Interesting Morning, to Say the Least!

Good morning & happy HUMP DAY! Anneliese, here (I have to do that now since my fellow CG's are posting too). 

Spirit week continues at the school & today is orange & black day. The Wolman Elementary Crossing Guards did not disappoint again!  Several of us sported orange & black socks:

Carrie was wearing black with a fabulous orange feather boa, and even George (my camel) got in on the fun. Of course he didn't want to be left out!! 

All kidding aside, it was an unusual day as far as traffic was concerned. Carrie & I are standing in front of the school, doing our thing, we are allowing the traffic to flow out of the school turning right. I am standing in the middle of the oncoming traffic lane (I know, a big no-no) with my stop sign up. UP! A big white pick up truck isn't stopping. Not even watching, he litterally comes within inches of my face! He almost hits me! Maybe you should pay attention to your surroundings. You are in a school zone, for crying out loud! STOP when the Crossing Guard has the stop sign UP! You know, that big red thing with the word STOP in the middle!!

We had another lady in a BMW speed up N. Firethorne in front of the school, I mean fast! I swear she entered the school drive on two wheels, that's how fast she was going. Which would you rather, your child be safe & a few minutes late to school, or you roll your vehicle trying to get him there on time? Good grief!

We had another yahoo speed through this morning, certainly not doing 20. I think Carrie & I both yelled to slow down. I guess he didn't notice the three or five speed limit 20 signs that he passed on cones & on signs on the road.

We had another jogger cross in front of the school through traffic this morning (stay tuned for a "pet peeve" post in the days to come). There is no cross walk, & cars are flowing in & out of the school. Not a very safe or smart place to jog during school drop off or pick-up.

We also had two very big construction type trucks go through this morning. The exhaust that they left...whew...it's a wonder that you didn't find Carrie & I passed out from them. They were thick, stinky, & just horrible. Blah!

We had an unusual encounter yesterday. For the first time ever I stopped a golf cart in front of the school. It was during pick-up yesterday afternoon & they weren't picking up, they were just driving through the school zone. They were in the through traffic lane & I had to stop them to allow the cars out of the school. Hadn't had that happen before.

All right, peeps. I really need to get to my other job now (transcription). I enjoy telling you about my experiences & hopefully when this blog goes virial (LOL!!) people will have an understanding of what safety is all about & what we deal with on a daily basis, & that rules really do apply to everyone!

Have a good one!!
Anneliese & George the Camel