Claycord: Talk about whatever

“It was sent unsigned …” Sounds like, “unsigned” got all the credit.
Just be mature and honest, they kinda appreciate that.

anon,
Some unscrupulous d-bag usurped your good will and took credit when he gave your flowers to another.
Liberals huh!

The Antioch Lapidary Club is having its annual Rock, Mineral and Gem show at the fairgrounds in Antioch this Saturday and Sunday from 10 am until 5 pm both days.

There are educational exhibits, demonstrations, vendors for everything from rough rocks to fine jewelry!

The entry fee is only $4 and children under 12, scouts in uniform and current military with ID are free!
Don’t miss this chance for you (and your family) to experience the incredible event celebrating the gifts of the earth.

Good evening. It was a beautiful day…..sunshine, robins singing, daffodils blooming.

Smiles to everyone…..:)

Cowellian….hope all is well.

Last night my daughter was in town from Central California, and being that she had never been to Benihana, and I hadn’t been there in about 15-20 years, we decided to go there to celebrate her 25th birthday. We were seated with three other groups of two for a total of eight. When we sat down, I could immediately sense that the belligerent 55-year-old guy sitting next to me was quite drunk, and I whispered to my daughter “oh great.” He was accompanied by a woman from Alaska. He came to the table with his beer from the bar and immediately ordered another. I believe the woman brought a drink from the bar, and I do not remember her ordering another. For the first 40 minutes there was small talk between us, but I mostly tried to avoid the drunk, only speaking when he asked me a question. He complained about having had pneumonia for 2 ½ weeks and no alcohol. The drunk was belligerent with the server, as she was explaining the menu, because he said he could not hear her. After a few minutes, I jokingly–but seriously–made a comment to the drunk that I hope he had a designated driver. The woman responded, “I guess I will be.” My daughter told me later that she sensed they were angry with me, but I didn’t notice. I was cordial when he continued to try to engage me in conversation.

After about 40 minutes, once all the beer had soaked into his body, out of nowhere, the drunk, in all his slobber, slur and false teeth, turned to me and said there was something he had been holding in and wanted to say to me—in other words, he was stewing. He angrily said something about me having no right to suggest that he needed a designated driver and insulted me for being overweight. He repeated his rant that he had had pneumonia for 2 ½ weeks …ho hum…and I had no right to accuse him of being drunk. I said absolutely nothing, but my daughter said, “excuse me???” He continued with his insults, as my daughter started to argue with him. She was very shaken and got up from the table to inform management of this abusive drunk, all the while he insisted that he had done nothing wrong and that I started it. His “woman” whispered to him numerous times trying to get him to control his behavior, but he argued with her. My daughter then came back to the table followed by the manager, Omar Siddik, who stood against the wall and said nothing to the drunk. Two minutes later, too shaken to stay at the table, my daughter again left the table to the front of the restaurant, and I followed her. Shortly afterwards, Omar came to talk to us. This “manager” had the nerve to ask my daughter and me to sit at another table, and they would serve us there. I told him that it was not appropriate to ask us to leave the table while the abusive drunk stays with other guests who were clearly uncomfortable with him. I told him that we would not sit at another table, and we expected him to ask the drunk to leave. He said he already asked him to leave, but the drunk said he did nothing wrong. Omar pleaded with us for 30 minutes to stay for dinner and eat at another table in a “corner” of the restaurant. He said he wanted to make us happy and would set us up at another table and they would pick up our tab. I explained that my daughter drove four hours to Concord, to celebrate her 25th birthday at Benihana, and the ONLY thing he could do to make us happy and have us return, in the future, would be to make the drunk leave so that we could go back to eat our dinner which we had not touched. He said he didn’t want confrontation because it is not easy to reason with a drunk, and the drunk would cause a problem. I told him that the drunk had already caused a problem, and that was the only acceptable solution. I asked him if it was more important to him to keep the drunk happy and have me write a negative review on Yelp and post on Claycord.com or have us stay and return in the future. He said he didn’t want me to do that, but since we were the ones who left the table, he can’t really ask them to leave. I was shocked and explained that we had not “left” our table. Further, he said that we should have told him about the drunk (blaming us—the women) sooner to which I responded that we told him within two minutes of his verbal abuse. The conversation went on for, literally, 30 minutes; all the while my daughter had tears in her eyes and was trembling. In the end, after 30 minutes, Omar said he would call the police to have him escorted out of the restaurant. My daughter and I waited in the car for 30 minutes to see if the police would show up. They did not. We, too, watched for the “couple” to exit the restaurant in hopes the drunk would get behind the wheel of his car, so we could then call 911 to report him, but we did not see them. I called the restaurant to ask if the couple was still in the restaurant, and I was told they were not nor were they in the bar. Hmmmm…. Wonder what happened to them. Were they being served drinks in the bar?

