Caution: Retards at Work

Construction. It is one of those things that seems to be EVERYWHERE you go…which can be considered a good thing; it is a sign of expansion and growth. However, it can also become very annoying, very quickly, especially when it is freeway construction! If you live (or have lived) in California, let me just say: 91/215/60 interchange. Yeah, that nightmare has been going on for a while! Now I live here in Texas and for the most part, the freeways are designed better: you get straight on and straight off and parallel to the actual freeways are "frontage" roads. Basically it makes for one straight, supposedly easy-to-access drag. I haven't had much to complain about…they seem to keep the lanes pretty open when I need them. So why do you ask am I putting this one "bitchngripe"? Because some idiot has made a critical mistake that no one even sees yet…but at the end of next week they will…

Last week they closed off access to an exit and entrance ramp along 190 (that is the freeway here) and have stated that it will be closed for about 6 months. No big deal right? WRONG!! The ramp they closed is the closest one to the mall. Still not getting it? Next week is Thanksgiving…then the pandemonium otherwise known as Christmas Shopping begins! What dumbass closes the mall exit/entrance 2 weeks before Christmas shopping begins? Did you get your degree online or something?? If the project will only take 6 months, would it not have been a better idea to WAIT 2 more months? Can you imagine the back-up? Please note: I live in a small town, so unless I plan to get everyone something from Wal-Mart or H-E-B (the grocery store)…I have to drive into the shopping hub, which of course surrounds the mall. I smell a nightmare coming on!! So, for all my dear friends and family: would you like your present wrapped in paper or plastic? Ooooh, or maybe I can get ripped off and buy everything online…hmmm, decisions, decisions!