This Tacoma Costco employee and customer hazard clearly demonstrate that the brain dead are not able to read and understand the fine print, nor do they understand the laws of physics. My recommendation to the manufacturer is to print the safety warning using much larger letters.
Westside Story – Closed Barber Hair Down To Knees
Our governor has taken many drastic actions in his effort to fight the spread of Covid-19, including closing our barbershops. That executive action has had what can only be termed an unintended consequence for me. My barber typically provides me with a private haircut in my home. With social distancing, even I have been missing […]
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I ran for city council a few months ago. I planned to run for ONE TERM and restore citizen representation instead of endorsing career politics. The filing fee was $144. And if I were willing to bother people at home I would have won. Without knocking on a single door or making a call, I […]
Letter: “Are you watching me?”
“Grandma, watch me!” He’ll be demonstrating his dexterity as he fights off mobs of fun-loving zombies – 26 different types of zombies to be exact – as they attempt to invade the home. Absurdly, although perhaps not to a four-year-old, plants come to the rescue. Forty-nine zombie-zapping plants in fact. “Did you see that grandma? Are […]
A Drive-By to Remember
As the cars pulled around the corner from McNeil Street onto our circle, a lady in a nightie ran out onto the upstairs balcony of the second story condo, waving her hands and shouting, “NO! NO! Go back. He’s in the bathroom!” The cars made a second circle and when they came round again, the […]
Across the Fence: The Ice Saints
Remember last week’s article about making hay while the sun shines and not counting chickens before they’re hatched? And that these adages come from farming – very obviously so? Every once in a while, in a DIY store, I come across the Farmers’ Almanac of the current year, and I wonder whether anybody really uses […]
Boyle’s Double Take – A Knife Connection
Many may have concluded that as Susanne Bacon and I have crossed paths at The Suburban Times, she has become a personal friend of mine. Susanne is an accomplished bilingual author. Additionally, spending even a small amount of time with Susanne leads one to quickly ascertain she is an affable individual. Susanne is from Germany, […]
Bacon’s Double Take – A Knife Connection
When Joe emailed me the below photos the other day, I was stumped. Not only didn’t I get his hint about how that connected us, nor did I have a story about a knife. I thought. The first stayed true, and his story might or might not reveal it. The second is wrong. I have […]
ADU Housing Solutions for Tacoma, Lakewood, and Puyallup – Pierce County
When I first heard about ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units) I pictured minimalist construction and accommodation. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) have been known by many names: carriage houses, granny flats, in-law units, backyard cottages, secondary units and more. No matter what you call them, ADUs are an innovative, affordable, effective option for adding much-needed housing in […]