Missed it by . . . that much

A small mistake at the Port of Seattle is going to cost a lot, perhaps about $1 million.

The problem is 2/100ths of an inch, and it delayed the opening of a celebrated project by two months.

The Port constructed a new cargo terminal on the Seattle waterfront and dug a trench to hold the electrical cable for cranes that lift containers from ships.

The new trench, built by contractor BergerABAM, is narrower than it should be, so the cable doesn’t fit.

“Clearly the contractor should’ve built the trench at 2.52 inches and it’s 2.5,” said Port Commission President Bill Bryant.

Full SeattleTimes.com Article

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$53,558 monthly rent for a hot dog stand

Hot dog heartache has come to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where the Parks Department on Friday evicted a weiner vendor who couldn’t pay his $53,558 monthly rent.

The frankfurter failure is Pasang Sherpa, 51, of Long Island City, who agreed late last year to pay almost $643,000 annually for the right to sell food and drinks from carts on either side of the iconic steps.

“I’m going crazy,” said Sherpa, who had fallen $310,000 behind on rent. “I don’t know what to do now.”

“The vendor outside the Met Museum was not paying the rent, so he was evicted from the spot,” said Parks spokesman Phil Abramson.

Full NY Daily News Article

Perhaps if he provided bacon he could make rent?

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It Was Over When

Cataloging the exact moment when you realize a relationship isn’t going to work.

www.itwasoverwhen.com – Obviously because of the subject matter, read with caution if you are the type to get easily offended.

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A few examples:

  • I heard him singing “Oklahoma” in the shower.
  • He cried during the last “Lord of the Rings” movie.
  • He cried when the Denver Broncos lost. He didn’t live in Denver, hadn’t gone to college there and had no money riding on the game. He never even played football.
  • At the end of dinner at a high-end restaurant, he blew his nose into a cloth napkin
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