Orchids & Onions (February 10, 2012)

… Margaret and Patricia for always being there for me and giving me their two cents worth of excellent advice, from Donnella.
… Scott at the AT&T store for being so kind and helpful as we tried to get our data renewed on our iPad.
… Randy at Verizon for all your help regarding the new phone we purchased, from Donna.
… Nichole Scott and Dottie Sims at BAR-Cons for the great coin and currency class and all the goodies, from Mrs. Swegman’s, Mrs. Michener’s, and Mr. Ramey’s classes.
… Jake’s mom, who generously gave $5 to a student who could not otherwise afford a book at the book fair, from the librarian who noticed.
… all our CRH Wound Center patients, past and present, for the patronage and support as we celebrate our one year anniversary, from the CRH Wound Center staff.
… all nurses and helper on Six Tower for taking excellent care of me twice in the last week, from Pearl Moody.
… the lady shopper at westside Walmart for the honesty.
… the server at Dairy Queen for putting the topping of each milkshake flavor on top so we would know which one was which when we got back to where we were going, from the grateful group at the sandwich shop.
… Muell Automotive Repair for the excellent customer service and reasonable rates, from two very happy customers.

Onions to ...

… drivers on State Street who make traveling dangerous.
… woman in restaurant for clipping her nails while sitting at a table and others were eating nearby.
… law enforcement for doing nothing about the drug activity at Ninth and Union.
… the person who lets his dog bark and howl outside for hours while neighbors are trying to sleep.
… people complaining about students using public transportation, forgetting the meaning of public.