FLYi Bomb Threat
I was going through my traffic statistics, and I found someone searching on bombs at airports with today’s date.
I did some digging and found this: FLYi bomb threat
It seems to be nothing, but it’s worth looking into. Luckily, my wife flew home from her business trip yesterday.
Death Penalty for Overdue Library Books
It used to be a cliche – sentencing someone to death for an overdue library book.
Now, Bay City, Michigan is moving in that direction. (CNN Story)
The Bay County library system director is asking the Library Board for permission to seek arrest warrants for patrons keeping books past due and ignoring repeated notices. He also wants to levy criminal fines and jail time up to 90 days.
According to the article, a particularly heinous offender has $1,200 worth of books out (not the fine, the value of the books), most for over a year (and mostly sci-fi – could easily be me). One has to wonder how much it will cost the county to prosecute him and keep him in jail. Library fines currently run 5 to 10 cents per day.
This guy is nuts. I can see wanting to make a point, but there’s gotta be a better way than arresting patrons. Maybe embarass them in the newspaper?
Chemical Spill Near My Office
This is taking place 2 buildings away right now. The spill occurred at 9:45am – or about 2 1/2 hours ago. The road into our industrial development is closed to incoming traffic – anybody from here who leaves is stuck.
I took a walk next door to the post office and bought some stamps. There is a single news chopper hovering overhead, and a news SUV was parked at the post office. (The post office is probably screwed up as well – nobody can get in or out.)
I’ll update if there’s more news.
UPDATE 12:40pm – The link above has a better story now. Apparently they’ve opened the road again.
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