Saturday, sweet Saturday. And while everyone’s been working for
the weekend, Red Phone’s been working for our callers seeking
answers wherever they may be. Got a question, need an answer? Call
the Red Phone
– always waiting, always online, always at 635-9219.
Saturday, sweet Saturday. And while everyone’s been working for the weekend, Red Phone’s been working for our callers seeking answers wherever they may be. Got a question, need an answer? Call the Red Phone – always waiting, always online, always at 635-9219.
Where’s the births
One caller wondered why she couldn’t find those little bundles of joy on the Free Lance Web site.
“This is just a quick question I have for the Red Phone and the Free Lance. I was just wondering why the births aren’t updated on the Free Lance Web site?”
Here’s a quick answer: They are. In the caller’s defense, however, a recent upgrade to our Web site has made the birth announcements a little tricky to find. The birth announcements are part of the Free Lance’s Scrapbook section, which prints every other week starting Feb. 4, 2005 and Web-users should do a search for Scrapbook if they’re looking for birth announcements after September 2004. Prior to that do a search for birth announcement and a whole long list should pop up. Hope that helps!
A railroad run around
Since the Red Phone last contacted Union Pacific Public Relations Director John Bromley in regards to the infamous railroad tracks crossing Highway 25 near Christopher Ranch, the Crimson Crusader hasn’t been able to get the elusive spokesperson on the phone again. Bromley said UP was aware the concrete inlays had deteriorated since the last repairs in 1998 and told the Red Phone a manager would be examining and documenting the tracks two weeks ago.
When the Crimson Crusader strolled into work Monday, Bromley had left a message on the Red Phone’s line stating:
“I’m returning your call about the crossing at Highway 25,” Bromley said. “Our public works guy, who was going to look at that crossing, got diverted down to Southern California because of the flooding during the storm so he has not had a chance to take a look at it. Although we’re going to have another manager in the area and he has been made aware of it. He will take a look at it, but I don’t know when. So that’s where we are. Thanks. Bye.”
The tracks were the first complaint ever filed with the Crimson Crusader and they definitely top the list of tasks Red Phone wants done. Everyone heading north from Hollister knows the tracks and probably needs new shocks because of them. Commuters have become so tired of the powerful jolt that cars now slow down and veer onto the shoulder where the ruts aren’t so bad.
So it once again appears as though little movement has been made on the troubling tracks and Red Phone once again is putting Union Pacific on hold. We present Bromley’s cell phone number and encourage concerned residents to call the spokesperson and tell him the people of San Benito County want these tracks repaired. Also, tell him to call the Red Phone back – the Crimson Crusader has a few questions for him.
