Traffic Woes.

Traffic, traffic. Ever get stuck in traffic? That's silly, of course you have. No, I'm talking about really getting stuck in traffic for too long a period of time. Like when you're on a two lane road and one lane is shut down. So a Flagman, oops I mean a flagperson or is it flagger. I'm just not sure of the proper form on this. Anyway the person with the portable stop sign stops you and two thousand other cars for twenty three hours so that four cars can come from the other direction. Then there's the four lane construction site where one lane is shut down. Traffic in the opposite direction is backed up for a mile because people slow down to see what's happening. In your direction, traffic is called upon to merge into one lane. This is accomplished by 99% of the cars moving to that lane while the other two percent use it as an opportunity to get ahead of the 98%. So you wait in line for sixteen hours in order for these more important people to sneak up ahead of you. I say sneak because it's a sneaky thing to do. But if you happen to be one of those V.I.P.s who can't afford to loose the time waiting in line, you take a cut. That is, you cut in line way up front. Want to see some really upset folks? Watch an eighteen wheeler block that lane. You will always see smoke or steam rising from the cars backed up as a result of this maneuver. In your lane, on the other hand, awards are presented to that trucker. I also like the so-called "Sunday Driver" who on a Tuesday travels at half the posted speed until there's a passing zone at which time they rev up to well over the speed limit. They create what is affectionately called a wagon train or convoy, depending on what part of the country you're from. Anyway, my hat's off to these uncaring misfits of society. You see, getting your blood pressure is healthy in small doses, so smile, be happy, you will arrive at your destination, someday.