This week in South Bay blogs: An MB street you don't know, snail torture in Torrance and San Pedro's faded glory

Susan at Random Madness in Torrance has been blogging about pests plaguing her Torrance property lately. This week, she detailed her twisted de-snailing methods and how they went awry with a science project:

There may be something wrong with me, but I can't resist a little mollusk vs Michelin.

Last year, we gave up snailing. My son had raised a couple dozen snails for a science project. He gave them the best, most tender greens, and a really nice terrarium. They were so happy, they created several hundred little snails. Caring for them as we did, we felt responsible for them, kind of like parents. And good parents don't throw their children under speeding vehicles. We released them into the wilds of our yard, and my eleven year old son was a tearful empty nester.

This year, all bets are off. We are going to embrace our killer instincts and throw the great grandchildren into traffic.

MBWatcher at MBConfidential conducted a poll to find the least-known street in the city. The winner (or loser?) is Francisco Street.

It's with good reason. For one, Francisco is a border street, more or less, at the far south end near Hermosa. For another, there are only 6 homes with a Francisco St. address, so odds are you haven't visited anyone there. We also don't see any sales on the short block since 2001.

Verna at Verna & Bob's Digital Diary lamented the neglect of San Pedro's art deco architecture.

Westchester Dad at Westchester Parents writes a note of thanks to Trader Joe's for donating food to the Playa Vista fire station after this week's explosion that killed Firefighter Brent Lovrien.

RedondoWriter shares artists' interpretations of Malaga Cove arches at her blog Sacred Ordinary.

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