Although Omar was being very “nice” to us in volume and tone, he had no intention of protecting us from this drunk because he didn’t want the confrontation nor the police activity in his restaurant. Instead, he tried to shove the overweight woman off to a corner.

Before we left the restaurant, I spoke with some of the staff at the front of the restaurant, who were clearly upset, and they, too, agreed that the drunk should be escorted out instead of us being asked to move. The server, too, had told the manager that the guy had been mouthy to her earlier, and Omar, clearly, showed his own server no respect.

My daughter said she had the worst birthday she had ever had.

I wrote the above last night when I was relatively calm, but when I awoke this morning, I was livid and still am. Not only was Omar a wimp, but I feel discriminated against.

Both of my children worked at a restaurant for years, and they said that management at their restaurant would have never tolerated the abuse of a drunk and always escorted them out and called the police if necessary.

I was given a gift certificate for dinner for two at any Benihana, but I have NO idea what I will do with it.

Clearly, Omar made the choice for Benihana, so this is my review of the management of that place. My bottom line—NEVER again will we go to Benihana!!! I hope some readers will follow suit. I will never patronize a restaurant/bar where it is acceptable to allow a customer to get drunk and verbally abuse another customer….ESPECIALLY a restaurant that was patronized by MANY young children.

I did, watch Dr. Phil that is. I am still shuddering from that cop’s feet …

Re: Benihana
I’ve never been there – but it sounds like a restaurant where you eat with strangers?
I can go to Baldwin Park or any underpass in Claycord if I want to eat with a stranger.
Yes, the guy was out of line. What do you expect from a drunk.

Random question
how do you put $$$$ on someones book at San Quentin??`

Thanks

I do NOT understand how, when someone gets free dinner offered, gets a gift certificate, still continues to complain.
Could have walked out instead of “enduring”
Get over it.
Go somewhere else , preferably a place where they don’t sell alcohol.
Better yet, stay home.

Does anyone know the reason we had a one and a half hour power outage on Wed.? It was from about 3:15 to 4:45 off of the Myrtle and Ayers area.

Never again? Why the hell didn’t you just get up right away, and move to another table? Why on Earth engage in any conversation with an obnoxious drunk?? Management didn’t handle it? If they asked the jerk to leave, and he doesn’t ..they should call the cops…If they don’t …LEAVE.

30 minutes? Plus? And then you waited in your car ANOTHER 30 minutes?

What the hell is wrong with you????
Walk out the door…go elsewhere. Management will get that message.

Anyone know why the fire dept was at the Clayton downtown park tonight?

I live off of Chilpancingo parkway, just heard and felt a loud boom outside. Does any one know what that was?

explosion hear north conocrd..

@#12:
I’ll give you 40 bucks for the certificate!

google dr phil show today when you get to the site it says wemon p i. No I don’t watch dr phil on a reg basis but today it was much about CONCORD CA. ————– I won’t sink to your level # 13 Anon. Maybe you protest too much. Might this topic be too close to home for you?

What was that loud boom noise at about 9:30?

#12,

Piss off.

@Benihana Lady: First, you being overly emotional and over-reacting. Yep, you shouldn’t have gotten up. At that point, you made the move and it would have been easier for the manager to move you since you had already left the table. Also, I bet that the whole situation took you about 30 minutes because you probably wouldn’t stop talking, just like you wouldn’t stop typing tonight. Word of advice? STOP TALKING!
Also, what does your being fat and female have to do with it?
Effing get over yourself!

