The City Council Budget Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to meet tonight in City Hall at 7:00 p.m. The agenda includes a discussion of the Seller’s Agency Agreement with Southwest Agency for the Myers Park Development.

The Council voted last meeting to defeat an initial proposal that was cluttered with amendments and lacked certain details requested by several Council members. The intent of further discussion by the Budget Ways and Means Committee is to clarify a new contract agreement and submit the revised agreement to the Council.

The fundamental substance of the agreement is to establish Southwest as the exclusive broker for Myers Park property. The City would retain the right to sell directly to developers, but any real estate agent would be referred to Southwest. A 5% commission would be paid by the City on sales handled by the broker.

One portion of the agreement that also will be revised is the asking price for various lots in the development. An expected change in the plat will modify the size of some of the lots and adjustments will be needed.

Looks like after a while I’d learn.

I pulled that one-a-the-oldest-dumb-tricks-in-the-book the other day. Tried to break off a loose thread from a button. Still haven’t found the button. Last I saw it it was rollin’ off in the sunset somewhere.

I don’t know what it is that make ya figure this time you can outsmart a piece a thread. Looks simple enough. Just yank a little harder and at just the right angle.

That technique works great for removin’ buttons, but does little to relieve the annoyance of a loose thread danglin’ on the front of your shirt.

Some lessons just need ta be relearned from time to time. Someone say somethin’ ‘bout bein’ smarter than a piece a thread?

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Workman's Loan

Dear Al: I have an old chainsaw, and the self-oiling mechanism doesn’t work. To compensate, I put chain oil in a squeeze type plastic mustard bottle. The bottle’s spout makes it easy to get small amounts of oil into the right spots. The twist-down lid closes up great, and I can just throw the bottle into my toolbox next to the saw when I go out to saw wood.

Q: I want to use a latex paint over an oil based paint but was told it wouldn’t work. Why? Is there another way, or do I have to use oil-based paint?

A: I think the reason mistakenly warn against putting latex over oil-based paint is because of the old "water and oil don’t mix" adage. After the paint is dry, it’s perfectly alright to use latex over oil, or vice versa.

You do want to make sure that the old paint is clean and without any gloss and that the surface is completely sound. Talk with your paint dealer to be sure you’re using the proper paint for the project.

When you are trying to look behind the refrigerator or stove or some other hard-to-access-area, try using a mirror to see what’s going on back there. If you can get your hand into position, then you can see with the mirror and maybe not have to move the monster from the wall.

You can also use a mirror to focus some illumination from a flashlight back there.