Do You have any "Pet Peeves"?

Impairment ?

Tom Hyland - © - 1/19/16

The thesaurus provides several synonyms
for the Title above:
damage, harm, deterioration, disability, handicap.

The local Transportation departments call them:
traffic calmers, speed bumps, humps.

I call them Freaking Impairments to normal traffic flow!

In the nine years that I have been delivering medications
to Sick People in Baltimore County & Baltimore City
'they' have multiplied like Bunny Rabbits …
or even worse … Roaches!

Development by development …
Street by street …
Road by road …
OBSTRUCTIONS!

Sometimes, there are three or more
of these damned 'humps'
within one lousy block of travel!

Gas … Brake … Gas … Brake … Gas … Brake …

What a Royal Pain in the proverbial Arse!

I often wonder if maybe the transportation
department 'Egg-Heads' are in cahoots with
Auto Repair Shops?

Bump your Tires … Buy New Ones!
Wear out your Brakes … Buy New Ones!
Pay for Front-End Alignments!

Wrack your nerves … take pills!
Grow ulcers in your belly ...
Get 'Road Rage' ...

As these Impairments constantly spread …
I also frequently wonder if …
the 'Idiots' in charge will someday
get the bright idea to really expand …
and put them Everywhere!

On Major Routes …
Highways … Byways …
Boulevards … Beltways …

Oh, Yeah, to be Sure …
This would Reduce Speeding, all right …
Bring Traffic to a Screeching Halt …
Cause Jams … Waste Gas …

DUH ???

Other Impairments, or Obstructions …
to Traffic Flow …
are the Damned Speed Cameras!

They also are growing by Leaps and Bounds …
almost every School Area now has one!

Trust me … I know …
have paid over $200.00 in Tickets …
At $40.00 a Pop!

The amazing thing is that …
In Nine Years of Work …
Have Never Ever gotten one …
while driving Personal miles …
Only During Work hours!

Go Figure!
This holds True for Two other Drivers also …

Sick People Need Their Meds …
and we try to deliver them Quickly!

Oh … Yeah …
The Rx Owners don't reimburse those Tickets …
We 'Eat' Them!
C'est La Vie!

© - TKH.