Hmmm, San Francisco environs. Couldn't we have guessed that Alvin would be a Nebbish? vbg Paul On Jul 4, 2006, at 11:37 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> We've had almost record rainfalls this year, but the truth is that > California is a semi-arid state. Water use and conservation is always > an > issue. Further, according to a couple of people I spoke to at the > scene, > this is the second or third time that particular hydrant has been hit > by a > vehicle with the same results. The woman in the picture told me it was > hit > once before, and a gentlemen who owns a small shop across the road > told me > the hydrant had been hit twice before. > > This is an area in which even a paper such as the San Francisco > Chronicle > has a section devoted to what needs to be fixed in the community. > > "The pot hole at Third and Maple has not been repaired for 27 days. > Alvin > Nebbish, head of the city's street maintenance department, said a > study is > under way to determine the dimensions of the pot hole, and will issue a > report early next month on the anticipated date of repair. Maintenance > crews are on standby and awaiting orders. The procurement department > has > already ordered a new shovel for the repair, and are expecting delivery > mid-month." > > Shel > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Ann Sanfedele > >>> I live in a very small town, and pics like this have often been run >>> as >>> either news or human interest. > >> I wrote to Cotty before reading other responses, similarly >> >> Also it occurs to me that a burst hydrant in our current >> weather pattern >> is a bit more newsworthy from an environmental aspect - I >> think it is >> pretty dry out your way, especially this year, yes? > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
