Sunday, July 27, 2014

What I Saw - Saturday, July 26, 2014

From around town . . .

 Follow those Marines!

 to the reception at the Hambones.

 Go home, Bear - you're drunk.
(He even fell off the chair!)

 With a little TLC . . . 

 these post offices lights could really look like something.

 I don't know whether to call this "Faded Glory" or "Stars and Strips."
I guess I'll just call it a disgrace.

 Have a seat . . . 

from this line-up.

What I Saw - Friday, July 25, 2014

From around town . . .

 Wingin' it

 Mirror image

 Fixing the dings and wiping the glass

 Roll out the barrels - or at least the barrel lids

Movin' on

What I saw recently

Some pics from around town over the last week or two or three . . .

 Quite a catch

 A flathead catfish

 A big 'un

 The tying of the shoe

Abandoned stroller - and bike (It's there, deep in the foliage.)

 Abandoned ancient technology

 Abandoned modern footwear

 This way 'n' that

 At Laurel Hill

 At CHS

 Y ?

 Biking is good exercise

 Now we know why the rates went up - to pay for the paint.

 Delivering the goods

Keeping a watchful eye

Friday, July 25, 2014

Repairs set to begin Monday at railroad crossing in Columbia

South Front Street will be closed between Union and Locust streets until Aug. 18. The road will be closed at the crossing in both directions. A detour will be posted.

Columbia Plaza is getting a facelift

The following flyer was distributed recently at the Columbia Plaza on Lancaster Avenue.  The "facelift" will be undertaken by Paul Risk Associates, Inc., whose websites are HERE and HERE.
More on this as it develops.



These barriers are being stored beside The Dollar Store at the Columbia Plaza.

Overturned vehicle on Route 30 near Malleable Road

Emergency vehicles responded this morning to an overturned trailer in the eastbound lane of Route 30 near Malleable Road.






Fourth Friday in Columbia, Marietta & Wrightsville July 2014

Cool kitsch-mobile

Seen in Smith's Hotel parking lot on Thursday . . .







Parking meter rates double

According to Columbia Borough Police, parking meter rates in the borough have doubled from 25 cents for 60 minutes to 25 cents for 30 minutes.

Norfolk Southern sues to block disclosure of crude oil shipments

The suit was filed Wednesday, the same day the U.S. Department of Transportation announced proposed rules to improve the safety of crude oil shipments by rail. Several serious oil train accidents resulting in spills, fires and fatalities have increased scrutiny on the industry.
MORE:
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/07/24/234381/norfolk-southern-sues-to-block.html