Venice Not Under Water …
See the full gallery on Posterous Despite the acqua alta, our weather has been just beautiful in Venice!
A little more on Venice
I was under the gun earlier–15 minutes in an Internet cafe doesn’t leave much time for bloggig after checking email. The high water this morning was really a lot of fun. We tried to just avoid it for awhile but we kept getting stymied by walkways that were entirely submerged. At one point we literally watched the water move closer to our feet. Once I bought the high waders, we were able to really go exploring (Mary wore sandals and short pants–the water was surprisingly warm). It was like a snow day in Tacoma. Everyone was friendly and wanted to Read more…
A day in Venice
We've had a great day in Venice so far. We awoke early to the not-so melodic tones of the "acqua alta" alarm that gives the city warning of high waters. And high waters there were! What a morning. A lot of the streets were under water, sometimes up to the ankle or deeper. We waded, wandered, and just soaked in the town. Tomorrow's our big museum day.
Venice Under Water
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Best. Bathroom. Ever.
Yes, that’s a chandelier over the tub. This bathtub was redone by our friends here in Charleston. There’s actually 2 showers with the tub in between, and the chandelier over the tub. A really nice bathroom!
4 years later and it’s still a great story …
By the time Phil and I got near the front, people were pretty impatient. They were putting 3 to a chair, and when a couple in front of us got on, the lift operator looked to us and a few others for one more. Phil said, “We have two,” and to make himself better understood, he held up two fingers. The lift operator gave Phil the middle finger and said, “One!” Phil was very surprised, as was I. I turned and saw that Phil was using the baseball symbol for 2 outs, his index finger and pinky. This is very Read more…
Consolidation?
Tacoma and Pierce County each recently announced openings for a “director of social services.” While precise functions differ a bit, these are essentially the same jobs, except one works in Tacoma and the other works outside; and some revenue sources are different. Would it be hard to combine departments or simply share a director, and segregate revenue and services as needed? How about libraries? Pierce County and Tacoma libraries now share access, so a card-holder in one system can also use the other system. From a patron’s perspective, these function as one library. So why have two directors, two acquisition Read more…