“Shameful contempt” given to the regional flag on La Rioja Day

The star topics fill our Telephone one more day: the controversial bike lane on Avenida de Portugal, the hospitality industry’s criticism of street tastings, health centers and, of course, dog poop.

Carlos opens the section today to express his support for the Logroño City Council in its decision to eliminate the Portugal Avenue bike lane. “I’m not against bicycles,” he clarifies as a preamble, “but they can’t be placed anywhere.” “We also have to think about pedestrians and cars,” he continues by proposing that, in the case of two-way lanes, the right lane should be preferred for bicycles when there is no traffic and, when there is, passage should be facilitated. for cars and emergency vehicles such as ambulances. “It’s very nice to give space to bikes, but fortunately or unfortunately there are many of us who need to take the car and a City Council, no matter what, has to govern for everyone,” he emphasizes.

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The following calls come from Albelda. The first is from a reader who wants to congratulate the boy who makes appointments at the local health center “for his kindness and efficiency.” The following is signed by María and criticizes how “inhuman” it is to arrive at the emergency room and “have to wait days in a box to give you a room when San Pedro has two wings of the hospital closed.”

La Rioja Day continues to provoke reactions after its celebration. One of them is that of José, who considers the contempt given to the regional flag “shameful.” “It’s good that Spain’s is praised, but La Rioja’s cannot be hidden, as if it were scary,” he comments. “Even more so,” he adds, “after so many years of fighting to be autonomous and have our own symbols.”

Echoes of the San Barnabas festivities also resonate. Gerardo’s refers to the festive program that the City Council “delivered late and poorly.” Nor was he convinced by its content, “with significant absences.” For José Ángel, for his part, what did not convince him were the tastings at the clubs. “I, as a hotelier, have to pass very strict health controls,” he asserts, “but I don’t know if they have the same requirement.”

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María telephones her husband who is “trembling” after being almost run over on Murrieta Street in Logroño. “The car was thrown, but he, who is 80 years old, almost flew away and they had to accompany him home,” she explains, demanding a traffic light at a step that she describes as “very conflictive.”

“I couldn’t wait for the campaign to be over so that I could lose sight of the candidates who are going to take the piss out of us,” says Carlos, tremendously critical of the political class. “As soon as they sit down on the couch, they will dedicate themselves to sucking on the boat until the next elections,” he reflects, convinced that everyone is equal.

On the 10th, María took the bus from Lardero to Logroño. “The schedule was that of a holiday, but there were more than 70 people inside,” she reports, judging the situation as “third world” and demanding reinforcement on such important dates.

The last call questions whether the Local Police has increased the fines for kids who urinate in the street. “First, we must punish the owners of dogs who defecate in public and do not pick up the poop,” he says.

There are not one, not two tiles raised in this San Pedro square, in the Logroño neighborhood of La Estrella. The photograph speaks for itself and, furthermore, the reader who sent the image adds that “this has been going on for more than a year.” He does not understand how such a simple arrangement is not carried out for aesthetics, but also because of the danger it poses if someone trips.