GLASS FULL
Hal and Marcia Peterson submit a “sincere thanks” as part of this week’s Glass Full installment. The couple’s “kudus” are directed toward the folks from Sonoma Valley Fire & Rescue, who literally jumped into action at the Feb. 6 vaccination clinic held at Sonoma Valley High School.
The Petersons arrived at the clinic at 8:03 a.m. and were first in line for appointments. “After passing through a series of verification points we were stopped and turned off the engine,” Hal writes. “When we were given the order to move forward to the actual vaccination location our car wouldn't start!”
The last thing a drive-thru vaccine clinic needs is a dead battery in the car at the front of the line – the Petersons knew it, and so did the 20 cars behind them.
But “within minutes,” the couple reports, fire personnel had retrieved jumper cables, moved a fire department vehicle to the spot and jump-started the car.
“We both extend our sincere gratitude to those men who not only helped us, but prevented a serious disruption in the execution of their very well-planned operation,” said the Petersons. “We cannot thank you enough!”
GLASS EMPTY
Kimberly on Boyes Hill woke up Feb. 23 to a situation that had her quite stumped. No, really. Someone had left a 1,000 pound cut tree stump in front of her house.
After asking neighbors to check their security cameras and filing a police report, Kimberly posted about the leafy leavings on a neighborhood social media page. Several commenters said it sounded like a shady landscaper cutting corners on proper dumping practices. Monica posted that she’d once been on the other end of the situation, discovering her yard waste had found its way to someone else’s trash. “Years ago I paid a local man to do a yard clean up and dump run for me only to have a local business hunt me down upset that my trash was in their dumpster,” Monica wrote. “I was mortified to say the least!”
Still, none of it beat Michelle, whose tale had a surprisingly cuddly twist.
“Someone dumped a giant teddy bear in our drive,” wrote Michelle.
Too bad Michelle’s stuffy hadn’t teamed up with Kimberly’s stump – it would’ve been a real tree hugger. - Jason Walsh
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