A reader writes to the S.F. Chronicle

GG BRIDGE SCARES Editor -- Which is scarier, the recently found 1997 videotape of the Golden Gate Bridge in the possession of men who are believed to have ties to al Qaeda, or the upcoming increase in the bridge toll to $5?

ERIK WILSON
San Francisco

The toll increase is an example of sound fiscal management. It is not at all scary, but it is a pleasant surprise. So let me turn this question around: Which is scarier, the fact that you bothered to write such an insipid letter, or that the Chronicle bothered to publish it?

Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at July 19, 2002 11:12 PM