HOW WET CAN IT GET?

WET!! So wet that you can't see the road! Is that a good time to be on the road, boys and girls?

NNNOOO! When roads become rivers, remember that rivers are not safe roads...

Sorry about that. All the rain, lately has made me silly.

The D.C. area will be cleaning up for some time. (weeks?)

I really have to dash off to prepare to march in the Takoma Park, Md. Independence Day Parade. Home made sandwich boards and a colorful propeller hat will comprise my "costume," and I can only hope that my aging body will survive the miles long march.

If you happen to be in the crowd, give me a wave. This will be your gridlocksmith's first publicity seeking adventure in the real world. Hopefully, the message will get out to the revelers to "drive kindly" and be "part of the solution."

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Did you see the "DANGER" Acrostic Challenge? It is at this previous post.

Have you ever seen a guy by the road holding a cardboard sign,
"Will traffic safety advocate for food?" Puleeze, don't make me do this.
Hmmm... Perhaps, he could be selling bumperstickers for GRIDLOCKSMITH.COM?
Another b'sticker idea...

"Blessed are they who have patience,
For they may not become patients"

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I am a big fan of The Darwin Awards, partly because they make me laugh, and partly because Mother Nature really needs help in the fight against IQ deficiency taking over the gene pool.
Here is the (revised) first post of this humble blog.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAUL, AND FATHER'S DAY, TOO!

When I'm Sixty-Four
Lennon/McCartney

When I get older losing my hair
many years from now
will you still be sending me a valentine
birthday greeting, bottle of wine
If I'd been out till quarter to three
would you lock the door
Will you still need me
Will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four
... and, et cetera

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAUL!
and happy FATHER'S DAY to all the daddies.
Forgive my presumptousness in ripping off the Beatle standard, Hey, Jude...
(I have been threatening to exhibit my propensity for word wrangling and tortured phrases, and here is another sample... sorry.)

"HEY, DUDE!"
(a tribute with apologies)

Hey, dude, don't make it bad
Be real careful when you are driving
Remember, be kind to other drivers
Then you will start to make it better

Hey, dude, do not be rude
You were made to be kind to others
The minute you let somebody else in
Then you begin to make it better

And any time you feel the rage, hey, dude, refrain
Don't push the others onto the shoulders
Well don't you know that it's a fool who is not cool
Reducing his chance of getting older

Na, Na, Na, Na, Na,
Na, Na, Na, Na

Hey, dude! Don't let us down
Prevent gridlock at intersections
Don't enter unless there's room to get out
Then you will start to make it better

So let's all act like we are friends, hey, dude, begin
To set the example of kind driving
And don't you know that it's so true
You'll see, the movement you start will make driving fun

Na, Na, Na, Na, Na,
Na, Na, Na, Na, yeah

Hey, dude, it won't be bad
When people see, and make it better
Remember to let us see that your heart
Wants us to start to make it better

Better, better, better, better, better, oh
Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Na,
Na, Na,Na, Na, hey dude
Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Na,
Na, Na,Na, Na, hey dude
Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Na,
Na, Na,Na, Na, hey dude

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Did you see the "DANGER" Acrostic Challenge? It is at this previous post.

Have you ever seen a guy by the road holding a cardboard sign,
"Will traffic safety advocate for food?" Puleeze, don't make me do this.
Hmmm... Perhaps, he could be selling bumperstickers for GRIDLOCKSMITH.COM?
Another b'sticker idea...

"Blessed are they who have patience,
For they may not become patients"

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I am a big fan of The Darwin Awards, partly because they make me laugh,
and partly because it teaches me about things I should never do.
Here is the first post of this humble blog.

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HELMET HEAD OR HELL MET HEAD?

I am somewhat torn about the issue of motorcycle helmet laws. (seatbelt laws, too, for that matter) Partly, I suppose, it is the philosophy that is so well expressed at DARWIN AWARDS.
But, all that is a wee bit off topic.

Years ago, the actor who portrayed Buddy Holly, Gary Busey, who was fond of riding sans helmet, took a nasty blow and spent considerable time recovering. Later, he would appear on TV to encourage helmet use, saying that sense had been pounded into his head. (In such encounters, the pavement has yet to lose.)

Unfortunately, it requires great effort to learn from the mistakes of others. So, now it is Ben Roethlisberger's turn. As smart as a professional quarterback with a Superbowl Ring must be...

The siren's call
Lures one and all
To take too many chances.
And these dangerous dances
Can cause a pall.

The bearers of which, will wonder
What kind of spell one was under.
Perhaps one will hover
And soon will recover
And never again will blunder.

Let us hope he makes a full recovery, and gains wisdom, as well. Speedy recovery, Ben!

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Did you see the "DANGER" Acrostic Challenge? It is at this previous post.

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Have you ever seen a guy by the road holding a cardboard sign,
"Will traffic safety advocate for food?"
Hmmm... Perhaps, it could be me,
selling bumperstickers for GRIDLOCKSMITH.COM!

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I am a big fan of The Darwin Awards, partly because they make me laugh, and partly because Mother Nature really needs help. Don't let mental deficiency take over the gene pool.
Here is the (revised) first post of this humble blog.
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