greygirl: I used to love love love this place, great food, a...

There's nothing inherently vegetarian about a spring roll. It's not listed under any of their vegetarian lists - they make no claims that it's vegetarian. If you didn't ask, I don't see how the chef is responsible for this.

MANY spring rolls from MANY areas include shrimp, and it's fairly traditional. I understand that you didn't know this - but it's your mistake, not the chef's. And it should be you that ends up paying for it. Pay for different food - fine. Nothing says you have to eat what you don't want.

In this case, The Customer is NOT Always Right.

April 14, 2013 at 7:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Petitions delivered urging Brownback to veto anti-abortion measures

...tyranny? (i'm legitimately confused and not sure if you're trying to write a different word or not).

April 9, 2013 at 10:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Sound Off: Reporting texters

"Cell phones should utilize some type of GPS signal that puts them into airplane mode (unable to send/receive calls/texts) while they are moving."

This plan is ... not very well thought out. I ride the bus. A lot. On a 30 minute bus ride from JoCo to KU, should I not be allowed to use my phone just because i'm 'moving'?

I'm all for something, but you truly need to put more thought into it than that.

We have the technology to prevent cell phone use in the driver's seat. But what if I need to call the police after getting hit, and can't get out of the drivers seat or reach the 'of'f' switch of the car?

We have the technology to require the phone to be in a certain place on the car to keep the engine from shutting off. But what about people that leave phones at home / don't have them?

Further, people will do their damndest to get around any of these measures.

Texting while driving is a problem, yes. But you're looking at the wrong set of solutions.

March 28, 2013 at 10:04 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Editorial: Wage balance

By definition, that doesn't fix overtime pay. Federal law states overtime must be paid to hourly workers on a per week basis- not a per year.

Further, would *you* be willing to work a job that just determined to not pay you during a few weeks that you didn't know about ahead of time?

March 4, 2013 at 7:49 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Snow safety tips: Take breaks and know your limits

I'd do it for $25. What neighborhood do I need to start canvassing?
~Sincerely, A Poor Graduate Student

February 21, 2013 at 7:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Curbside recycling committee recommending city sign contract with Hamm Companies for local recycling center; question of whether to accept glass still undecided

How in the world can we justify forcing curbside recycling if it doesn't take glass? it's not like glass is a common product or anything.

February 8, 2013 at 11:47 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

KU student critically injured in accident at Iowa Street and Harvard Road

We definitely need something, but traditional red light cameras aren't it.

Married couple drives the same car, car runs a light. Which one did it? Or was it the son? Or someone who borrowed the car for a brief errand? It's a logistical nightmare.

Like other posters, if the driver did run a red light, I'd guess it was due to distraction. Cell phone, road side 'cool stuff', radio/heat fiddle, etc. People don't usually willfully blow through red lights because they felt like it.

January 22, 2013 at 8:16 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

KU student hospitalized after skiing injury in Colorado

it depends on which resort you're at. Steamboat Springs requires helmets for anyone in lessons, so the total percentage is higher - probably just over half.

January 12, 2013 at 9:52 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Sound Off: Cellphone ticket

passengers shut up when things get dicey. You tune out the radio when you have to concentrate.

Walking and chewing gum isn't a good analogy - chewing gum is an automatic behavior.

And we've got proof that people, in fact, can NOT walk and talk / text on their cell phone. Driving is more attention demanding than walking.
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07... for the proof, among many others found via google search).

January 6, 2013 at 10:01 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Sound Off: Cellphone ticket

"The accident statistics for a "hands-free" device drop dramatically."

Research shows that, in all actuality, the hands free headset bits don't change much. It's the act of conversing with a person who's totally unaware of the driving situation that pulls your own attention out of the car. Hands free can't fix that.

January 6, 2013 at 9:58 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )