Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for May 16, 2021

Nothing remotely creepy about that.

Quick get dressed, I see the tour bus down the street. Or undressed…your call.

Hopefully, it’s cancelled during periods of high wind. We’ve lost a few customers already that way. Good thing it’s pay in advance.

The Mercers seem to be satisfied with their purchase.

Just a bit of advice. If you hire on with Second Floor Tours, don’t tell the person the answer to the crossword they’re working on.

Have mercy on the Mercers.

The caption says they “hired on with” the company…

That should mean they took a job there… not that they booked a tour.

So isn’t that Mr. Mercer down on the street, guiding the touring chairs?

And Mr. and Mrs. Dudley riding in them?

That sure looks like Connie Wright’s grandmother’s muskrat “scarf”, that Connie told me Alma Dudley bought at her garage sale.

If so… where is Mrs. Mercer?

I like the guy reading the NEWSPAPER!!

The Mercer’s like to see what their fellow apartment dwellers are doing. I see Ned in 2B is reading the Times.

The owner had been complimented on his “Second-Story Work”, so he figured this was a somewhat “lateral” move…

Gonna be some embarassed faces if the curtains are open at # 204. Mavis is not know for her modesty

Peaking in other people’s windows isn’t nearly as interesting as you might think. I’ve tried it. Over and over. And over.

The Mercers are peeping Tom and gossipy Gwen.