Have you ever noticed....

Everyone of us living in the City of Toledo has at some point seen something that made you scratch your head in bewilderment. I know I have. To that end I have decided to share a few of my observations of strange or baffling occurrences which caused me to pause and say...."HUH".

Have you ever noticed that right after a road has been freshly repaved that the DPU is out within days to tear parts back up to repair water lines. You would think that these water line repairs could be made before or during the actual road repairs. Then, after the DPU finishes, they leave hugh speed-bumps of cold patch to fill in the hole they dug. Maybe they are getting kickbacks from the auto-repair shops from endless front wheel alignments.

Why is it that the previous Carty Finkbeinber administration seen to it that all of the city's fire hydrants were painted green? Maybe it was so that they were more visible on snowy days. It didn't do much when they blended with the green of summer making it harder for the fire dept. to locate quickly. Now they are once again all rusted, chipped and ugly looking. I wonder if the new Carty administration has a few (hundred) gallons of left over green paint to redo them. Maybe we can get Mike Ferner to paint them as part of his community service, and while he is at it, give him a can of spray paint. He can graffiti the house numbers to the curb on his walks in between hydrants. As long as it's green.

Why are the restaurants on the east side called "The Docks" ? All I can see is that they have a breaker wall that boats tie up to. No Docks. Maybe we should just call them "The Wall" or the "Breakers", but not the docks. Save that for the west side of the river at Promenade Park where all the docks really are during the summer time.

Does Carty Finkbeiner really need a new car as mayor? Did Jack Ford destroy the Liberty he was driving while mayor? Or is it that Carty cannot bear the thought of driving the same vehicle as the "A" team? Seems like a waste when I see numerous city vehicles sitting idle for days on end in the downtown parking garage where I park everyday for work. Can't we save a few taxpayers dollars and let Carty drive one of those vehicles?

Why is 5/3 bank called Fifth-Third? Does not 5/3 = 1 2/3 0r 1.666? Maybe it should be called 1 2/3 Bank or 1.666 Bank. Of course that doesn't have the ring that 5/3 Field has. It's a lovely night at the ball park here at 1 2/3 Field.

Why does TARTA insist on driving these hugh gas guzzling busses with only a half a dozen patrons on board then complain about the cost of fuel to run these monsters? Wouldn't a mini-van be a better choice for the routes where they haven't enough riders to fill the empty seats. Maybe it's a status thing.