Nosmo King
Gold Member
Well, I've stubbed my toe on a few things after the were moved or adjusted. I think I've got a handle on the way this new stuff works, but I could be lying.
This is the time of year dominated by Back to School ads and pennant races. I'm gearing up for morning adventures in backing out of my drive way. The high school and an elementary school are within sight of my kitchen and the traffic at the base of my driveway grows exponentially in late August. Kids thrilled with experiencing high school will be zooming past my house. Cellular telephones pressed to their ear or in their hands as they text one another about the new school year makes for interesting traffic situations.
In June I called the city Street Department about a catch basin that has been filled to the brim with gravel from the past three winters. The Street Department said they would 'put in a work order' on it. July passed and we're deep into August and today I saw a stalk of corn sprouting from the catch basin. Soon, fleets of school busses will grind the gravel into the relatively new pavement. After enduring close to a year with construction on that street, it seems a pity to ruin the asphalt by 'sanding' it with the abrasive gravel under the increased traffic flow.
I stopped in at the Street Department headquarters today to gently remind them of the useless catch basin. Their building should have been condemned back during the Reagan Administration. The floors were busted up, the roof over the garage was nothing but holes and the embossed tin ceilings were sagging and rusted. Is it any wonder our city streets look as if they have been targets for mortar practice?
This is the time of year dominated by Back to School ads and pennant races. I'm gearing up for morning adventures in backing out of my drive way. The high school and an elementary school are within sight of my kitchen and the traffic at the base of my driveway grows exponentially in late August. Kids thrilled with experiencing high school will be zooming past my house. Cellular telephones pressed to their ear or in their hands as they text one another about the new school year makes for interesting traffic situations.
In June I called the city Street Department about a catch basin that has been filled to the brim with gravel from the past three winters. The Street Department said they would 'put in a work order' on it. July passed and we're deep into August and today I saw a stalk of corn sprouting from the catch basin. Soon, fleets of school busses will grind the gravel into the relatively new pavement. After enduring close to a year with construction on that street, it seems a pity to ruin the asphalt by 'sanding' it with the abrasive gravel under the increased traffic flow.
I stopped in at the Street Department headquarters today to gently remind them of the useless catch basin. Their building should have been condemned back during the Reagan Administration. The floors were busted up, the roof over the garage was nothing but holes and the embossed tin ceilings were sagging and rusted. Is it any wonder our city streets look as if they have been targets for mortar practice?
I've never bookmarked a post, but it wouldn't have anything to do with either removing formatting or with spell checking... There is a permalink in the post number, as there was before, if that helps?
