The Slice College Years Can Take Toll On Furniture
There’s normal wear and tear.
And then there’s higher education.
Leanne Schillinger wonders how many other parents of college students have heard entertaining stories about what happened to the furniture that went off to school with their kids.
Upon his recent return to town, she asked her son David about the couch that didn’t make it back to Spokane. He reported that he had moved it outside where he slept on it under the stars. Then, later, someone ran over it with a car.
Hey, those things happen. But that wayward driver deserved to be placed on double secret probation.
Slice answers: The key difference between tourists visiting Spokane and people who live here?
“The biggest difference is tourists get to go back home,” said Bekah Ruth Smith of Medical Lake and multiple others.
Other answers included “The tourist has a map and he actually knows where he’s going” and “People who live here have better Hawaiian shirts.”
Tickets found: If back in May you purchased and then lost tickets to next month’s Dave Matthews Band concert at The Gorge, call The Slice. The tickets were purchased at a Pay Less and were found by members of a youth group from Bethlehem Lutheran Church. To claim them, you’ll need to know the number and expiration date of the credit card with which the tickets were purchased.
Full disclosure: This isn’t exactly a summer story. But here goes.
When Sherri Hyams’ cousin was little, she went to see Santa Claus. And upon meeting Saint Nick, the kid had something to say. “I’m 3 years old and I still wet my pants.”
The one word of advice to say to 1997 graduates: “Space.” - Wells Longshore
People seen dressed-up in Spokane: Manito United Methodist Church recently held a Tea for Two gathering for ladies of the church and their daughters or granddaughters. Hats and gloves were required.
Warm-up question: At any given time, what Inland Northwest town is home to the highest percentage of cars and trucks with a dog in the front passenger’s seat?
Sandpoint has got to be right up there.
Today’s Slice question: How many Spokane area businesses still receive mail addressed to individuals who haven’t been around for decades?
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