A vocabulary lesson for me

By A Longtime Reader
to: add1dda@aol.com <add1dda@aol.com>

sent: monday, september 29, 2025 at 11:51:57 a.m. edt

A vocabulary lesson for me https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/27/amid-leaf-peeper-invasion-colorado-town-is-closed-to-non-residents/ "invaded by leaf peepers, colorado town bars non-residents from entering"

"proof of address required for those wanting to enter Georgetown"

Huh? What the hell are "leaf-peepers"? I figured that it must be some new kind of invasive insect.

Well, it's sort-of explained--or at least implied--by the next sentence of the article:

"gridlock caused by rocky mountain day-trippers forced a small colorado town to be temporarily closed to anyone who couldn't prove they live there.

"the barricade of Georgetown was announced saturday afternoon by the clear creek county sheriff's office. all non-resident drivers trying to exit from interstate 70 were being turned away, the sheriff's department said, because 'the town is so congested with leaf-peeping traffic that all traffic in town is at a standstill.

"Georgetown residents were told they would have to show proof of address . . . ."

Etc., etc.

Too bad this policy applies only to one town, briefly, and not to the country as a whole for the current human invasion.