In case of an earthquake … Make sure your bridges are safe. Workers are carefully going over the county’s bridges to ensure they will survive an earthquake. So now it’s safe to be on I-5 during a quake, but we’d still advise you avoid Seattle’s viaduct, which until it can be replaced by a tunnel is being held together by soot, pigeon poop and the sheer force of will of Gov. Chris Gregoire.
In case of an earthquake … Make sure your wine is safe. There is now a way to quake-proof your wine — and we know you were all worrying about that. An Oregon university has created a wine rack that won’t send the bottles crashing to the floor. The project was almost a failure until the researchers worked out a few bugs — mainly how to keep the undergrads from stealing the test bottles of wine.
What wine do you serve with the Super Bowl? According to a wine instructor, you want to serve something like Champagne. No, really, that’s what he said. It’s worth a try, but we refuse to be held responsible for any unnecessary roughness if you show up at your buddy’s place with a bottle of bubbly rather than a six-pack.
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