10:44 Another big boom in North Concord. All the dogs in the neighborhood are barking.

really want to know what it was especially since it was felt in Martinez and concord.

I’m in d.t concord and just heard it about 10 minutes ago.

Not sure if its related but I thought i just heard another explosion in the distance or something not 5 minutes ago, I’m near oakgrove and treat, anyone else hear anything in the vacinity? I might just need some sleep…

Another explosion at about 10:40. It was quite loud – we’re between port chicago and willow pass. Does anyone know what’s up?

Anyone ever seen that very strange guy that walks bailey rd. at all hours of the night?? He is young looking but seems a bit “off “. Everytime I have seen him he is talking to himself & smiling

@elements 4 – I have seen him. He never seems to bother anyone so it is OK. Just another person in the world that is not “perfect”

#12 – Why did you stay? It just makes no sense to me, and just to proof your so called principle; tststs
Everybody knows if you visit Benihana’s with a small party, you’ll end up with strangers sitting next to you. Unless you are a very social person (you are obviously not) the person next to you is a weird stranger. If I would have been placed next to a drunk, I would have left the restaurant. I would not have demanded the other person to be removed. I don’t look for fights.
And why would you be waiting in the parking lot? To proof your principles, again?
I am not trying to say that the manager was right. What I am trying to say is that you need to take a real good look to what is really important in your life……I don’t think it’s to proof principals. You noticed the result of this incident; sleepless nights. Not good for you. So, donate your gift certificate, get over it and go volunteer somewhere. You’ll feel better.

@ Bennihana Never Again – Where is your responsibility in all this? It is unfortunate to be seated next to a drunk. You knew he was drunk right away why not asked to be moved to a different table? Yes, I agree with you, the manager should have asked him to leave. He didn’t. He wanted to make things right for you by moving you AND paying for your meal. Bennihana is not cheap what a bonus for you, BUT NO, on principal you wanted the drunk to be moved. So because you are stubbon you dug your feet in the ground. It is YOU that made your daughter’s birthday miserable. Not some drunk. Yes, the evening started out miserable because of the drunk, and that is unfortunate, but you had the ability to change evening. YOU didn’t.

Had the day off yesterday, and thought I would enjoy the lovely weather with my nine year old daughter at the neighborhood park, YV park on Oak Grove. Probably should have know better to go the park after 3:00 when the high school kids are out, but I did. So, I get there, and there is a group of black kids, about ten of them, boys and girls, screaming profanities by the swings, among the mothers, toddlers, grandparents, and babies. I am mentioning their race in case any of their parents would like to know how their kids behave at the park. I completely ignore the swearing kids but have to sit on a bench near them since my child was playing close by. I am rewarded by this by them calling me a b*tch, and that “they are going to go 5150 on me”. I continue to ignore them and they leave me alone. For the next hour, they don’t really speak to each other, they just scream obscenities at the top of their lungs.” Never heard so many “mofos” “n*ggas” “f*ck” “wh*res, it was so awful. Felt so bad for all the innocent kids playing there, having to hear this. When I couldn’t take it anymore, just left and took my daughter home. We did have a conversation about how these kids would be ignored for the rest of their lives due to their manners. Any other suggestions, just avoid the park after 3:00? I feel confronting them would have resulted in getting jumped by some of these kids and 10 of them is too many to confront.

HOW WOULD YOU HANDLE THIS – at least you had the brains to leave an uncomfortable situation, unlike the Benihana fool.

person @#63, We just got a coupon from Reliable Rodent Solutions at 925.395-6110, and I was thinking about saving it just in case. But is that who came to your house? We haven’t had a problem since we bought cans of an expanding sealant from Ace and hit all the areas around pipes coming into the house, but you just never know. We also noticed that there were cracks between the top of the outside walls where they connect with the roof overhang.

Maybe, Antler, it’s because she thinks she lives in America where she has a right to use the public park for its intended purpose. But, yeah, she’s the villain for taking her kid to a playground.

