I was going to my neighborhood eatery on the Strand in Galveston for a bite and conversation with friends this past weekend. At the gate into Dickens, I was told to pony up 12 bucks for the privledge of accessing my neighborhood eatery. I am not cool with this surcharge and I am not cool with the businesses that go along with this policy. I'm a regular that lives there and put money in their hand when the tourist all go home.
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