Subj : Power outage
To   : Daryl Stout
From : Sean Dennis
Date : Wed Feb 24 2021 14:29:22

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Hello, Daryl!

Replying to a message of Daryl Stout to Sean Dennis:

 DS>   That's true in ANY type of weather. Around here, they think they can
 DS> stop just as fast on a wet, snowy, or icy pavement, as they can on
 DS> dry pavement. And, I don't know why there are speed limits, either on
 DS> the interstates or in town...it seems no one obeys them.

I live on a very narrow, windy country road that is the main access road to David Crockett Birthplace State Park (yes, that Davy Crockett; I live about a mile and a half from his birthplace).  It turns into a damn interstate almost every day and people fly down this road doing 60+ MPH.  I remember when Felix got out of the motorhome and decided to lay down in the road.  Thankfully, the traffic saw him and stopped.  I flew out there and picked him up, thankful that people were paying attention that day or I'd have lost him a lot sooner than I did.

 DS>   In front of the local college (the University Of Arkansas At
 DS> Little Rock (UALR)), they have a 25 mph speed limit. I've told
 DS> several law enforcement officers that "if you drive 25 there,
 DS> you'll either be run over, or shot at"...adding "if you want
 DS> to issue speeding tickets, set up a speed trap there".

Yes, they have that problem here at ETSU (East Tennessee State University).  When I went there, I couldn't tell you how many times I was nearly run over by speeding or inattentive drivers.

Later,
Sean

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