Too all ….anyone noticeing that concord is becomeing Oakland …there are armed robberies now and average of 2 a day ..and no arrests….bums and when i say bums i mean …..the drunks who dont want a shelter or rules or anything accept your money to by more booze..anyways I pull up to mcdonalds with my kid and he gets out of the car and says hey are those homeless people ….i have to correct him and say no those are bums ..and explain to him why they are bums and why he should never let one talk to him or let one touch him or him to go near one …EVER. And back to concord becomeing Oakland….pretty soon those robberies are going to be shootings and deaths and when the tolol gets ot about prob 30-40 in a year maybe you guys will then be outraged that the city you grew up in and stayed in because of the nice neighborhoods and schools now resembles a place well known for shootings and robberies and education problems and full of places you dont want to live let alone walk alone….as in afgter 8pm you dont want to walk down anystreet connected to monument or nearby ellis lake or anywhere on willowpass or oak grove contra costa dare i say more areas look around everyone is quietly hopeing it will pass at least until they become a statistic just like the rest of us who thought concord was a nice place ….hey maybe we should build a stadium and have football baseball and basket ball in our lovely city to promote well being and family fun just like oakland ….never felt i needed a gun for protection now i will be takeing myself and my wife down for permits and start stockpileing ammo for when the doors start being busted down by the escalateing crime that has enveloped concord and yet they refuse to acknowledge it and still get rid of more police and raise our taxes to further line their pockets till it all comes crumbleing down. Thanks Concord way to sell out to the scum and leave your citizens of several generations to the hoods that now have found a new home here in lovely Concord

Not fabricated, absolutely happened, and probably happens every day at that park after the High School gets out. But you are correct, I probably should have gone somewhere else and called CPD, but not sure what I would have said, “teens are swearing at me and everyone else.”

To How Would you handle this,

Calling the police and letting them handle it was the best idea. Just tell them what the teems were doing. I would have moved on to protect my granddaughter.

Connie Dobbs at #70 ~ ~ ~ I think you are just having fun splashing water in the tub here. But anyway, of COURSE she “has the right to use the public park for its intended purpose”. That was the point I was making and the reason I commented that she should have called the police right away. But she passively took her young daughter into what could have turned into an even more ugly situation. That was a dangerous decision, and I really appreciate that she accepted my criticism so calmly in her comment at #74.

commenter at #74 ~ ~ ~ No, ma’am, you would NOT have told the police dispatcher that “teens are swearing at me and everything else”. You would have worded it EXACTLY the way you worded it in your post at #64!!! Why some of you think you have to be apologetic for calling for police help is BEYOND me ……especially when the safety of children is concerned! Just my opinion, but police officers should be paid for helping all of us to PREVENT crime…not only for responding after a crime has been committed (which I personally think they do very well, especially the K-9 teams).

Teens swear at school all the time and nothing is done so I doubt the Cops would do anything either.

@BENIHANA NEVER AGAIN #12

You said:
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“I wrote the above last night when I was relatively calm, but when I awoke this morning, I was livid and still am. Not only was Omar a wimp, but I feel discriminated against”
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What do you mean “when I awoke this morning”? You posted your entire rant at 7:49 pm

@Behihana

Sorry the experience was so bad, but having dealt with many drunks in my time, here’s my two cents worth.

It sounds like you were just being stubborn. A stubborn drunk is bad, but stubborn versus drunk never turns out well.

It would have been best for you to move to another table, preferably at the beginning of the meal if it made you so uncomfortable. Perhaps the manager could have moved the guy, but have you ever tried to move a belligerent drunkard? Not an easy task. I think the manager tried to reason with the more reasonable person but perhaps he chose wrong.

Once the police arrive it becomes a huge scene where the entire restaurant is involved. He was trying to keep it simple by moving you to another table and get the drunk to eat his meal and leave asap. The drunk would have just stayed longer if he were confronted any more.

Why put you and your daughter through that much grief when moving to another table [or leaving] would have solved the problem? And if it didn’t, then you’d have two free gift certificates that you wouldn’t use.

@BENIHANA NEVER AGAIN!!!!!! So how was the food?

The statements at the talks on the Charter school indicates that they will be honoring all students within the geographic zone assigned to the school unless I missed something.

