Random Thoughts In A Random World....

More Observations from the Road:

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Where in the world have all the phone books gone? It used to be if you were driving and were in need of locating a phone number of a person or business you could simply stop at a pay phone and one would be attached to the phone. NOT ANYMORE. Phone books are nowhere to be found. I'm sorry but why should I pay $2.00 to call information on my cell phone when I should be able to pull up at a pay phone and look the information up on my own- for free. I don't like this one bit!

HIGHWAY ANNOYANCES: There is nothing quite as annoying when you are driving down the road at night then having some person behind you who will not turn their headlights off. Haven't they read rule 227 in the Driving Handbook about shining your headlights within so many feet of another car. I would like to say its some rare occurrence but it wasn't. People everywhere seem to be adopting the habit of blinding all the cars within their vicinity. Oh, and don't even get me started on the diesel trucks that fail to turn their brights off. Stop the insanity!

SIGN OF THE TIMES: Have you ever seen the signs on the street corners that read "Car Accident. Info Wanted." Obviously, there was some car accident and one of the parties is looking for witnesses. Well, a recent sign in a small town in Ohio made me see that not everyplace moves at lighting speed. The sign read "Tractor Accident. Information Desperately Needed." Can you believe there was an accident involving a tractor? Tractors go what, 10 miles an hour? I want to know what did it hit? A red wagon, a mailbox, a little lawn jockey? And, do you have tractor insurance? Do places like AAA have a division that covers tractors? I mean do you think you could get pulled over by a cop when driving the tractor and the cop will ask for your license and proof of insurance?

WHAT ARE THEY THINKING? I have one thing to ask you people who talk on their cell phone while using the rest room- WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? I mean have we become so dependent upon the digital age that we can't part from the phone for two seconds. It's not like the person on the other end of the line can't hear you. I won't even address the whole germ issue. Ugh....

SAD NEWS: I'm sad to report that there are still no signs of any paper toilet seat covers. I had no idea this was a rare phenomenon.

"NAT"BRASKA: The award for the state with the most number of nats and other flying insects belongs to the state of Nebraska. It was so bad that I thought it was raining. I would drive and I would hear constant popping noises on the windshield. It got to the point where I had to pull over every hundred miles or so and clean off my windows because I couldn't see out.

ONLY IN CAPE COD: While stopping off at the McDonalds in Cape Cod to get a fountain drink I saw something that shocked me to my core. Yes, folks I would like to report that the McDonalds in Cape Cod serves- brace yourself- LOBSTER ROLLS. Yes, you heard me right, a McDonalds that serves lobster. It was $7.59 for the value meal and it had a big sign that read "real lobster." Now I don't believe McDonalds uses real meat why in the world would they use real lobster? I don't eat seafood but if I did I don't think I would trust McDonald's as my seafood souce.

HONEST TO GOODNESS: I can't believe it. It's 2003 and you can still gas up your car and then pay. I know it's shocking. I felt so honored that the fine people of Wisconsin trusted me enough to let me pump then pay. Thank you Wisconsin and your honest folks. I am proud as ever of my addiction to cheese (and that is the truth).