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Show 8 o BORROWED TIMES - MAY 1994 them bones? What you've got—— Our Roads gossip—is usually very little meat at Almost all of our roads have been graded this year and are in good shape. Unless we get another good soaking, we will see little of the grader until next all, a few ugly unplucked chicken hairs on shrivelled, greasy skin. (And besides, everyone knows chicken wings can’t fly.) fall. Erosion control will be the subject of experiments in the valley this summer. I spoke with Dave Warner, Grand County’s road supervisor, about the erosion along Castle Valley Drive and the beginning of undercutting that is resulting. He gave us the go ahead to do “whatever works." Over the next few weeks (and months) you may notice piles of tumbleweed with rocks on them along the bar ditches. These will be natural filters designed to catch sediment while letting the water pass through. Collected sediment can help fill up some of our more seriously deep bar ditches, whose depth could cause liability problems. There will probably be other experiments. Let us know what your ideas are. We are gearing up for a busy season in the area of construction and road repair. We have targeted areas of most concern regarding poor driving conditions in our worst season, the early spring. We will be installing Dear Festus Ijust moved here a couple of months ago from a big city, and I love it here——we are far enough awayfrom Moab to relax a bit despite the throngs. Only one thing bugs me: The amount of gossip I hear. People I meet are nice, but a bunch ofthem have something not-so-nice to say about someone else. So when I meet ‘someone else' at the mailbox, I've alreadyfiled away an opinion on them based on what someone has said. I'm trying to keep open to everyone, but gee whiz! Do you have any ideas? Starting—to-Shrink Violet. Dear Violet, Welcome to a smaller than small town. Gossip is the only acceptable form of cannibalism here. Part of you will just have to accept it, because frankly, gossip is more important than sex. Tell me, all of you out there, have The next step is to look at who is doling it out. Observe them. Check out how much they smack their lips—all the “spicy little chicken wings” gossip adds to their lives. Observe if, under their sober concern, they seem secretly tickled at your being there so they can poison your view of someone they want to get back at. Just keep observing, that’s all. Pretty soon you won’t hear the gossip, just the deep sadness underneath because it’s happening at all. One day, long into the future, you may just express some of that sadness to them, and that is the first real step in doing something about gossip. Of course there's something else. But it’s real hard. Be the First One in your block to decide not to say bad things about people to others. Revolutionary! This idea is so far fetched that some old dude named ShakyaMULEy Brayddha made it one of his first spiritual precepts twenty-five hundred years ago. Very few have “gotten it” since. But what the heck, you asked, so I thought I’d throw that in there. Good culverts where called for in the you ever gone ten days without gossip? Here’s my formula for dealing drainage study, shaping the roads, then laying gravel on them. Our intention is to stabilize these areas, as was done on one section of Castle Creek Lane and with gossip. It’s all in perspective, my luck, and keep your ethics. You are a friend. First you see through what you welcome addition to this valley. Festus. are dealing with, and then you see RS. Hey, let’s have some more dreams next month! Castle Creek Lane will get more through the person doling it out. Gossip is like the market’s deal on chicken wings—only 49 cents a pound. Hey, attention this summer, along with meat doesn’t get this cheap! so you go one on Reservoir Lane last summer. sections of Holyoak, Miller, and Cliffview. These roads have been targeted as first priority. We will begin on our second priority list as funds are available. —Joan Sangree out and load up, and fry up those little devils because—like gossip—they’re so juicy and delectable. But what have you got, really? How much meat in on We’ve moved the nursery to Moab 275 Williams Way If you want plants or irrigation parts, call 259—8274 & we’ll bring them home to you. CASTLE CANYON NURSERY 3 l - r- " ,x/A / L /,~\ '. L2 2*” <7 1/ // |