07.279 --> 00:15:10.399 violating my space when your dog comes up, licks me, 281 00:15:10.639 --> 00:15:15.960 sniffs me. You know, it's I don't it's to me that. 282 00:15:15.879 --> 00:15:17.000 Behave that behavior. 283 00:15:17.080 --> 00:15:20.360 Marcel should not be tolerated, Okay, at at a at 284 00:15:20.399 --> 00:15:23.440 any restaurant, anymore than if someone has a three year 285 00:15:23.440 --> 00:15:25.639 old kid who wants to wander over to your table 286 00:15:25.679 --> 00:15:27.240 and and pull it your sleeve. 287 00:15:28.120 --> 00:15:31.440 I take the three year old kid every day, all day, 288 00:15:31.679 --> 00:15:31.840 you know. 289 00:15:33.320 --> 00:15:35.840 And the dog and my money's are the dogs? 290 00:15:39.000 --> 00:15:39.759 Now you live? 291 00:15:39.840 --> 00:15:40.679 Do you live it? Do you live? 292 00:15:40.759 --> 00:15:42.600 You said you're in Boston, I don't have to tell 293 00:15:42.600 --> 00:15:44.080 me about you downtown. Are you in one of the 294 00:15:44.200 --> 00:15:45.240 downtown neighborhoods? 295 00:15:45.440 --> 00:15:46.320 No rods? 296 00:15:46.440 --> 00:15:48.399 Very? Okay, fine, that's fine. 297 00:15:48.480 --> 00:15:50.399 But what I'm saying is it's up to the it's 298 00:15:50.480 --> 00:15:53.440 up to the restaurant owners. First of all, they have 299 00:15:53.440 --> 00:15:55.559 to have an outdoor space. So if you don't have 300 00:15:55.600 --> 00:15:57.840 an outdoor space, it doesn't work. 301 00:15:59.080 --> 00:16:01.080 And have you ever owned a dog? 302 00:16:02.480 --> 00:16:05.360 No, I have it. But I don't get me wrong. 303 00:16:05.639 --> 00:16:07.519 No, no, I get that, But I gotta be honest 304 00:16:07.559 --> 00:16:10.320 with you and some dog owners I hope are going 305 00:16:10.360 --> 00:16:13.440 to agree with me. Dogs become part of your family. 306 00:16:14.000 --> 00:16:15.200 Oh and I understand it. 307 00:16:15.399 --> 00:16:18.480 Yeah, And it's tough when you work during the week 308 00:16:18.720 --> 00:16:20.919 or whatever and you come home and you're gonna go 309 00:16:20.960 --> 00:16:23.879 out to dinner and it's the middle of the summer 310 00:16:24.159 --> 00:16:27.399 and the apartment is eighty degrees and the air conditioning 311 00:16:27.519 --> 00:16:31.120 isn't working. Just to have the ability to find a restaurant, 312 00:16:31.320 --> 00:16:33.840 you know, it doesn't have to be every restaurant. And 313 00:16:34.039 --> 00:16:37.200 hopefully dog owners will be smart enough to just as 314 00:16:37.200 --> 00:16:41.240 if they have kids who are who are not well 315 00:16:41.320 --> 00:16:46.000 disciplined and who throw little tempered tantrums, you shouldn't bring 316 00:16:46.039 --> 00:16:48.720 that child to a restaurant, to any restaurant with you, 317 00:16:48.759 --> 00:16:51.039 because that's going to impact. It's like the person on 318 00:16:51.080 --> 00:16:53.799 the plane, they can't control the child. Now, a plane 319 00:16:53.840 --> 00:16:56.519 is a little different, and sometimes people have to fly 320 00:16:56.679 --> 00:16:59.919 a great distance. They're not going to drive across country, 321 00:17:00.799 --> 00:17:03.919 and so I'm tolerant to that. But I'm not tolerant 322 00:17:03.960 --> 00:17:05.519 when you're in a restaurant and you're trying to have 323 00:17:05.559 --> 00:17:08.279 a meal and enjoy a conversation with someone and some 324 00:17:08.400 --> 00:17:10.200 kid is screaming two tables over. 325 00:17:10.319 --> 00:17:13.440 Absolutely absolutely I agree with you, you know, but I 326 00:17:13.559 --> 00:17:19.880 also have another issue. Sure many years ago, you know, 327 00:17:20.119 --> 00:17:22.920 just this is just something that happened. I went to 328 00:17:22.920 --> 00:17:27.400 a barbecue and the person had a dog, right, and 329 00:17:27.480 --> 00:17:28.720 the dog had fleas. 330 00:17:29.960 --> 00:17:30.599 Sorry about that. 331 00:17:30.640 --> 00:17:33.119 I ended up bringing fleas home to my house. 332 00:17:35.680 --> 00:17:35.880 You know. 333 00:17:36.400 --> 00:17:37.599 Yeah, I hear you. 334 00:17:38.920 --> 00:17:41.079 It's just I mean, it's almost like I can go 335 00:17:41.119 --> 00:17:44.119 to a restaurant, sit next to someone and had bed bugs. 336 00:17:44.359 --> 00:17:47.519 You know, the chances of the chances, you know. But 337 00:17:47.880 --> 00:17:50.039 if I can eliminate certain things. 