Tar can be sticky stuff--just ask dinosaurs. A guy in the Glenwood area of Pittsburgh gets stuck on a hot tar roof. Scorching temperatures in Pittsburgh left the man "baking like a turkey" while roofing a home on the hottest day of the year. 90 degrees--plus a slip--literally put him on the hot seat. Read more
Unwanted visitors can spook you and be annoying--especially ones you don't know. One New Jersey couple isn't as fond of Google Maps since campers, boaters and outdoor-oriented people are turning up on their doorstep. Or, their driveway. People want to know where the damn entrance is to Round Valley State Park. Google's kind of leading drivers astray. Read more
An Oak Park homeowner's looking at jail time over a vegetable garden: When a busted sewer line led to a torn-up front yard, the Michigan woman replaced her front planting area with vegetables instead of grass. The city already ticketed the woman and pressed misdemeanor charges over the property she owns--forcing her to legally defend herself, now against a 3-month jail sentence. Read more