Weekly Thumbs
Jun. 10, 2026
Thumbs Down
To billboards along the road,
especially the brightly lit ones
designed to grab your attention.
One of the first rules of driving
is pay attention to the road
and don’t get distracted.
I bet when a company buys
one of those flashy billboards,
part of the agreement is that
they are only for
passengers to view because
it would be against good
driving sense to deliberately
distract the person
operating the vehicle.
Thumbs Down
Thank you to the tractor trailer
who took a shortcut by driving
down my road – on which
tractor trailers are prohibited.
You knocked down wires and
left hundreds of us without
electricity for several hours.
Not to mention all the workers
who had to clean up the mess
you made, the wires you downed,
and all the drivers who could
not use the road to get to work
that morning. But you may have
saved 2 minutes of your time
by taking the shortcut so
I guess that’s all that matters.
I just hope someone’s camera
captured your license plate so
you get the citation you deserve.
Thumbs Up
Two big thumbs up to Pennridge
High School! More than $3 million
in scholarships and grants awarded
to graduating seniors this year.
What an outstanding investment
in students and their futures.
Congratulations Class of 2026!
Thumbs Down
To the employers
who supply a company
lunch room
and allow employees
to eat at their
desk.
Thumbs Down
To the QCHS
for not advertising their
many outstanding programs.
Seniors and tax payers
love to support the students
but not everyone is
able to check everything on line.
Getting tickets is also difficult.
Thumbs Up
To the amazing
production of Chicago
put on by the
QCSH music department.
It was outstanding.
The singing, dancing, costumes,
orchestra were all top notch.
I felt I was back
watching it on Broadway.
Jun. 3, 2026
Thumbs Up
To the idea of a
Roller Skating Rink
in the
long empty Weis Market
in Coopersburg.
There is already ample parking
and a thriving community
of young people
who would enjoy a
new place
to have fun and
get off their devices.
Thumbs Up
To all the students who
have worked hard,
obeyed school rules
and done good work
all school-year long.
Enjoy your well-earned
summer vacation!
Thumbs Down
To the driver in the Penske truck
who plowed over my mailbox
and didn’t even stop, leave a note
or pick up my mail that you scattered all over the road. You could
have driven two minutes in
either direction and found
a large parking lot or a circle
where you could have easily turned
around. You are a terrible
driver and a mean
person for wrecklessly
destroying my property.
Thumbs Up
To this cool, damp spring.
I know all you sun-lovers will be
giving me a thumbs down.
But for a person who loves
to garden and watch her
plants thrive and grow
instead of withering
in the drought like last year,
this has been a great spring.
Thumbs Up
VFW 2124
Thanks to all who helped
put new flags
on 7 cemeteries in Coopersburg
and Blue Church.
Special thanks to 30+ Scouts.
Rain postponed
every day scheduled
so we were a week late.
Good job!
Thumbs Down
“To those riding bicycles
or motorized vehicles on
busy sidewalks in any downtown
area. Everyone agrees:
our roads aren’t very
accommodating, drivers are all
distracted and PA law is
unhelpful, especially about
electric scooters. But use
common sense for all our sakes:
when you ride vehicles
on the sidewalk, you put
your safety from drivers
above pedestrians safety
from you. Get the proper gear
to safely ride in the road so
you aren’t forced to endanger
others to protect yourself.
Google ‘PA Micromobility’
for more info.”
May 27, 2026
Thumbs Down
To the people
who drive with their
left front tire
in the double yellow line
on our country roads
and do not move over when
another car approaches.
May 20, 2026
Thumbs Down
To me! While riding my
motorcycle west on
Three Mile Run Rd at 8:15am
on Tuesday 5/12, a red sedan
slowly pulled out from
W. Rock Road right in front of me!
I hit the brakes, and angrily
blew the horn and flashed my
high-beam at the driver.
The red sedan soon turned left
on to Schoolhouse Road.
As I approached a right turn
I was making onto North Rockhill Rd
I glanced at my instrument panel
and noticed my right hand
turn signal was ON
…which apparently it had been
since I had turned on to
Three Mile Run!
The driver of the red sedan
who no doubt thought I was
turning right onto W Rock Rd.
was not in error… I was for
leaving my right turn signal on.
My apology to the driver of
the red sedan. And a reminder
to my fellow motorcyclists
that ride bikes with-out
automatic turn signal cancellation:
Be aware to cancel the turn signal
AFTER you make your turn! Failure
to do so can send an incorrect
message to another driver that could
have significant consequences.
May 13, 2026
Thumbs Down
To food delivery drivers
that leave food at the
wrong address. If you live near
the Old Beth / Portzer Rd
circle and routinely don’t get
your food delivery,
it’s because your delivery
driver is leaving it at my
door only for me to
find it hours later or the next day!