#64,
A.) Police would have been called, and yes – you should have those numbers already in your cell phone.
B.) Would have left.
C.) A 9mm, S&W 4006 or a Ruger SR40c would be ideal. But since we have NAZI politicians that like to make money off of crime, crime is just another form of business to them – you’ll have to settle for the pepper spray:
https://ahimsadogtraining.com/store/proddetail.php?prod=MCH-0020

D.) do as they do – use your cell phone to video record them (as they like to do to the police).
E.) Listen to Connie Dobbs

She mentioned race the same way every fricken’ application in this country asks you your race.
Even if She didn’t mention race – we all would have assumed what race they were. You don’t usually see a bunch of white kids yelling N*GG*R, do you?

@ anon 92
You do in the South, when they’re holding a rope.

A helicopter has been circling over Downtown Pleasant Hill area for a while now – any idea what is going on?

@Angie

Sadly, the only place I know of around here that also has food and allows kids is Magoo’s. The wife and I find ourselves in that same predicament once in a while too. I feel your pain.
The only other place I could recommend would be Legends at the Diablo Creek golf course on Port Chicago.

Cowell Mama@99,
Your posts are more interesting AND easier to read.

I am really honored to have a bit of love from Cowellian and DoReMi! thankyou thankyou!
Just a normal Mama here, stepping on lego’s and barbie shoes like the rest of you, while trying to keep our little gaggle on the straight and narrow. Had to explain to The Boy last night, why its not ok to tackle dirty, even if the other team is doing it. (rugby mama season).
Its so nice and quiet up here tonight..but I bet if I ventured into town we’d see the “hobo’s” as The Boy calls them playing shopping cart wars down on Clayton Road.

I just love Concord. The weather rocks here! People are great. It has a drive-in that turns into a flea market on weekends. It has pixiland, Water Park, mall, bart, and best of all, our Chrismass tree in downtown is beautiful. It also has surprises here and there (like the loud boom last night). I”m feeling good in the neighborhood. Happy Saturday nigh all.

@cowell mama

Stepping on legos is the worst, isn’t it! It was so much easier when they were young and using the giant duplo blocks

Legends is a great suggestion, love their food. We’ve actually gone 2 Friday s in a row now to avoid Magoo’s. Still would like something closer by, but nick you are totally on the right track! Can’t wait for more suggestions, I know there has to be more neighborhood happy hour spots where all hard working folks are welcome

Has any local florists had their flowers stolen? There is a tweaker house on Clayton Way near Rogers Rd that is selling the stolen flowers.

Parentitis, Clayton Valley Charter High School is a conversion of an existing high school. Because of that, it will be the “home” high school for all students within its attendance area. That’s the way charter school law works. There’s no reason to believe that will change in the future. Of course no one can say with absolute certainty what the status will be 10 years in the future (who could have predicted 10 years ago that it would turn into a charter?), but I think you’re safe in assuming your kids can go there if you buy in Clayton.

@Pleasant Jenny, thank you for some levity during a claycord weekend full of robberies and shootings. It seems like lately with all the b.s. going on our talk about whatever has become commiserate about our towns. (not blaming any posters for that, just to be clear. It’s just the state of things.)

On the “whatever” note, any NASCAR fans out there watch the shootout last night? Wow!!!

Just wanted to give a shout out for Accutest Smog & Test in Pleasant Hill. I left it to the last minute to get my smog check done & couldn’t find anywhere open until I passed Accutest on Contra Costa Blvd. Test done quickly with great customer service & they are open 7 days a week – thanks guys!

@Nick, yes, it has been depressing. My kids want me to give up Claycord.com for Lent! ha ha ha. In their dreams! Information is power like it or not.

@Antler: I am certain the Manager simply loves you as much as the rest of us do!

