Posted on 08/23/2013 4:44:59 AM PDT by Daffynition
NEWINGTON — When Andy Nowicki was a combat infantryman fighting the Germans in World War II, the army gave him free cigarettes.
Now, the habit he picked up 70 years ago, thanks in part to Uncle Sam, might cost him his home.
The Newington Housing Authority is suing to evict Nowicki, who will turn 90 next month, and his 90-year-old wife, Leona, from their senior housing apartment in Cedar Village.
(Excerpt) Read more at courant.com ...
I hope he doesn’t use sugar in his coffee or salt On his food. He could die for goodness sake!
Aw hell, the guy is already 90!, what do you mean “as he ages?”
Had to laugh at that one.
I saved about 10 or so thinking they would be a valuable item someday .... but addiction is a powerful thing ... I smoked 'em all.
You assume the policy is based on a fire risk and without knowing the grounds you assume that the breezeway is more likely to be a fire risk than 10 feet from the building.
Let’s say you’re a jogger, or even worse, a bicycler (with the ultralight composite fibre bicycle, Aliens Helment and Spandex long legged panties). Eventually, you WILL cause an accident with a car. We should then force you to be able to ride your bicycle or jog on a sidewalk only.
And Caesar probably doesn't give a sh!t if you were a military veteran, either. In fact, it probably just gives Caesar more of an incentive to be abusive to you because he's been bossing you around ever since he ordered you to land on that beach at Normandy.
I’ll buy him an e-cig setup if he’ll quit smoking inside and they’ll allow it.
lol you are hilarious
I am not trying to protect him from himself
I don’t really give a hoot if he smokes himself to death
but he and the other geriatrics should follow the rules
they aren’t saying they can’t smoke, they just have to do it in a certian place and he won’t do it
the habit he picked up 70 years ago, thanks in part to Uncle Sam, “
...yep. It was Sam’s fault. Why isn’t the press stressing the fact that this man is a warmonger and a drain on society. Where are the bored “youths”? He’s the white devil! Or hasn’t anybody noticed that yet?
Ok Karnak...can I have tomorrows lottery numbers while you are predicting the future?
Look how far we’ve come already when the fact that he cant smoke INSIDE his own home that he PAYS FOR has already been discarded...
Creeping nannystate....and you applaud.
well you two geniuses, he can still walk
some people live to be 100
my grandmother lived to be 96 in one of those warehouses for old people
what would you semantics experts have called it?
yep, that’s right, I do assume it is based on fire risk, what else?
I wish those damn cyclists had to be on the sidewalk
As it is they won’t get single file when a car is coming
they meander around in packs with their behinds stuck in the air
idiots
FR needs a name for the likes of you, drive by poster. Try reading the article before commenting. He wasn’t smoking inside. /pet peave rant off
he pays rent, loser. He does not own it
Them the Chickletts and the coffee was about the only things I could stomach.
Newington was establish first by farmers and 2nd by WWI & II vets returning to areas like Hartford and New Britain looking to the burbs for a place to raise a family.
Both my parents were representative of those people.
The scum bags at the housing authority would more than likely fail a 2 or 3 question quiz on these wars which is why the country as a whole is where its at.
Leave these elderly people alone.
Smoke nazi ping
Yeah he PAYS RENT...over 700 bucks a month...therefore it’s HIS HOME....
He has lived there for 20 years....sheesh...
Why don’t you just admit it’s the smoking you don’t like...
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