Replying to a message of Bob Klahn to Dave Drum:

 BA>>> when I lived in Plattsmouth.  And note that on several occasions I
 BA>>> had people I didn't know park in my *back* yard (access off the
 BA>>> public alley) without permission - and I couldn't get them either
 BA>>> ticketed (police couldn't be bothered, plus it would be bad PR for
 BA>>> the carnival/parade) or towed (towing company's trucks were in the
 BA>>> parade).

 DD>> I own a valve core remover.   Bv)=

 BK>  I have several power screwdrivers. If you can adapt it, maybe to  a
 BK> socket type drive, we can do alot of decoring in a hurry.

I moved out of that burg six years ago.  The problem stayed there.

Besides that aforementioned carnival I had a problem with the city setting off the
fire siren every time somebody in city hall sneezed.  *All* of the (volunteer)
firemen carried pagers and the siren was no longer necessary to call them to the
fire station - note that the siren was only blown during the day, and was never 
blown at night, no matter how many fires happened during those hours.  That d*mn
siren was broken for a year, and when they finally got it fixed they started blowing
it all day again.  "We have to tell the people that there's a fire
call," never mind 
that 'the people' who care about such things have scanners and already know about it,
and where the fire/car wreck/medical emergency is to boot.

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