The lack of anything fannishly significant in my life

[flemmings]

...is proved by me linking newspaper stories two days in a row. Observe these shenanigans and weep. Weep even more at the phrase modest million dollar homes. As someone else said, "Wychwood Park (a quasi-gated community, but without the security systems) which most people probably think is made up mainly of lawyers, stockbrokers and CEO's, is actually heavily populated by U of T faculty". Academia-- the last Kindergarten. Or, as the Brits say with more accuracy, Infant School.

What's not mentioned is that no one can just buy a house in Wychwood Park. Buyers must be approved by the trustees. The trustees rather famously used to refuse Jewish applicants (the pre-80s definition of 'diverse') though I gather that's no longer the case. I should wander through it some time and see if there are any non-white faces. Wanna bet not?

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[flemmings.livejournal.com]

It's not gated-- anyone can wander in. 'Young punks' are a favourite, and the area being where it is, the punks are either Italian or (god forbid) Nice Jewish Boys. But the Don't park on the street!!! signs clearly meant that this was one of those neighbourhood vendetta things: closed community, feelings running high type stuff. I see a certain amount of denial at work here.

[tammylee.livejournal.com]

There's a made for TV movie waiting to be made from this story.
XD