The Slice; Talk about nerve- wracking

You have 21 days to get ready for Thanksgiving dinner.

That’s plenty of time to make a list of the things you do that get on people’s nerves.

After you’re done, send yours to The Slice.

“Slice answer: “My children have always been told that if they get separated from the family, they should stay put and we will find them,” wrote Cathleen Bourque of Coeur d’Alene. “We were shopping in Wal-Mart one day and my 6-year-old daughter Monique and 8-year-old son Casey were suddenly not in sight.”

So Bourque retraced her route through the store. “There they were, sitting on the floor of the busiest aisle — calm as could be, waiting on me.”

“C. R. Marquardt wonders: “Why do most people say ‘lucked out’ when they should say ‘lucked in’?”

“Survey says: Most responding readers agreed that the Spokane news media should go a bit easier on localizing national stories.

“Clarification: There was some confusion about the Friday item dealing with the woman who told the popcorn-selling Cub Scout that she didn’t support gay-friendly groups.

Several readers noted that, because of the organization’s legal posture over the years, the scouts certainly can’t be thought of as gay-friendly.

Right. But my operating assumption was that the woman in question simply did not know what she was talking about. My guess was that she had heard something about the number of secretly gay scoutmasters and had come to an erroneous conclusion about scouting’s official attitude.

“Who is most weary of The Slice’s “Let’s move on”: Maybe it’s Jan Hankel. “I am soooooo sick and tired of reading the same words EVERY day.”

But another reader, K.C. Stacy, suggested that anyone who feels that way should, well, move on.

“Speaking of Sliceworld: Inspired by a coveted notebook she won in a Slice contest, Betsy Rainsford created a “newspaper reporter” Halloween costume.

Hope she remembered to have a gravy stain.

“David Whipple’s rite of autumn: “I wait until the first really cold day, and decide that it’s time to put the hoses away. Of course, they are all frozen inside. So, I get them to lay in the sun in the driveway, then run water through them until they thaw completely. Then drain, of course. Then I can put them away for the winter.

“Makes a one-hour job take three.”

“Today’s Slice question: What’s something about Spokane that shouldn’t have changed?