Food delivery drivers,
please check the address
and better yet –
deliver the food to the person
who paid for it,
don’t leave it at my door
to be wasted!
May 6, 2026
Thumbs Up
To my favorite TV channel
for taking the time at 6am
to play our national anthem
while showing patriotic scenes.
Apr. 29, 2026
Thumbs Up
To the
Tinicum Township
road department for finally
patching the road
in front of my house on
Durham Road in Ottsville.
I know it is temporary
until you redo the road but
to not hear the
cars and trucks hitting it
is amazing!
Thank You.
Thumbs Up
To the volunteers of
the Quakertown Football Team
who helped to
set up and take down
the furniture for the
Quakertown Business Professional
Women’s Club paddle raffle.
You were a big Help!
Thumbs Down
To the people responsible
for taking care of all
the dead limbs and trees
that will fall on our roadways
and cause serious accidents.
Apr. 22, 2026
Thumbs Up
Many thanks to
the kind gentleman who helped
me up when I fell
at the
James Memorial Park on
Saturday, April 4th.
I truly appreciate your kindness.
God Bless You!
Thumbs Up
We applaud the
Southern Lehigh School District
and their music faculty
for organizing the fantastic
band and choir
concerts we enjoyed.
the students have worked hard
and been trained well.
Two grateful grandparents.
Apr. 15, 2026
Thumbs Up
To Sandy for the
fantastic Memorial she put
on for Al at
the Ravens Nest.
What a nice crowd of
people showed up for the
great food, drink and
wonderful music.
Here’s to you Al.
Thanks for letting us
hang with you at the Nest.
CHEERS!
Thumbs Up
A big thumbs up and a huge
thank you to the drivers who
show patience and slow down
for tractors and farm equipment
on our local roads!
Taking a moment to drop
your speed isn’t just a courtesy –
it’s a choice that saves lives.
#RuralRoadSafetyWeek
Thumbs Down
What has happened to the corner of
Richlandtown Pike & Pumping Station
Road at the now-closed Penn
Community Bank? The lot has turned
into a tractor trailer truck/car storage
area. The corner at the traffic light
is the first thing you see that
welcomes you to Richlandtown
Borough – and the corner at the
bank looks terrible. It’s
disappointing to watch this
happen in our town.
Apr. 8, 2026
Thumbs Up
To
Inside Scoop,
Texas Roadhouse,
Move-N-Play,
Action Karate,
Putt-U and
Just Born Candies
for donations
supporting our local community
Easter Egg hunt at
Upper Saucon Social Quarters
and to all the volunteers
who helped
and those who donated.
Thumbs Up
I am grateful
for the kind person
who found my purse
at Liberty Thrift
in Quakertown and took
it to the front desk.
Your kindness
is deeply appreciated!
Thumbs Down
To the
Data Center proposed for
Sellersville
West Rockhill Township.
40 Acre plot
at RT. 309 and Cathill Road.
Public hearing on
zoning changes April 15, 2026.
West Rockhill Township,
7:30pm.
Mar. 25, 2026
Thumbs Up
A huge thank
you to all of the kind people
that stopped to tend to
my husband on
Springtown Hill Road.
Unfortunately he passed,
but the kindness of neighbors
and strangers
gives us hope that good still
remains in this world.
Also we give our thanks to
Lower Saucon PD, Dewey EMA
and St. Luke’s ER staff.
Thank You.
Thumbs Up
Thank you
to all who helped with the
swift clean up at
Highland Park Camp Meeting
in Sellersville after a tree
damaged the dining hall.
Thank you
Nate Moyer, Bible Baptist Church
(soon to be in Quakertown),
the Leight’s and Daryl Swartley.
Praise God from
whom all blessing flow…
Mar. 18, 2026
Thumbs Up
The members of the
Sellersville Fire Department
and Ladies Auxiliary
would like to thank everyone
who purchased ham dinners
on March 8th.
Without your support
we would not have
had such a successful day.
We can’t do this without you
and appreciate all of your support.
We also thank all of the members
of the department and auxiliary
for all of their time given
towards this event.
We served 703 dinners!!!!
Thank you again.
See you at the next one!
Ham Dinner Committee
Thumbs Up
To all the Thumbs Downs.
Thank you for keeping
me and my 12-year old son
entertained.
P.S. Daylight Savings Time
is better than Standard Time.
Thumbs Up
To the Good Samaritan couple
from Sellersville who
plowed our driveway in Tinicum
during the first big snow.
Thumbs Up
To the gentleman
on Upper Stump Road
in Chalfont
who flagged me down
on March 10th
to tell me both of
my brake lights were out.
Thank you!
I just replaced them.
