Bad drivers: People in general must be losing their driving
abilities and forgetting the basic rules of the road. The Red Phone
has recently become a soapbox for those community members whose
major pet peeve is just plain old bad driving.
Bad drivers: People in general must be losing their driving abilities and forgetting the basic rules of the road. The Red Phone has recently become a soapbox for those community members whose major pet peeve is just plain old bad driving.
“I would love for you to point out in your Red Phone column that drivers should please, please use their indicators when they’re out on the roadways. It is very dangerous for the following car trying to decide and figure out which direction you are going to go. It would be really good if everybody would use their indicators, just as we are all taught in driving school. I hope that one day this will appear in your paper and at least someone will read it and act upon it. Thank you very much.”
So, attention all drivers: Use your blinkers. A slight flip of your left hand to click the lever up or down really isn’t all that difficult and would be greatly appreciated by all who share the lanes. And, if we may point out, it will keep us all a little safer. For goodness sake, if need be, stop by your local DMV and refresh your memory on the all the basic rules of the road!
Column confusion: A couple people called the Red Phone confused, and perhaps, shall we say, a little irritated about information posted in Friday’s edition.
“I was just curious in the paper on Friday, in the Red Phone article, it refers to someone asking about Debbie Farmer’s column and a reply about how her column can be seen in each and every Monday paper. But on the front page you go along to say we’re not going to be getting a Monday paper anymore. Isn’t that contradictory? So please let us all know what’s going on. Thanks.”
We deserve a great big collective community, “Duh!” for that one. Feel better? Now let the Red Phone tell you what’s really going on. Debbie Farmer’s column can now be found in each and every Saturday issue of The Dispatch. The Red Phone apologizes for any confusion this may have caused.
concerned about change : Changes, changes everywhere … and some subscribers are going to need some time to get used to the new look of The Gilroy Dispatch.
“I’ve been a subscriber since October of 1976. In the comics section, you need to bring back Shoe and Marmaduke.
And I want to let you know that I’m going to have to get used to the new print.”
The Red Phone asks, Shoe and Marmaduke? C’mon now, were those really all that funny in the first place?
But seriously folks, as we mentioned in a previous column, the redesign of The Gilroy Dispatch called for changes all around – including an updated and more modern comics page. Change is good and we hope you’ll want to stick around for another 30 years.
Trash talk: This caller was fired-up about the comparison of trash and RVs in front of homes on Tuesday’s editorial page.
“I’m calling in regards to the article by James Fennell on Tuesday, “Let’s trash our indifference and make a blight-free Gilroy.” I cannot believe that he’s telling people they can’t park their cars, boats or RVs in their driveways or in unpaved areas of their homes. That’s ridiculous. I agree there shouldn’t be any trash build up or piles of crap sitting in your driveway, but you know what? That’s totally going against RV and boat owners and people who own more than one car. That’s just ridiculous.
And then he talks about the portable basketball backboards. It’s very obvious that James does not have any children and that he doesn’t care about keeping them entertained and at home and off the streets. It’s obvious that he has a problem with everyday life and living and keeping your own cars and RVs inside your own space, in your own home that you pay for. That is completely ridiculous and is totally separate from having trash piled up in front of somebody’s house.
C’mon James, give it up, that’s ridiculous.”
Whoa, cool your jets caller. That’s why we call it the Opinion page and the Red Phone respects all of them … well, most of them anyway.
