nextbus

My street has an iconic funicular/tram, but it was recently removed for (I hope) maintenance. Nobody seems to have anticipated the logical consequence, which is highly confused tourists hanging out at the top of the street waiting for the tram to come up the hill, peering at their guidebooks to make sure they're in the right place. Somebody should put up a sign. Or at least film the tourists to see what's the longest they've waited.

Mixed nuts

NY Times: "In a nutshell, we think that the Europeans have cracked open more doors than we thought, but they still have a lot on their plate,” said Gilles Moëc, an economist at Deutsche Bank.

Why do Europeans have doors on their plates (in nutshells)?