Fireworks Discussion Delayed.

The City Council Public Safety Committee delayed discussion about allowing fireworks to be fired within the City until its next meeting. Committee Chair J.D. Whitledge told the Committee that after some thought, he was not in favor of changing the City current ban on fireworks in City limits. Committee member Bill Putnam said he would still like to take the idea to the Council and was asked to bring back a proposed ordinance for the next meeting. Putnam says he wants to allow most fireworks except bottle rockets. He also has indicated that he wants to allow the sale of fireworks.

In other business, the Committee heard from Main Street Carthage Director Carol Green concerning the placement of benches on the Square. The Committee had no real concerns about the project except that the benches be bolted down and did not infringe on ADA requirements.

The Committee did vote to recommend that signs be placed to request compact cars only park in the two parking spaces to the left of intersections into the square. Green said it would not be an enforcement issue, only signs making the request.

I’m guessin’ that signs that say "Please don’t walk on the grass" get about the same results as those that say "Keep Off the Grass." Most folks don’t wanna infringe on requests or rules.

I’ve never heard of anyone gettin’ jail time for walkin’ on the grass in either case.

‘Course there are the few that just wanna see if anything might happen if they put a print or two on the turf. Just curious I guess. I’m guessin’ if the signs requestin’ only small cars park where larger vehicles might block the view, fewer big vehicles will use the spaces. Just bein’ friendly.

It’s like the "reasonable and prudent" speed limits in some western states. Ever’one gets a chance to show their true colors.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Workman's Loan

The Super Handyman

Did you ever stop to think that this is the only season of the year with two names? "Autumn" comes from the Latin word for the season; "fall," as you might suspect, is tied to the falling of leaves. It’s a shortened form of "leaf-fall," which is what the English called the season in the 16th century.

At any rate, it’s time to remove the leaves and other debris from the gutters around your home. One common problem that people encounter trying to do that: Their ladder starts to sink into the ground while they are up on it. In many situations, the ground below a gutter is a flower bed or shrub bed, and the soft earth just can’t support a ladder with you on it.

Rather than sink out of sight, you can rise above the problem by setting the ladder legs into aluminum cans. Use empty cat-food, tuna or coffee cans, anything large enough to fit the ladder leg into.

The weight of the ladder is spread over a larger area, and you will be less likely to sink while you are working. You can put the cans in place for a longer period of time with a glue gun. You "can" feel safer this way.

A SUPER HINT - If you have done a lot of gluing on a wood project and have trouble spotting any squeezed-out glue, rub a little mineral spirits paint thinner over the wood. It will highlight the glue without harming the wood.