21:30 hrs
The big Rabbit Hutch development near the Wayward Inn is reaching for the sky. There is now a crane on site for setting the next two floors and the roof. This is just one of four buildings in this development and when completed I'll have to look for a different route to the Wayward Inn as the traffic will be heavy. Of course, all the town would have to do is add a left turn only signal at the nearest intersection. But, they won't.
The huge Vertical Rabbit Hutch being constructed across the bay is getting even bigger. One portion looks to be, dare I say it, FIVE STORIES TALL! Has city hall gone mad! Its probably an observation level for the senior citizens who will be living there and not actual living quarters and that's how the construction company got away with it.
22 Apr 21
19:30 hrs
Today is the Sr. Sage's birthday. Eighty years young he is! He and his Lobster had dinner at a relatives place (they are all inside the same Beer Flu bubble). He recieved a number of phone calls and a whole bunch of cards full of well wishes. My Lobster and the Couch Monkeys call him as well.
A co-worker went across the Strait with her Better Half early this morning. His liver has been failing for years and after a battle with some medical morons he was placed on the waiting list for a transplant. They got the call and headed for the ferry. At the hospital he was called in for the surgery prep but at the last minute it was determined that the liver was no longer viable. The trip wasn't a total loss as they now know what to expect the next time.
23 Apr 21
05:00 hrs
Here in the Valley there are two main bridges that connect the two sides of the community. The older one is right downtown and it will be under going some maintenance for the next five or six months. As a result traffic will be down to a single snail's pace crawl.
11:00 hrs
I happened to be cruising down the main drag - I was off work early - when I spotted another Rabbit Hutch in the process of being hatched. I don't know if it will be rentals or for purchase but seeing the building going up is a good sign. Lord knows we need more housing but please make it affordable for those who need it. If I owned a building I would charge the renters a rate that was a percentage of their pay. Say 25%. You make 50K after taxes. That's $12,500 per annum or
$1,042 a month. You're making only 30K then you'll be paying $7,500 per year or $625 a month. Those making minimum wage - less than $20K - will only have a two bedroom place and each will be required to pay 12.5% or $208 a month. I think I would call the place "The Social Arms".
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