Benihana Bore……
Seriously… Get over it. You really need to take a look in the mirror here. You could have just gotten up and asked to be reseated. Instead you felt the ‘need’ to control the situation. You suggested that the man need a driver, you counted his beers, and you counted his date’s drinks. You obviously have some issues that need to be addressed. Too bad you just didn’t get up and move…..but….you had to have the last word and you had to be ‘right’….right??? So don’t blame everyone else for the situation that you are just as much responsible for as everyone else involved. You’re still spending all your energy on Benihanas and their patrons and really, they probably don’t even remember who in the heck you are. Why don’t you make up your bad behavior to your daughter and take her out and make the night all about her…..not all about you.

@Angie cheer up, it is his business, so he can choose how fast it collapses by losing customers as fast as he wants. He will probably sell to someone else within a year, and your problem is solved.

#64 the police won’t do anything.

Those kids are Immune from Legal anything.

I once drove through States streets (actually called the Highlands), where I came upon a group playing football in the street.

I waited for them to move out of the street, but they ignored me.

I honked, and got flipped off.

I honked again, got a rock thrown at my car, and told to find another street to drive on.

And as I was backing up to turn around, one of the brats yelled

“We should call the cops and complain you were threatening us with your car”!

Whatcha gonna do?

If there is any Karmic Payback, maybe they’ll be living on the street by the time they are 18.

Antler. I very much enjoyed your post about FoodMaxx. I have never been there but I am curious. I am planning an egg hunt for the nieces so I may cruise the aisle for dinner ideas. I may even venture into the 99 Ranch store at ParkNShop.

I buy most things on sale at Safeway and keep a well stocked pantry. I buy veggies at Concord Market and will give the new Kings Produce on N.Willowpass Rd. a try one of these days. I have the time to schedule my forays during the day so I try to shop at the less popular hours during the day. I do not go out at night for the most part, so I am spared that.

The budget is tight these days but I can still feed my family well. I am cooking more often and am revisiting the stories of Nana and Grampa. They really enjoyed life.

Hi, DoReMi at #128 ~ ~ ~ Re 99 Ranch in Park and Shop: Checking out the different products in that store is a real ROMP of an adventure, and I like the store itself. However, the parking lot scene can be fine……or NOT.

One place I will never go again is Grocery Outlet….tried it twice. The first time (the first week the store was open), it was a white male who came around the rear of my car just as I was starting to get out, and he said, “Got any change?” . I pulled my foot back into the car, closed the door, and started blasting Morse Code for “SOS” on my car horn; he ran off toward Clayton Road. The security guard did not even come out from the store. The second time, I was already out of the car and was walking between there and the store entrance when a male with swarthy complexion (gypsy?) came from between cars on the next row and snarled, “I need money!” I shook my head NO and kept walking toward the door. So I look back over my shoulder and see that he has walked back and is looking in my rear-door car window. Gotta tell ya, it is SO much fun to hit the emergency alarm button on your electronic key tag!!!! Oh, WOW, did that creep ever walk on air (sprinting down Sutter St. toward Clayton Road). The store’s security guard came out from the store to see what the noise was about…but the event was over with at that point.

Depending on your niece’s ages, they might actually enjoy going with you to the 99 Ranch. They have a deli and bakery with all sorts of fancy Asian treats. And they usually have live lobsters and crabs in a tank. Anyway, hope you have fun on your shopping adventures, and please tell us about them!

Cowellian, you’re back in the midwest, how the heck do you know this??? Please say it ain’t so.

annie2yu at #131 ~ ~ ~ FoodMaxx has self checkout counters? At the Clayton Road store? Gosh, I never even noticed them. All the “real people” counters are fully staffed whenever I’m there.

French bread with extra crispy crust…. let’s see….. I like Grace’s Bakery products sold at Safeway and elsewhere. You can always run it into the oven for a few minutes to add more crispiness as it cools. Or how about the bakery inside Il Fornaio at 1430 Mt. Diablo Blvd. in Walnut Creek? Their phone number is 296-0100.

I have heard a rumor that Fenton’s Ice Cream will be opening a store in Lafayette!

jtkatec@132,
No Ma’am! I am back in the South! (But I can still read)

annie2u at #137 ~ ~ ~ You’re welcome! And the cute thing is that I drive down Monument Blvd alllllll the time and did not realize there is a FoodMaxx over THERE! Hooray for Claycord! Thanks again, Mr. Mayor!!!

