Fires certainly should be put out as fast as they can. What happens when the fire department can’t find the hydrants when they are all rusty and blend in with the grass and hay? I believe the water department is in charge of painting these things. They look like s—? Maybe the firemen have a GPS to be able to locate them?

— Anon

Gas station “cutters”. Those who cut through corner gas stations to avoid the red light or stop sign queue.

— Smokey

My Gripe? Impossible to get into the Mount Auburn cemetery when the only opening is on a curve on a very busy road! Open the Summer Street side during the day. Remove those rocks and install a chain-link fence/gate for the opening and lock it at night. Be kind to those who have loved ones buried there!

— Concerned Citizen

MY gripe? My husband passed away a few months ago. The Social Security did their thing properly within 30 days, but I’m still waiting for the Military to get back to me!! HOW do I tell my creditors I don’t know when it will be settled and the bills keep coming in??

— JPB

My peeve is with LPD. How is that on a routine traffic stop they
need two police officers in two cars, blue light blaring? I feel it is
unnecessary force. I understand they have a job to do, but when
confronting and asking, I was told I was out of line. Unfair. No clue.
Serve and protect — more like please be scared of us. I thought the
Cold War was over.

— Anon

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