Go to the Post's site and read the story. Comment there or here (or both). Below is the first few paragraphs of the story.
Buried history — Overland can't find its 50-year-old time capsule
OVERLAND — Chuck Boone jammed a metal rod several feet into the ground in front of City Hall.
He pulled it out, shook his head and stabbed the grass again.
With only two days left until the celebration, he had to work fast. It was a little after 8 a.m. on Thursday, and sweat was dripping from Boone's forehead. A few feet away, a city employee was taking a smoke break and chatting on her cell phone. "Chuck's out here looking for that time box thing," she said. Then she called out to Boone, "Any luck yet?"
"Not yet," said Boone, 64.
2 comments:
First of all, Boone is not a "retired" employee. Boone decided to get all clownish and up and quit his job in the middle of a city council meeting. In that one move he demonstrated his lack of thought toward city government and the residents of Overland. Or, perhaps, he knew how un-valuable of an employee he actually was. The fact that he is the person looking for the capsule might explain why it can't be found.
What a surprise the MT Schneider gave Chuckie a "free hand" to go on his treasure hunt! I guess Linda Piper wasn't availabe to be his assistant?
Article states that Chuckie was "trying to rent ground-penetrating radar equipment." Maybe that only costs $5 a day to rent, but if not, who is paying for this? I wonder if the self-proclaimed King of Fiscal Responsibility Kenny Owensby will follow-up on that?
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