Nick,
Call the PD first, the car may be hot.

Car alarm update:
I begrudgingly called CPD at about 7. The car is still there but things have been quiet for maybe a half hour now. I’m guessing they contacted the owner.

Car alarm is back. I’ll be climbing a clock tower shortly.

@Antler, I officially feel like an a$$hole. I got a call back from CPD (after my second call but right before I heard the tow truck). They finally reached the owner (or a representative I’m guessing) and, the owner had a medical emergency which is why the car was left there. I just had their car towed. Way to go Nick.

In my defense, I let it go all day but, once it was time for my son to go to bed it was different.

@CJ, the crowbar usually works well enough.

Hey Angie blog #77. Go to CJ’s right down the street. You guys will feel welcome there. The owners name is Shorty. Good guy and the drinks are cheaper as well.

@Nick: Don’t beat yourself up too badly. We first moved into our house in Pleasant Hill nearly 4 years ago this coming June. In our second year at this house I called the police twice on our next door neighbors. I could hear the Mommy & Daddy yelling back and forth and I could hear little girls yelling (screaming to be louder, I am sure) back. I’m pretty sensitive to domestic violence but that is my own issue. And then she had a baby. And then I felt like shit. If only neighbors would welcome neighbors again like in the good old days (and I am only 45) we could know each other and help each other more. Did you mention you are a Mr. Mom at this point in your life? If so, I admire you. Welcome to the stereotypical “Mom’s World”. Maybe you should write a column about fitting into a “Mom’s world” just like some of us Moms who are trying to fit into a “Man’s world” by working full time. Much respect, Pleasant Jenny

How sad is that, the owner of the car has a medical emergency and the “care takers” of the car couldn’t find a wrench to disconnect the battery?
I would have called the Police too – It’s just sad that this person is going to come up with $500+ fees to get car back.
The “Friends” should have stepped up to the plate.

@anon #156, they actually wouldn’t even need a wrench. All you have to do is pull the fuse from the electrical wire that goes to the alarm. You hit the nail on the head with the fee though. That’s what’s bugging me.

Connie, Radar, and all you other Safeway research operatives ~ ~ ~ I went to the main Post Office today and decided to check out the newcomer Safeway venue at about noon. Plenty of parking, wide aisles, fabulous floral dept., deli, and Starbuck’s…..no increase in product selection in the rest of the store…that I could discern, anyway. My research showed none of my “pivot” items for sale……NO green bananas. NO DiGiorno “spinach, mushroom, garlic” pizza, NO Hunt’s catsup, and the Orowheat 12-grain bread was on the TOP shelf (but this top shelf is at least not as high up as at the one in Denkinger Safeway). And worse than that, I couldn’t find a name tag that said “RADAR”, though he’d have to use his real name on the job, I suppose. The deli had a lot of people working there, and a very long line of customers…..I’d pick up a quick supper there in a heartbeat if I was already in the area….looked really delicious.

Hi, Shasta Daisy at #161 ~ ~ ~ Yes, I agree with you about Semifreddi, too. In fact, I did not see Grace’s artisan breads yesterday….only the Semifreddi. I think it’s wonderful, and you can bake it longer to get the crisper crust, Annie.

What’s with all the .ru (russian) scripts that this site loads on your computer?

Hey Antler, did you notice any electric carts at the new Safeway?

Nick and GoGo….you two should get together…both Mr. Moms.

Ahem, sorry, I was still laughing so hard from a different thread that the slightest thing here would floor me.

Got nurse duty today GoGo? Brutal.

Nick and GoGo ~ ~ ~ Nurse duty really CAN be brutal……..especially when they get sick at three-day intervals and then they’re bouncing off the walls by the day YOU finally come down with “whatever”. One of the many wise things my grandmother (6 children of her own) told me when I was expecting our first child was, “When THEY sleep, YOU sleep!!!” She had me pegged because my natural tendency was to work double-time when they went down for their naps.

“Good luck, men!”

GoGo, is the fever because she’s cutting some new teeth? Or is she sick-sick? I feel so sorry for her (and for all of you) and hope she’s better soon.