338 00:17:50.519 --> 00:17:52.839 But see here's I agree with you, by the way 339 00:17:52.920 --> 00:17:54.799 I want you to. I agree with you, however, with 340 00:17:54.920 --> 00:17:59.039 this caveat. Yeah, if Let's say there's a hundred restaurants 341 00:17:59.599 --> 00:18:02.960 within and you know your where you live or where 342 00:18:03.000 --> 00:18:05.759 you can do. There's probably a hundred restaurants. Well, if 343 00:18:05.839 --> 00:18:08.119 ten of them turn out to be dog friendly restaurants 344 00:18:08.160 --> 00:18:10.759 and you're not comfortable dogs, don't go to those restaurants. 345 00:18:11.160 --> 00:18:15.000 Absolutely, okay. I just wanted to give my opinion. I 346 00:18:15.039 --> 00:18:16.119 love your opinion. 347 00:18:15.759 --> 00:18:18.240 Because it's it's a different opinion. Have you called me before? 348 00:18:18.359 --> 00:18:18.400 No? 349 00:18:18.559 --> 00:18:19.559 Is this your first time? Yes? 350 00:18:19.640 --> 00:18:22.319 I have no. No, I have called you. I want 351 00:18:22.359 --> 00:18:23.880 you to me twenty years ago. 352 00:18:24.400 --> 00:18:26.480 Oh come on, couldn't I've only been in the air 353 00:18:26.519 --> 00:18:29.400 here on BZ Radio. I was in TV twenty years ago. 354 00:18:29.440 --> 00:18:33.920 I made this screw twenty No, no, what I'm saying. 355 00:18:34.039 --> 00:18:37.200 Made the switch here eight seventeen years ago. Plus we're 356 00:18:37.200 --> 00:18:40.079 starting year eighteen pretty soon, okay. 357 00:18:39.759 --> 00:18:41.559 All right, well maybe fifteen or so. 358 00:18:41.720 --> 00:18:44.880 But tive fly, Well, I hope you get back. 359 00:18:45.440 --> 00:18:49.319 You're a very intelligent, reasonable guy. We had a nice conversation. 360 00:18:50.799 --> 00:18:53.119 We reached an agreement that we're going to agree to disagree, 361 00:18:53.119 --> 00:18:54.359 and that's what night side is all about. 362 00:18:54.920 --> 00:18:56.440 Absolutely, have a wonderful evening. 363 00:18:56.480 --> 00:18:58.799 Thanks you turn myself talk soon, Okay, have a great one. 364 00:18:58.799 --> 00:19:00.920 Good night, all right, we got to take news at 365 00:19:00.960 --> 00:19:02.839 the bottom of the ra of Marcella is an excellent 366 00:19:02.880 --> 00:19:05.039 phone call. I hope you'll become an excellent phone call. 367 00:19:05.079 --> 00:19:08.400 We do have still a couple of lines at six one, seven, nine, three, one, 368 00:19:08.440 --> 00:19:11.440 ten thirty, and there's also a one line at six one, seven, two, five, 369 00:19:11.440 --> 00:19:14.400 four to ten thirty. We will stop this topic at 370 00:19:14.440 --> 00:19:17.359 ten o'clock. We are going to go to what I 371 00:19:17.400 --> 00:19:20.880 think is going to be an interesting development in the 372 00:19:20.960 --> 00:19:24.559 twenty twenty fourth presidential race, uh later on this week, 373 00:19:24.599 --> 00:19:26.319 and I want to hear what you think about it. 374 00:19:26.359 --> 00:19:28.559 But in the meantime, we got Katie and Medford coming up, 375 00:19:28.640 --> 00:19:31.400 Gale and situate and got some room for you. Do 376 00:19:31.440 --> 00:19:35.519 you think dogs should be allowed at some restaurants? Not 377 00:19:35.599 --> 00:19:38.039 every restaurant, not every restaurant. 378 00:19:37.640 --> 00:19:40.480 But I think I think the idea of having some 379 00:19:40.559 --> 00:19:44.559 restaurants which your dog friendly is a great idea. I 380 00:19:44.559 --> 00:19:45.640 think it's a great idea. 381 00:19:45.759 --> 00:19:47.599 And guess what if a restaurant tries it and it 382 00:19:47.640 --> 00:19:50.599 doesn't work, they don't have to continue doing it. It's 383 00:19:50.640 --> 00:19:53.319 as simple as that. It gives We're all in favor 384 00:19:53.359 --> 00:19:56.240 of choice, right, all sorts of choices coming back on 385 00:19:56.319 --> 00:19:58.039 night's side, light them up back after this. 386 00:19:59.039 --> 00:20:04.079 If you're on Nights with Dan Ray, I'm Boston's news Radio. 387 00:20:04.640 --> 00:20:07.160 Next up, Katie and met for Katie. Where have you been? 388 00:20:07.319 --> 00:20:09.319 We've been missing you. Go right ahead, Katie. 389 00:20:09.480 --> 00:20:10.559 Hi HII. 390 00:20:10.799 --> 00:20:12.599 I listened to you all the time. I just don't 391 00:20:12.599 --> 00:20:13.519 always get to calls. 392 00:20:13.720 --> 00:20:15.799 No I know, well, you're always welcome. So what do 393 00:20:15.839 --> 00:20:17.759 you think about the idea of do you have a 394 00:20:17.759 --> 00:20:18.319 dog or no? 395 00:20:19.440 --> 00:20:20.000 I do? 396 00:20:20.680 --> 00:20:24.160 And I have to say, I think I'm being redundant 397 00:20:24.200 --> 00:20:26.880 here because you've already said pretty much everything I would say. 398 00:20:26.880 --> 00:20:28.359 But I'll just reiterate. 399 00:20:28.519 --> 00:20:30.160 I am a full. 400 00:20:30.000 --> 00:20:34.200 Proponent of it. If you know, I'm a big I'm 401 00:20:34.200 --> 00:20:37.799