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One of the projects I’ve been working on around home is getting “my bedroom” ready for me to move into it. It’s been a slow process, mostly because I had planned to have Home Depot put in new carpeting, but then discovered that there’s 9″ vinyl tile under the carpeting, which contains asbestos. That makes a new install more complicated, and I put it off. This week, I’ve started tearing out the old carpeting, and got about halfway done before the dust (no asbestos in that – it’s contained in the tile, as long as I don’t break up the tiles) became overpowering and then other things got in the way, but I figured I’d provide a photo to show the progress (or lack thereof).
I hope to get the rest of the carpeting torn out so I can have it ready for the trashman next Wednesday, and then clean things up and figure out what color paint, curtains, etc. I’m going to put in that room. I’m hoping to be able to set up my bedroom in there by Memorial Day, which means I need to sort out the colors and do some painting early in April, followed by carpeting later in April. That should leave me enough time for waffling on the decisions and the inevitable loss of motivation.
- Turns out the bus strike isn’t so complicated after all. Even old Trots can figure it out: Minnesota bus drivers walk out over health coverage. [jim]
- Even before the strike started, I figured this bus strike has been brewing since the 1995 contract. It’s nice to see that someone agrees with me.
- It’s worth stopping by the Taxpayers League Website (if you can stand the pain). There are daily press releases with “transit facts” all authored by David Strom and they each include a quote of David Strom. The author appears to consider the person he’s quoting to be an expert on transit. [ Does all the linking I’ve done on the subject make me an expert on transit, too? -ed ]
In addition – in coming events there’s mention of the fact that Taxpayers League Live this Saturday (hosted by David Strom) will discuss transit with guest Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin. The show airs on 1280 AM at 10:00 (9AM? - conflicting information on the various websites) in the morning Sat 3/20. [jim] - The City Pages article Get on the Bus has excerpts from the Strike Blog they’re hosting. There’s no new content here if you’ve been reading that blog, but it’s been cleaned up a little and collected, so it’s probably worth checking out.
- This worker got through the first days on his new job, and of the transit strike by walking to work: 12-mile trek helped man keep job, fresh start. Six miles each way, every day. His employer did the only sane thing, and found a way to get him to work. Someone willing to walk like that is almost certainly a keeper. [press-patch]
People living on houseboats at Island Station in St. Paul are about to become Castaways, as the land has been sold and is going to be developed into condos. Apparently, there’s no marina in the metro area that will allow live-aboards, so they may have to move pretty far.
Island Station 2048x1536(701k) - This Saturday from 5:00-10:00 p.m, Apache Plaza is hosting Bulldozer Bash. It’s open to the public; admission is free. Use the west (Stinson) entrance. [steph]
- Meanwhile, in Iran, New Year, New Destiny covers the protests, and it’s one of the first bits of coverage from major, western media. Now that the story is getting a little mainstream press, I’ll probably quit pointing to it as much. [fark!]
