Menees explained that the software and hardware for the Cad system is already in place and that a person is needed to get it running. Once it is running, the position would require less hours of operation.

Menees explained that the position could be a dual functioning job. The individual could be cross trained and be a "Junior Building Inspector." Menees stated that when Building Inspector Jim Gaven is on vacation, the Public Works Department has no ability to keep going on inspections.

"We’re dead in the water," said Menees. "This person, male or female could help Jim in the cross training aspect of the position."

Menees stated that the position would need a change in the job description.

I heard a funny story the other day. For the life of me I can’t even tell ya a single detail. I just remember it was really good.

What really irks me is I just don’t hear funny stuff like I used to. Maybe I’m just not hangin’ out with funny people as much.

Well, except for this one guy. He was really mad the other day. He’d been out drivin’ with the windows down due to the great sunshine we were havin’. He was in his daughter’s car and decided to run through the car wash. By the time he realized all the windows were down water was a pourin’ in. He decided the only thing to do was to pull on through the wash. He drove on home to let the thing dry out. He was upset about bein’ so silly, but what really ticked him off was the three bucks that went down the drain. True story, still funny.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Buzzing Circuit Box

Q: I have recently noticed that there is a buzzing sound coming from my electrical box. It does not last long (a minute or so), but it seems to happen while it is cold and my furnace is running. I hear this buzz off and on. Could one of the circuits be loose? Should I be concerned? What do you recommend? — Buzz in Pueblo, Colo.

A: That buzzing sound may be nothing, but it definitely needs checking out because of its location — in the circuit box — and because of when it occurs — when a major appliance, in this case the furnace, is running.

First, a little basic information on the circuit box, or main service panel. This square, gray, unassuming box is the key component in your home’s electrical system. Power sent by the electric company is fed directly to the service panel through two 120-volt wires and one grounded, neutral wire. The service panel’s job is to distribute that electricity throughout the home using several circuits, each of which leads to a number of power outlets, light switches, appliances and so on. The circuits run through the house and then circle back to the service panel, which contains a main circuit wire that returns the electrical current to a neutral service line and out to the transformer on the utility pole nearest your house.

Resetting the breaker to which the furnace’s circuit is attached probably won’t stop the buzzing, especially if there is a loose wire connection somewhere. The loose connection could be in the service panel, in or near the furnace’s control panel, or anywhere along the line.