Porterville Recorder

Why do we have to water during hottest time of day?

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I am writing a gripy letter. With all the GREEN people trying to control what we do, why are we allowed to water our vegetation only during the hottest time of day? When the sun dries the water as fast as it is deposited. Natured does not have rain in the sunniest times. We need our plants to create oxygen. My system is set to come on at 2 a.m. I just had to get my system fixed as there were leaks.

My second gripe is all those yellow knobby doodads at entrances to stores. I heard they are for blind people. As someone who had back surgery and used a walker all the time (Now I can walk alone for a bit myself), it was so hard to guide the wheels through the knobs as it put more stress on my back. Some places even have them the length of the sidewalk. And why yellow? For caution? Red would be easier on the eyes. Several people wanted me to write about the knobs.

Now I can’t see as well as I d and will have catarract surgery soon. I have always had trouble seeing in the sun and looking down at the yellow knobs, with the glare in my eyes, I almost fall. I have seen many people with walkers who navigate as I did. Couldn’t some knobs be done away? Just look in supermarke­ts at how many of us need help, and not all are very senior.

Why can’t all of us say what we wan without the thought police coming for us? Why are only some people allowed to speak without worrying? An innocent remark is made racist and the person is not racist. I don’t wish harm on anyone, but I don’t specify Black, gay or whatever topic of the day is, I am a racist. I look at people as individual­s, not ethnicity.

Finally, Samantha Dala, I understand and I know others do too.

Priscilla A. Styer Portervill­e

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