It was considered dÃ©classÃ© to refer to one's own townhouses, estates or villas (or those of friends) as mansions and modern etiquette books still advise that the terms house, big house or great house be used instead.
Waste weir. A waste weir on a navigable canal is a slatted gate on each canal level or pound, to remove excess water and to drain the canal for repairs or for the winter shutdown.
As I jotted down a quick composition, my frustration eased a little bit. When I colored the sketch later, it struck me as the most productive thing Iâve ever done while sitting idle in traffic. The Ship Canal Bridge is one of Seattleâs most notorious chokepoints. Iâve heard it has to do with some psychological trigger that makes drivers slow down as they enter the bridge. If thatâs true, Iâm afraid no amount of lanes would ever fix the congestion on this stretch of I-5.