2004-10-04
ROUTINES
Fog and work on the bridge slows the morning commute | Many complain of the bridge and the delays it poses during its frequent openings | I enjoy them |
Once, I listened to a man who bought a house not 1000 feet from the bridge | He expressed some bitterness about it taking over 45 minutes to cross the bridge just to get a sandwich and a bottle of milk at a store up the road from the bridge | He ventured the opinion that "...something ought to be done" about the boats that traverse upriver | That opening the bridge every half hour was, he believed, excessive | I could only laugh |
"You live in a small river's edge village without shopping and the conveniences of the city," I responded | Why didn't you plan ahead of time buy your things before you'd come home?
"Oh, it's not that, he replied, I just don't like being inconvenienced."
Somehow, I think he missed my point | As for me, I always keep a crossword puzzle or a book in the truck so I can pass the time while I wait | Besides, as my friends well know, I'm not likely to get upset too much about getting someplace late when confronted with the unexpected | ¶ 18:31
Fog and work on the bridge slows the morning commute | Many complain of the bridge and the delays it poses during its frequent openings | I enjoy them |
Once, I listened to a man who bought a house not 1000 feet from the bridge | He expressed some bitterness about it taking over 45 minutes to cross the bridge just to get a sandwich and a bottle of milk at a store up the road from the bridge | He ventured the opinion that "...something ought to be done" about the boats that traverse upriver | That opening the bridge every half hour was, he believed, excessive | I could only laugh |
"You live in a small river's edge village without shopping and the conveniences of the city," I responded | Why didn't you plan ahead of time buy your things before you'd come home?
"Oh, it's not that, he replied, I just don't like being inconvenienced."
Somehow, I think he missed my point | As for me, I always keep a crossword puzzle or a book in the truck so I can pass the time while I wait | Besides, as my friends well know, I'm not likely to get upset too much about getting someplace late when confronted with the unexpected | ¶ 18:31
