DEAR SUN SPOTS: This note is to let whoever lost their eyeglasses on the walkway to the CMMC lab on the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 10, know that we found them — they are fine — and left them inside at the information desk near the elevators. Hope the owner sees this and can get their glasses back. Thanks Sun Spots! — W. & L. S., Wales.
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am hoping that you or one of your readers can help me. Through the years, I have made up about a half-dozen card games that, as far as I know, no one else plays. One in particular is a family favorite and we always play at least one game when we get together.
Over the past several months, I have been trying to find a company that would be interested in buying it from me so that they could produce and sell it, but I have had no luck. Most of the companies that I have heard back from will not accept any ideas from individuals, but only through game and toy brokers.
The dozen or so brokers that I have written to all require a fee before they will even look at a game, and I do not want to pay any fees. A few other companies were not interested. I also have had no luck going online.
If you or any of your readers know of any companies that accept new card game ideas, I would appreciate any information. Thank you. — J.P. in Lewiston.
ANSWER: Let’s hope that our readers who can answer your question see this and send in information you can use.
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I was fortunate to spend a couple of weeks in England and fell in love with roundabouts and rotaries. Traffic moved along, saving plenty of fuel and time. Here in Maine, we often sit idle at traffic signals without another car in sight, wasting fuel and time, all while sending car exhaust pollution into the air. The two roundabouts near the Auburn Mall work terrific. Why do we continue to sit at red lights when there are good alternatives ? Does the traffic signal lobby have anything to do with it ? Thank you. — Waiting at a red light in Lewiston.
ANSWER: Sun Spots asked Richard Burnham, city engineer for Lewiston, your question. He stated that roundabouts and rotaries are the most efficient method of controlling high-volume intersections. Most high-volume intersections in Lewiston are on Maine State Highways. Cost is always a factor and providing room in our congested city would require a lot of property acquisition. Usually the cost benefit isn’t there for roundabouts. In addition, in many cases the street upgrades are paid by a developer to provide required traffic flow for a proposed development.
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