Hosed!

A couple of weeks ago, our dishwasher hose burst, flooding the kitchen and causing general mayhem. Fortunately, there wasn't much to clean up beyone the kitchen floor. Unfortunately, most of the water ended up in the basement walls.

Here are mug shots of the culprit:




We think a mouse chewed away at the metal sleeve, leaving the rubber to slowly expand and burst.

An Interstate Through Fisherman's Wharf?

In the fifties there was a plan afoot to build freeways through Fisherman's Wharf, Glen Park and the Great Highway (the road that abuts the Pacific Ocean). These and more fun facts here. Community opposition shot down most of the proposed roads, leaving us with the pedestrian/bike friendly city that we love and gloat about today.

Planners in LA concocted similar highway expansion plans, which were largely implemented.