'This isn’t really about pickleball. It is about a tiny minority of people in a wealthy neighborhood imposing their will on the rest of the city by complaining that people are using a public space,' one reader writes
Pickleball: Too much racket in the neighborhood?Most of us know what NIMBY stands for: not in my backyard. For example, a NIMBY might support affordable housing as a concept, but would strongly oppose a new apartment complex next door. But recently, there was another pathetic example of NIMBYism: The folks who live nearLook – I like pickleball, but I’m hardly a superfan. This isn’t really about pickleball.
Sure, the sound of the ball hitting a pickleball racket is a little annoying. But no one can credibly say that it’s loud. Maybe there have been instances where they’re playing past the time they’re supposed to. That’s a reasonable complaint and they should stop. But the whole thing being shut down is absurd.
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