We need more good people
like you in our country!
Mar. 11, 2026
Thumbs Down
To Daylight Saving Time.
We are really not saving
daylight, it’s a misnomer.
We’re just moving daylight
from am to pm. It makes it
hard for anyone who has early
morning chores that have
to get done before work and also
for all the students getting on the bus
or driving to school in the dark.
I vote to stay with standard time.
Mar. 4, 2026
Thumbs Up
Thank you to the
women who stopped on
Tower Road
to help me get my dog
and bring him
back home.
I appreciate your help
in saving my dog.
Thank You.
Thumbs Down
To the dog owners
who don’t pick up
after their dogs at
Nockamixon State Park
when there is snow
on the ground.
It doesn’t melt and disappear
with the snow!!
Thumbs Up
To the unknown neighbor who
opened up all the driveways
on Court Alley in Quakertown
after the township’s
snowplow made its pass.
He also cleaned
the driveways and on-street
parking after some
homeowners already left for work.
He refused payment
when offered.
It was very much appreciated.
Thank You!
Thumbs Up
To all our first responders
keeping our community
safe every day.
Feb. 25, 2026
Thumbs Up
To the kind person
in the truck
on Old Bethlehem.
Apparently, the vehicle in
front of him had broken down.
Instead of sitting
in his truck complaining
about being stuck behind a
broken down vehicle,
he got out to offer assistance.
I am thankful people
like him live
in my community!
Feb. 18, 2026
Thumbs Up
To all the kind-hearted people
helping the birds and
our other beautiful wildlife survive
this brutal winter.
The freezing temperatures
are bad enough.
Plus the frozen snow
everywhere makes it impossible
for them to find food
that would
normally sustain them.
Thumbs Down
To the bank
that not only made a huge
mistake on my account
but also made
little effort to correct it
and never even
called me to notify me
of the problem or
apologize for the mistake.
Thumbs Down
To the increasing habit
of people pushing
large piles of snow from
one’s driveway to
across the street.
This creates dangerous ruts for
cars, SUV$s and regular trucks
to drive through.
Can we please stop this
lazy practice!
Thumbs Down
To the
person or persons
that stole our new sign
that was hanging at the
Covered Bridge Car Wash
in Perkasie.
For a small family business,
that sign cost us
a lot of money and we
would really appreciate its return.
We are offering a reward
for information
that gets our sign returned.
Please do the
right thing and return the sign.
Jamison and Christel
Owners of Stewart’s Arch Street Deli
Feb. 11, 2026
Thumbs Down
Trying to keep my
New Year’s resolution
to eat healthier.
Unfortunately, that seems
to exclude about 90%
of the grocery store.
Very depressing!
Feb. 4, 2026
Thumbs Down
Please do not
blow your nose in a restaurant
while people are eating,
go to the restroom!
Gross!
Thumbs Down
Many years ago
in my scholastic days
I recall my English teacher
showing us a scornful look
of dissatisfaction if someone in
class used the expression
“don’t-never” in a sentence.
This improper use
of the two negative adjectives
in a collective manner
was malapropos.
Today when I hear
“same- exact” or “exact-same”
by someone it reminds me
of her sneering reaction.
Something is not
“simple-easy” or “black-ebony”.
They are synonyms and
not to be used together.
Thank you Miss Showalter.
A former student-pupil.
Jan. 7, 2026
Thumbs Up
To the thoughtful community
at the Upper Saucon Township Park!
Today I lost my progressives
and someone put them on top
of the book share box.
In the past I have lost
three gloves and all were
recovered thanks to the
awesome folks that use the
UST park on Preston Road!
You all rock!
Thumbs Down
The first snow
and already people
forget to clean off their cars
and car roofs before driving.
Not only is it a hazard,
it is against the law.
I would smile to see police
pull someone over
that only has the
front window cleared off.
Take the time and clean
off your car before driving!
Thumbs Down
To anyone who parks in
curbside pick-up spots then
shops in the store.
You are taking spots that
someone needs to
pick up their online order.
Don’t be so lazy!
Park somewhere else in the lot!
Thumbs Down
Why are we all so busy?
There’s almost no time to enjoy life
or each other’s company. I thought
technology was supposed to
give us more leisure time, not less.
Thumbs Down
To those of you who live
in Hellertown whose garbage
is blowing around.
When it’s a windy day,
please cover your recyclables
tightly so those of us who
live down the street
don’t keep receiving them
again and again on our lawns
(front and back).
We are tired of this happening
time and time, year after year.
Also, please break down
your boxes and tie/tape them up.
We$re tired of the mess
your boxes (big and small)
are creating all over the place
by blowing down to our yards.
Please read the town website
to see what you
need to do about this.
Thank you!