Here in Nantucket -- and we love our visitors except some of the daytrippers -- we do see lots of dumb behavior. People seem either to think they are in the Magic Kingdom or since they are on vacation, that they can do anything without getting hurt.

People leave rental cars unlocked with phones and iPads on the front seat, and they walk out in traffic as if there were no cars. Moms charge down the sidewalks with double-wide strollers when there is barely room to walk (tandems -- front and back -- are fine). Parents ride bikes and pull baby trailers down one way streets the wrong way.

I am fascinated by the lines outside Black-eyed Susan's for breakfast every morning. Either it is in a bunch of guidebooks or the B&B owners are sending people there because no islander I know ever eats breakfast there.

Locals do really dumb things too, notably leaving the engine running on their big trucks or SUV's while they go in a store even though we have gas at close to $5 per gallon. They are also lamenting the closing of Even Keel Cafe downtown, which used frozen fried eggs in their breakfast sandwiches. What's to lament.

<<they walk out in traffic as if there were no cars>>

C'mon, Ackislander! EVERYBODY in Massachusetts does that (ESPECIALLY the natives)! ;)

I am hurt and offended that Mama and our crew were left out of the artist's illustration, lol.