Orchids & Onions (July 7, 2012)
- Updated: July 09, 2012 at 8:24 am
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Orchids to
• Lora Ayers for getting my carpets cleaned by ChemDry, from Jeni.
• to the Cummins Fuel Systems Human Resources team for volunteering your time and talent last Friday at Sans Souci, from Carolyn Butler-Lee.
• local gas stations for staying well under the state average price so far this year.
• Kate Craig for your accurate Letter to the Editor, from Janet Law.
• Missy Retz, Kristi, Patti and especially the lady that let us use her cane at Cracker Barrel on Monday when I needed assistance, from Sandy.
• Dave and Brian at Miller's TV Sales & Service for the great job installing my new TV, from J.T.
• The Republic and Hobby Lobby for publishing the page In God We Trust on July 4, from Don and Judi Curry.
• Claudia's Flora Bunda for all the wonderful bouquets they fixed, from the Smiths.
• all the people who participated in the 54th annual Mead Village parade, especially the firefighters, and city and county law enforcement officers who have participated for many years, from the people of Mead Village.
• young people on Pennsylvania Street on Tuesday night singing "The Star-Spangled Banner," from Delores.
• the person who returned my purse to Kroger.
• Charlotte Banda for making the dean's list, from your mother.
• the cashier at the local grocery store who handled the behavior of a customer very professionally.
• Daniel Baker and his crew at D & J construction for repairing and replacing our storm-damaged roof in the hot weather, from Suzanne Smith.
• Tricia Baxley for making the dean's list, from Grandma.
• Onions to
• local gas stations that continue to rip off customers.
• people who do nothing when they see animals suffering and being abused.
• small gold car that passed on the right-hand side at the stoplight at State Road 11 and County Road 200S then ran the red light.
• people who are not putting out water for the birds, squirrels and little animals in this heat.
• city for not banning personal fireworks.
• cemetery for not putting all the flags out for the Fourth of July.
• the couple at the gas station who left their young child alone in a car while blasting loud music not suitable for children to listen to.
• whoever decided that fair-goers cannot vote on the exhibits.
• those who replied negatively to a June 30 Letter to the Editor.
• customer at grocery store who was very rude to the cashier.
• apartment complexes that waste water on burnt grass and charge the tenants for the water.
• owners of the huskies tied outside in the heat with no water.