Post in State of the City

Mar 19 14:48 UTC

I figured it was flawed somehow...  Thanks for the alternative, MC.

Last night at Supatra's, I enjoyed a 22 oz. Flat Earth Cygnus X-1 porter.
I couldn't bear to see the server take the empty bottle, put it in a bin,
have it picked up by a truck to be crushed, melted, reformed into another
bottle, and then reshipped and resold to Flat Earth a mile away.  So I
asked them to rinse it out and save it, and we'll ask the new W7BA* to
arrange shipment to Flat Earth (on Benson, nr. W7th & Homer and Pearson's
Candy Factory).  If we can get Randy & Supatra to start putting the
empties in a nice Flat Earth box, it might induce other patrons to buy
local.

As a child, before EU rules kicked in and even forced Farmer Hine to pour
perfectly good Cheshire milk down the drain,  I occasionally got to
deliver milk on foot.  This task included picking up the empties which
were on people's doorsteps.  Later, my cousin-in-law had a milk round, and
I got to help him in an electric "float."  It was very fun, but very early
in the morning.  Picking up empty beer bottles and delivering full ones by
scooter, at night, sounds much more my speed.

Which brings me to scooter parking.  This is another great, green idea of
Councilman Thune's, and I hope you will support his proposed experiment.
If you do the math, you can see how one metered parking spot could
actually bring in more money while each parker pays less:

1 car@$1.50/hr << 3 scooters@$0.75/hr

(Speaking of parking, the Shamrock's Saturday tent event did not go over
very well with Supatra.  Look for a change in the rules.  Thai business
dropped on account of the many cars, and the drunken debauchery was not
very appetizing, apparently.  It is also interesting to note that The
Glockenspiel actually doesn't like Wild and/or CSPS Hall events because
parking becomes an issue and so passers-by think the Glock is full when it
actually isn't.  I guess being a destination on a busline isn't very
helpful if the origination of the trip isn't.  Which brings me to an idea
for green taxis that I like to call Two Buck Truck...)

What was the question?

Happy Solstice!!!

AMH

* I erroneously suggested a few weeks ago that my wife is a new member of
the W7BA.  She is not.  She paid the $1 to vote at the first meeting, and
then balked at the $49 to join.  I must've drifted off during that part of
our conversation and regret the error.

Andrew M. Hine
3M IATD
Industrial Adhesives & Tapes Division
3M Center 230-1F-35
St. Paul MN
55144-1000
USA

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