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Man Lines Front Lawn With Toilets in Protest
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsThere may be more than a dozen toilets on his front lawn, but David Linscott will not sit down. The Kittery, Maine, plumbing contractor has lined his property with 17 commodes of varying shapes and sizes as an act of protest against his town's decision to make additions to the middle school across the street from his home. "Originally, it was intended to be a pretty obvious political statement toward the town," Linscott told Foster's Daily Democrat. Renovations were made to Kittery's Shapleigh Middle School after a nearby elementary school was shut down. Linscott says the subsequent road ...
Other Things Saved by Plumbers
By David Knowles - AOL News(July 16) -- All hail the plumber. After reports that a plumber's sketch may have provided the inspiration for BP and U.S. Coast Guard engineers to finally come up with a way to stop the Deepwater Horizon well from gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, Surge Desk put in a call to UA Plumbers Local Union 78 in Los Angeles to see if the notion seemed credible. Though unfamiliar with the specifics of BP's well, Douglas Marian, the union's business representative, said that on-the-spot analysis is an inherent part of a plumber's job. "You walk into a house, find a leak and you problem solve," ...
Obama Robocalls with Plumbers
By Dave - Politics DailyHuffPoBarack Obama's campaign is trotting out its own "Joe the Plumber" to counteract efforts by John McCain to make inroads on the white working class vote.A reader in Colorado sends over word that the state Democratic Party and the Obama camp are blasting out robocalls from "Joe Martinez," a plumber in Colorado who vouches for the Illinois Democrat's tax plan.And we have confirmation from the blogosphere.Thurber's Thoughts:Hi Maggie,I heard a caller tell you she had received a call from John The Plumber tonight on your program. When I came home tonight, I found a recorded call on my ...
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