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Show Utah Valley Sweat the small stuff: Complaints easy to come by We recently received a submission for our letters to the editor page that had been composed on an old typewriter, using old typing paper. 1 believe it was delivered by a carrier pigeon driving a Model T on the FVmy Express. Clearly, one of our senior citizens had written this letter, judging by its unusual presentation and subject matter, which was honking, tl dont mean the subject matter was "honking," as in, "Man, that letter sure had some honking subject matter!" I mean honking WAS the subject matter.) Specifically, the writer felt that drivers honk too much. He proposed that car manufacturers make horns so that once they toot briefly, they cannot toot again for another five minutes. (I have proposed the same regulations against my brother Jeff. Thank resenting the US. ftvstal Service," he wrote, the implication being that this is something the mail carriers ought to be proud of. Now, I often notice trivial things and get amused by them. Sometimes I make cracks about them in this column. These letters were different, though. These Eric and there, especially when. 1 have fallen asleep at the wheel, but not enough to drag out the head down to the Typing Museum to buy some typing paper, and write a letter. A day or two after reading about the crisis, I saw a letter in The Salt Lake Tribune from another elderly person. This person felt that mail carriers dress too slovenly, with unkempt beards and untucked shirts. These people are supposed to be rep Smith-Coron- horn-honkin- The problem with the complaint of too much honking is that it's not true. L ter start stockpiling them now. As it is, I shrug too many things off as being inconsequential. I can't do that when I'm old, as I'll need something to help wile away the hours until my death and'or the end of the ' hear a little honking here I you!) vi-Ii- U people were ANGKY. It occurs to me that if Ym going to do nothing but complain about stupid things when I'm old, I'd bet- Snider D. Couples who hold hands in church. Such an inappropriate display, Clothing manufacturers that doni make clothes that fit me exactly. Everything is always either too loose or too tight. I'm going to start wearing togas. See how you like TllAT, General Iihlic! (Note: I mean the public in general, not the '80s new wave band General lublic.) Why can't they make a denture adhesive that is delicious AND nutritious? That Mr. SNlDKr sure is SN1DK in his column called "SN1DK Remarks." What a fitting name for such a SNlDHlr) young man who always behaves so a, world. So here is my list of g dumb stuff that's hardly even worth complaining about that I'm going to complain about when I'm old. Grown men who wear ties featuring cart oon characters. Is that any way to represent your neck?! expected to stay warm, diy ewr happened to classic children's novels like I luck Finn and The Scarlet letter"? -COUNTY UTAH Warm and dry weather etuv dit ions w ill remain over the( Wasatch Front through the' weekend, according to the Remarks"! I am tired of plush carpeting. It is too deep, It causes more hip injuries per year than all the nation's slippery bathtubs combined. The New York Times insists on putting unneoded apostrophes in decades, like the 19'iOs or the 2lHKk Other papers stopped doing this a long time ago, owing to the apostrophe short ago. The Times should get with the times (pardon my clev- SNIDEly! Why do people on game shows iump up and down when they win things? Do do that in real life? Bople Pope jump up and down when he found out he was lpe? It's not very dignified. erness). Harry Potter this, Harry Potter that. What mwhi National Weather Service Web site. Today will see mostly sunny skies and south winds from mph. Highs will Ih in the mid- - to upper 8tk Tonight w ill Ih mostly clear with lows in the Saturday will U mostly sunny and warm with highs in the lower 80s, Sunday through Tuesday will le mostly clear and warm with s highs in the low to and lows in the mid-AO- mid-80- Cant they make silver- mid-ftO- Wednesday mostly chance of cloudy with shower and thunderstorm. HYU's weather station recorded a high of IK) on Thursday, The low was 54, Orem was SHlTt; Pleasant Grove. 8749; Spanish Fork, SNlDKr v&nbf IX (it or 3-t- s. will Ik ware lighter in weight? I dont need a workout every time eat, for heaven's sake! And he's SNIDE, too! Eric HcniM The His name is SNIDEr. and he always write SNIDE things! Good thing his column is called "SNIDE HS'M; (ihfamMyh'rahhxtraHin. Springvilk JHV5.Y 1 Police await autopsy results State ponders anti - drunken - driving campaign SALT LAKE CITY AP) "It's a jjood idea" said found on restaurant and in death of boy The state Alcoholic Beverage commissioner IVd lewis, vate club tables. BURGLARIES Orem police say numerous items were stolen Tuesday night from four businesses at 560 S. State St. The thieves apparently found an open door into the common building and then kicked doors open to the four businesses, Police Lt. Doug Edwards said. Burglars seemed most interested in computer products, Edwards said, adding that several laptop computers were stolen. Also taken was a fax machine and a Smith & Wesson handgun. 9-year-- ( old pri- I), Tuesday, Leatham said there had been no foul play, but said investigators were trying to determine the cause of the death. He said the boy had been found by an employee of the The Dally Herald PROVO The hanging death of a boy on Monday remains under investigation, Police said Thursday, "I'm still awaiting autopsy results," Provo Police Capt. Brad Leatham said. The boy's body was found around 3:45 p.m. in a tree at a park next to Grandview Elementary School, where he attended school. ,40-calib- er fi'iu i school, The victim's funeral was expected to be conducted today, and Leatham said he hoped to wrap the investigation up early next week, and then would release more information. sidering con- requiring in advertising liquor stores and on the brown bags in which liquor anti-drunk- is sold. The Governor's Drunk Driving Council suggested testing the advertising requirements in time for holiday season parties ABC commissioners said Wednesday that they liked the concept but would have to have their attorneys look at it, "Hut we have to dot the is and cross the t's to make sure it works." 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