Mystery Construction

Does anyone remember when new construction was coming in and there would be a sign at the construction site (pretty much as soon as they broke ground) saying what what was going to be coming in? I do, and I loved it.  Partly because I'm nosy and I want to know what's going on.  The other part is I like getting excited about new things.  And now I don't really get to.  I've noticed the appalling recent lack of signage.  Murfreesboro built a new Goodwill recently.  No sign until they were hiring.  

I don't know.  Seems to me that a company would want all the exposure they can get to build anticipation.  But who knows.  

Until next time,

:)

There's a driving food chain

I'm not sure if many of you have noticed, but there's a food chain in the motor vehicle world.  For instance, a semi will beat a compact car.  Every. Time.  Yet still all the time I see people play chicken with 18 wheelers.  Let's do math.  They're bigger by multiples.  Therefore they'll take longer to stop.  So if you cut in front of them.........

It still surprises me when traffic backs up around railroad tracks, how many people will sit on the tracks.  ON THE TRACKS.  How many times will cars have to be demolished before we get it??  If a train can demolish an 18 wheeler and you're in a car....yeesh.  Just take a couple seconds and make sure you have room on the other side.  If you get stuck by the train, so you'll lose a few minutes.  But you'll live.  

That's my soapbox for the day.

Until next time,
:)

Everyone needs to BACK off the eBay auction I'm winning!

Have you ever noticed that someone almost always has to come along on an auction you've bid on and try to steal the item away?  Can't they see I want it so they should back off right?!?!  Just kidding.  I know that's now how it works.  I've won many auctions out from under other people.  Like the auction I won recently.  Someone outbid me and I sniped them with 2 seconds to spare.  BAM!

I really like eBay, but I get all invested in what I'm bidding on that it's hard not to get all upset when someone else comes along and thinks it's cool too.  I saw it first!!!  (Sound anything like "MOOOOOOOMMMMMMYYYYYY she looked at me!!!!!"?? :) 

I just have to keep in mind the following: it won't be the last _____ (fill in the blank) ever on eBay.  I just wasn't meant to have that particular one.  

I guess the point it, I can see it from both sides.  I've sniped and been sniped.  Heart racing and heart breaking.  

Happy bidding :)

Until next time,
:)