NYSDOT
When I was at school in Pennsylvania, I always heard the locals complaining about PennDOT. I knew it was always related to some sort of complaint about roadways and/or roadway construction, but it took a while before I realized they were talking about the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
It's not often that people think positive thoughts about their local department of transportation. It's one of those things that you either don't think about, or you complain about. If there are potholes, you curse them. And when the potholes get fixed, you say "it's about damn time." They can't win.
I'd like to go against the grain and take a moment to praise the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). Sure, I do my share of complaining about all the summer road closures and anytime there's no snow, it's construction season. But on the flip side, there's this:
In the background is a sign saying "END ROAD WORK." You may not be able to accurately perceive distance from this photo, but this sign stands roughly 25-30 yards from the "ROAD WORK AHEAD" sign in the foreground. It's also not conclusive from the photo, but I can assure you that there is no visible road work going on between the signs. This has been the case ever since they were put up several weeks ago.
So thank you, NYSDOT. Thank you for taking care of the roads in my neighborhood without so much as a hint of inconvenience. In fact, the only way you could inconvenience me LESS would be to have a cooler of ice cold Pepsi waiting by my car each morning. Or a conveyor belt that takes me directly to my office. With Pepsi.
Comments
Thoroughly Mormon Millie said:
How kind of you to remember the people who stand out there for hours, making jokes about people who pick their noses, shout along with their stereos and gesture wildly with one hand while trying to drive and hold a cell phone with the other.
You KNOW that's what they're thinking.
By the way, I lied. NOW my ABBA post is up. You big haboob.
elasticwaistbandlady said:
Maybe having giant steamrollers cruising the streets of your hood will mean lots of squished little vole roadkill.
and I think to myself, what a wonderful World............
By the way, the people on the corner lot featured here needs some lawn advice. You should spearhead a neighborhood beautification project, Omar.
Jon said:
I always thought there was a lot of unnecessary construction in my town, but then I found out that if the city goes under their budget from the previous year, they get budget cuts, and nobody wants that. So you constantly see them ripping up perfectly good sections of sidewalk just to replace it and maintain the budget. It would seem as though the crew in your town is a bit smarter… they must be blowing out the budget by putting up signs left and right. That’s genius because there’s no real labor involved. I feel like that’s the kind of work I need to be doing.
Glo said:
That's quite heartwarming. I suppose they have little road fairies doing all the little work on the road without upsetting a single passerby. And a good thing they warned you...
elasticwaistbandlady said:
Millie is a convert to the Religion Of Omar now too. Sweet.
Omar: blogger conquistador of Mormon women everywhere.
Viking said:
Pepsi for breakfast?
Oh, who am I to talk... Mountain Dew and M&Ms were my staple in high school...
cadiz12 said:
i wish i could say the same for IDOT. in fact, i think the only good thing i can say about it is that it's a cool acronym.
Jaharmi said:
I feel like I should recognize this intersection.