Getting around in my area is a Nightmare lately. I'll spare you the horrific details of closed roads, new traffic patterns, and So Much Orange.So. Much.
Anyway.
Rather than dissolve into a weeping tirade of empassioned profanity every single day, I use the inevitable delays on these roads to whip out my iPhone and take pictures.
Because, in the words of Ferris Bueller, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
Here are a few from this week:
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| So Basic! |
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| Is He Winking? |
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| Don't Show This To Kirk Cameron! |
If size really does matter, then it's easy to see who's winning. If it's about jobs, jobs, jobs, then...same.
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I do loves me some irony. Great photos. I especially like the Christian store by the Halloween store. Wonder if the employees even get the delightful absurdity this juxtaposition. Wonder if Kirk Cameron even knows what the word "juxtaposition" means?
ReplyDeleteAlly Bean--So much irony in that pairing. The Christian store went out of business years ago, which I knew would happen. I revel in the fact that one of the Halloween popup shops ended up there, looming over it. Too wonderful.
DeleteAs far as the considerable ignorance of KC--limitless.
Butts Plumbing? What were they thinking when they named their company? All your photos are great but the nonexistent workers is my favorite. I see it around here all the time.
ReplyDeleteJust remember, your poop is their bread and butter!
DeleteJean--Probably Butts is the surname of the family business. A rather unfortunate, yet somehow still fortunate, name for a plumbing operation.
DeleteI had never, ever seen just a WORKERS proclamation before. Always MEN WORKING, or WORKERS AHEAD or something. Probably a nod to the fact that now, women are as likely to be on the job as men.
Sillyak--Groan and yuck.
Great photos and great Friday laughs. Butts Plumbing is my favorite. I've never seen a sign that just says "Workers." There are plenty of places (mainly in the South of course) that will give you a "to go" cup for your boozy drink. Not saying it's the right thing to do...but I will say I've done it. NOLA comes to mind....
ReplyDeleteVera--Thanks, and glad you had a chance to laugh. Goodness, a To Go of wine in my Prius would spell TROUBLE for everyone! Thankfully, I know better.
DeleteWhat does the Christian Family Stores sell? Other Christians?
ReplyDeleteJill--Famiies, I would imagine. LOL.
DeleteOMG I love this! I always like the signs that say "Men Working 35 mph" and then they are all standing around.
ReplyDeleteBut I think my fave sign ever was one in a cheapo earring shop: "Ears Pierced While You Wait" ...
Bridget--So glad! I wish I could work that fast--35mph is a pretty good speed for getting things done.
DeleteThe earring sign is terrific. I imagine there would be some benefit to dropping your ears off and continuing on your way, but I can't think of any right now...
This reminds me of the time we were driving down the interstate in Virginia & saw some workers patching a pothole - several of them were standing around watching a guy with a shovel just sort of flinging some gravel in the general direction of the hole. Hilarious!
ReplyDeleteBug--I think we've all seen that, and many times over. It's apparently a one-man job, but they always send a crew.
DeleteYOu make me laugh, thanks Nance.
ReplyDeleteMereknits--Oh, you're welcome.
DeleteLove the ambiguous WORKERS sign.
ReplyDeleteShouldn't it say MEN AT WORK or something like that? Over here we have electric signs that are quite distracting that say SLOW DOWN ROAD WORK AHEAD, super wordy.
Even worse are these freaking for-profit toll roads that run alongside the freeway that have multiple toll fees. They recently put up this huge electric billboard with like, 4 different prices depending on where you need to get off the toll road and the current demand, and it backs traffic up for a mile because everyone who wants to use it slows down to read the prices. And it's constantly changing. It's insane. Have an app, for god's sake! Either you want to avoid traffic or you don't, who cares about a ten cent difference from an hour ago?!
Can you tell this toll road and everything about it irritate me? Oh, and that they tore up the two freeways I use for my commute for a year in order to install this ridiculous signage.
WORKERS has a minimum of distraction, I like it.
Gina--I love it, too. Basic. Succinct.
DeleteBut...WHERE THE HELL ARE THEY?
Re: Your toll signs and roads. This sort of crap irritates me, too. It's like coupons for 25 cents off. I am not wasting my time and everyone else's behind me in line for that miniscule amount in the grand scheme of things. Just get what you need to get/go where you need to go, and deal with it. How big a difference is it going to make, especially if you're adding to dysfunction at present?
All three roads out of my town are now under construction or closed. I now DOUBLE my travel time to every single destination. This will not be alleviated until at least December. For ONE of them. Sigh. So I empathize.
When one of my well meaning relatives, from some part of the South asks, 'Aren't you glad Winter is over?' I reply, 'Nope, that means Orange Cone Season is starting'. I usually follow that reply with a, deep-from the diaphragm, growl. Lately, I find growling is a better alternative to smacking someone in the head and it gives me a very freeing feeling, kind of like a silent scream.
ReplyDeleteI would love to blame my current attitude on the election of 45. However, it has more to do with my total disbelief that so many forward thinking, intelligent people could have been duped so thoroughly. Oh well, there I go drifting off subject and rapidly approaching a rant. Have a great weekend.
Denise--Oh gosh, I know! I mean, I'm so glad that these projects are happening, and that it means that people have work and that the Infrastructure is getting long-needed attention, but COME ON! THE TIMING IS GODAWFUL HELLACIOUS AND REALLY INCONVENIENT FOR **ME**!!
DeleteAnd you can rant away in my Comments section any old time. I'm happy to have you. XO