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Lobbying For Good Weather
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asphalt
I didnt need a newspaper to tell
me that theres a pothole epidemic on Long Island roads.
Ive been steering the Buick around a mess of them in
my neighborhood, and have noticed a particularly bad batch
on Park Avenue near Jericho Turnpike. Coming up that hill
I feel like a slalom skier dodging one pit after another.
Im weaving so much that I keep thinking if theres
a police car behind the old Buick, Ill surely get pulled
over on suspicion of drunk driving. Now Ive seen some
pits out there big enough to swallow a family of raccoons,
but I have to question one account I read in the local daily.
A young woman griped about blowing a tire after she hit a
pothole, then when she was returning from where she was going,
blew another on the same pothole. Now really, Ive never
hit the same pothole twice, and certainly not from the opposite
side of the road!
Speaking of asphalt
I
see our superintendent of highways and the town board are
back in court over who gets to spends the highway taxes we
send them. I say lets save the taxpayers some money
and settle this the old-fashioned way with a contest of skill.
Let the town board and Bill Naughton each put together a team
and the team that fills the most potholes in the least amount
of time wins. Done. Settled. And with no court costs!
Parade time
Hopefully
one place you wont find any potholes is along the route
of Huntingtons St. Patricks parade. Ill
be out there this Sunday watching from my favorite viewing
spot on the sunny side of the street. Cant get enough
of men in kilts, you know. Word is there are two newcomers
to the parade this year: the NYPD Emerald Society Pipe Band
considered one of the best in the nation and
the NYPD Marching Band will bring a bit of blue to all that
green. I just recommend to all you restaurant owners out there
that you bring in some extra corned beef and cabbage because
all those marchers will have to be fed.
Partly cloudy
with
a chance of rain. As of Monday, thats what the National
Weather Service was predicting for parade day this Sunday.
Is there anyone we can lobby to get that changed?
Water hazard
Speaking
of water, Id like to take a moment to remind everyone
of a simple fact, cars do not like water! Im no grease
monkey, but even I know that water and metal dont mix
they create rust. Then youve got all the moving
parts, oil and electrical components. But dont just
take my word for it, my poor Buick has had trouble starting
since fording several flooded roads last month. A family friend
said it may be the distributor cap, or any number of parts
that dont take kindly to water. Most of the time it
starts, eventually, but Ive got to get my baby into
a garage very soon if were in for some April showers.
Trusty Huntington line
Did
you hear about the fire at the Brentwood LIRR station over
the weekend? A friend of mine was on a train from Ronkonkoma
that was held at Central Islip for about an hour and then
sent back to Ronkonkoma. While everyone else waited for buses
to take the commuters to Deer Park, she hopped in her car
and drove all the way to the Huntington station, poor girl.
Then Monday I read preliminary reports that LIRR service was
suspended between Jamaica and Hicksville because a train hit
a person. Rough few days for the Long Island Rail Road.
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