As we always do on vacation, we picked up a local newspaper during our brief stay this week in Eureka Springs (it’s a little-known fact that our Dispatch Desk is modeled after the Lovely Citizen’s police blotter). Buried in the latest issue of the Times-Echo was one city alderman’s suggestion that the council explore a project aimed at moving many homes and businesses away from traditional toilets in exchange for bidets.
The alderman estimated that the tourist town of 2,000 residents likely flushes 1.6 million pounds of toilet paper in a single year, and is working with Tushy — a nationwide distributor of bidets — to provide up to 1,000 free units to citizens, as well as discounts for hotels interested in making the switch. With the city’s public works on board and a pair of plumbers willing to install them, en gratis, the council green-lit the idea.
This is one reason of many that we love Eureka Springs — it’s unique and antique, yet often ahead of its time. And, much like a river, you never step foot in the same Eureka Springs twice: shops and restaurants come and go (sometimes to our dismay), and city leaders there are constantly reshaping local policies (at the same council meeting, another alderman wanted to fine parade organizers for confetti thrown into the streets during a Mardi Gras event, the newspaper reported). You never know what to expect when you arrive in Eureka, but we’re betting our bums will get the bidet treatment next time we visit.
Special thanks to our readers and advertisers for allowing us to step away from our editorial duties for part of this week as we celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary.
The highest wind gust reported Wednesday, March 19, at Arkadelphia’s Dexter B. Florence Memorial Field was recorded just before 3 p.m. at 40 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Little Rock.
Someone named Spam Risk keeps calling, but we don’t answer.
Our Facebook Favorite: Eggs are being sold on the streets, and weed is being sold in stores. My how times have changed.
Ozzy the Chocolate Chihuahua sez: We hads a real good time at our birfday party last Saturday, with six Chihuahuas in attendance: meself, Effy, Roo, Oliver, Teddy and Daryl Dixon.
Heads up: April 1 is April Fool’s Day, and we celebrate it religiously. Some have asked what we’ve got lined up. We just wink and giggle.
Arkadelphia Sonic: We’re not playing drive-in roulette. Until all of your ordering screens are repaired, we’ll dine elsewhere. Surely we’re not the only ones with this complaint.
Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be.
Joel Phelps is publisher and editor of arkadelphian.com. Opinions expressed in Bits & Pieces are his own. Contact him at editor@arkadelphian.com. For the low price of $100 he’ll give you his opinion over the phone. Half price for anyone who caught the Gene Belcher reference.
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