Word: wind
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Several ACSR members reportedly think it would be unfair to ACORN to mail the letter after ACORN meets with the Public Service Commission May 1, less than two weeks from now. It seems likely, therefore, that the ACSR will wind up the matter soon, possibly at its meeting Tuesday...
...first piece of good advice you will get from "veterans" is that no one needs a guidebook--it's much more fun to find your own little restaurants, to discover your own delightful little hostels, to drift where the wind blows you. But such spontaneity leaves many a bit insecure, and the prospect of eating-what-the-people-eat may reinforce the queasiness. So give in. Buy a guidebook...
...there is the wind. Only the wind is comfortable at Soldiers Field. At least, it seems to be comfortable, since it is always there. For some institutions, this would be a sign to plant cedars along the fences, or at least to put up windscreens. But Harvard, perhaps hoping to economize or to test the fortitude of those stupid enough to try to play tennis, has forgone any kind of wind protection...
...enough to trip anyone, and even if you trip on a tennis court you are not likely to do any worse than break a leg. But they are not much to play on: Balls take funny hops, get blown funny places, don't bounce at all, etc. The wind plays hell with service tosses. And somehow the game isn't all it could...
Aside from putting up screens, not much can be done about the wind. But the rest of the situation is remediable, and not at any terrible cost. The courts don't need to be rebuilt from scratch, they just need incredibly extensive repairs...