People are Strange

I have to add a couple more acronyms to this article from yesterday's Tribune:

Not in my back yard. It’s a familiar phrase in community politics, breeding the popular acronym NIMBY. And it’s been the subject of many e-mails and much discussion in Gilbert lately. As the town grows toward its boundaries and begins filling its parks and open spaces, some residents are seeing plans for
things they never imagined next door. Catching some Gilbert homeowners off guard recently have been shopping centers planned near rural areas, a water park and ice rink at a town park, and a Goodwill store near an upscale subdivision. Residents acknowledge retail stores and recreational amenities are needed in growing communities, but not everyone wants them in their back yard.

I'm not commenting on the merits of these projects, other than to say a water park and skating rink seem like a good fit for a regional park; but I will say that we are such strange creatures when it comes to change. Of course, I'm married to a Change Agent, so I've had to learn to adapt to it, or at least to recognize that it is, indeed, inevitable. NIMBY is the most recognized of the acronyms, but the Mister and I were reviewing a couple of others we've heard over the years.

BANANA stands for Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone. It sounds ludicrous, but it seems that some people are of that opinion. Any sort of service ought to be only for... who?

NOPE is the most extreme. Not On Planet Earth.