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A sample of edited comments from our website and Facebook page: Picnics bring fond memories Pardonme: It’s funny how smells remembered from childhood come back to you at Christmas and summer. The smell of real pine trees before plastic ones were thought of. Coppertone suntan lotion with bugger-all sun block in it that should be marketed as ‘‘the smell of summer’’, and sun tan oils you could likely fry cod in if you could catch any. Stuffing wafting out of the oven, brandy in the trifle. Hmmm, to be a kid again. Why not? Growing old is a fact, growing up is optional. Drunken acts keep police busy rebeccalaura: A reduction in opening hours won’t work. People will still get drunk at home, then they go. Bartenders do a good job – when they see intoxicated people they kick them out. mikejwoodnz: We could simply roll it back to the 10’clock closing days or similar. Those were profitable days for us oldschool publicans – minimised the staff hours while maximising the turnover. Reward paid for seal clubbing info Rtap: Good pay-day for anonymous person. JBloggs: ’’Unthinkable violence’’ . . . what a joke. Clubbing seals is actually a humane way of killing them. Maybe shooting of animals is preferred by the public where animals can escape injured, or trapping whereby they may die slowly and in pain or perhaps even poisoning? This was not about killing a protected animal, it was about mistreatment and this conviction is nothing more than a beat-up or a way of convicting by public popularity. Just because a seal looks cute makes it illegal to kill by clubbing. What about millions of rats trapped each year or rabbits and hares shot that escape. Likewise ducks. Sorry, but I had to bring a smack of reality to an overly PC townie public with no concept of reality. Playground opens in Picton Margaret McHugh: Bring it on Picton. Congratulations to the owner for giving Picton a first for Marlborough. Kylie Wilson: There needs to be one in Blenheim, too. A bigger one. The building next to the skatepark and Boathouse Theatre is the perfect location. Farewell to Mugwi Macdonald Lorraine Barrett: A true gentleman, it has been a privilege knowing you, Mugwi. Clinton Cooper: Every time you caught up with uncle he would shake your hand. Pull your hand away and there would be $5 or $10 in your hand. RIP uncle. George Barrett: