As news of Big Dig leaks flows, he tosses out a life vest

He ends his telephone conversations with a casual ''Don't go through the tunnel." Christopher Tingus, 54, parades around in a giant red-orange life vest, labeled ''Big Dig Life Vest." He wears it to breakfast with his 89-year-old Aunt Pat every morning, to the gas station, to the movie theater, and even to a business meeting with investors from Hong Kong. ... (Full article: 835 words)

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