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Tight race between hugs and slugs

People seem to be evenly split between positive and negative comments.
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Hugs beat out slugs by one this week

HUGS: Thank you, Nelson, for a wonderful, authentic experience!  From the people, shop owners, cafe baristas, our favourite venues...you guys are just awesome!  Kind, interesting and cool!  See you again. — A Rejuvenated Calgarian

SLUGS: To all those North Shore tail-gaiters. For 20 years I have pulled over to let you pass, however,  realizing that you find the back end of my car so attractive I have decided to slow down.

SLUGS: To the person(s) who cut the rope to my daughter’s tire swing and stole the tire.  You could have just swung on it happily like my daughter used to but instead you stole her fun (along with the tire).

SLUGS: To whoever took my blackberry pearl from the grocery store parking lot and didn’t turn it in. Shame on you. I am a business owner and that phone, although old, had lots of information that I have now lost. — Disappointed

HUGS: To all the flag men working in the rain and dark on a weekend night to help traffic get through the Coffee Creek rock slide.

HUGS: To all the volunteers that make so many great programs in Nelson run. Without the support of volunteers, so many charitable and community organizations would falter and disappear. You truly are the backbone of the community.

HUGS: To the honest person who returned my debit card, especially since I am going away and would of been lost without it.

HUGS: Future hugs to the person who found my ring (for which I have extreme sentimental value) in or around the Nelson & District Community Complex last week and is going to turn it in to the front desk of NDCC in the very near future. Looking forward to being eternally grateful to you!

SLUGS: To some of the dog owners at a local trailer park. There is a lot of poop all over the place, especially on our lawns and driveways. You never pick it up. It is disgusting when one steps into a poop unawares. If you can’t train your mutts and pick up after them, you should not be owning a dog. — Fed Up

SLUGS: To the professional beggars who have moved to Nelson. You take advantage of our generosity and compassion. In return you give tourists the impression that Nelson is a place where poor people must beg on the street. Nelson depends on tourism so as fewer tourists visit, less money will circulate locally and we will have less spare change to give you.

HUGS: To our wonderful, talented Baker Street buskers who entertain locals and tourists alike. You belong on our streets.

If you have a Hug or a Slug... we’d like to hear it. Simply email us at editor@nelsonstar.com with your short quips, compliments or complaints. Keep it tasteful and anonymous — no names of individuals or businesses, please. You can also drop by a written submission to our offices at 514 Hall Street.