Compliments abound:
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I just called and renewed my subscription and the subscription
costs have gone up about $5, but I’m not complaining. I happened to
mention that I enjoy the Health
&
amp; Earth section, particularly the Harvard Medical School
advisor and that’s something I don’t think we were getting last
year, so I think it’s worth it.
Compliments abound: “I just called and renewed my subscription and the subscription costs have gone up about $5, but I’m not complaining. I happened to mention that I enjoy the Health & Earth section, particularly the Harvard Medical School advisor and that’s something I don’t think we were getting last year, so I think it’s worth it. And she thought that it was nice that I had a compliment for the paper and thought I should pass it on to you. Now that I’ve done my duty, you have a good day.”
Thanks for the compliment, caller. The Red Phone is used to hearing questions and complaints, but compliments? It had to listen to your message twice just to make sure it heard correctly.
Garbage schedule: “Recently someone called and wanted to know what happened to South Valley (Disposal’s) program to pick up differently than what they do now with the recycle and the yard waste can. I called for a schedule and it says for yard waste pickup is every week and it names all these things you can put in there – chicken bones, shellfish, coffee grounds, vegetables, all sorts of things. So the caller may want to call South Valley Disposal and find out what’s going on because I received this by calling and asking for it. Thank you.”
The Red Phone thanks you for your suggestion and hopes any customer confused about the new program, and what goes where, will call South Valley Disposal at 842-3358 and request a schedule.
Kudos to the painters: “Good morning Red Phone! I’d like to thank the people who paint over the graffiti in Gilroy because on my way to work I can see the graffiti and by the time I come back at night it’s all gone. I think that these people who do that just deserve a big round of applause.”
The Red Phone’s with you on that one. The people, from city workers to business owners, who take care of the unsightly vandalism that pops up around town deserve a standing ovation for their efforts in the fight against graffiti.
Sharing opinions: “When we moved to Gilroy some 30 years ago, the powers in charge at that time, at great expense said, we need to straighten Monterey Road and it would bring many more people shopping downtown. … C’mon guys, quit wasting our money.
Also in regards to merit-based pay for teachers, if you’re a good teacher or good secretary at $40,000, or a bad teacher at the price, you’re going to be a good or bad teacher or secretary or anything else at $60,000. Remove tenure and teachers will teach or they’ll lose their jobs.
Cheating at the high school, this could at least be made a little more difficult if the questions were jumbled like the DMV does it. You could use the exact same questions … it would at least help the situation. And in this computer age, it should be able to be done fairly quick. Use Excel. I got that off my chest and now I’m going to feel much better today. Thank you for the Red Phone!”
You’re very welcome, caller! Glad the Red Phone could be of service in you voicing your opinion and allowing you to feel better – at least for the day. The Red Phone’s here for you whenever you need it.
Problems with pink?: “I personally think that what your editor wrote (Schools watch for pink, Jan. 18) is stupid and why can’t we wear any color? Why don’t you guys mind your own business and pink is not a gang color in our society. I wear pink all the time and nothing has happened to me.”
Actually caller, the editor didn’t write it, one of the Dispatch’s talented reporters did – and did so after speaking to district officials and being told by local law enforcement that pink is being worn in relation to gangs, not just locally, but nation-wide.
