Sunday, October 17, 2010

What gives?



Seriously, what gives?

Okay so about two weeks ago on a Tuesday morning at around 8:52 I get pulled over for speeding in a school zone. It really was so messed up! I started out driving on 11th street and got to the lights where 11th and Gore meet. When the lights turned green I proceed on to my destination, once I crossed over about a few feet or so I was coming up to a school zone, not only do you see the sign you see it's lights flashing. So I obey the sign by decreasing my speed to 20 mph. Once I got to the last sign that has "school zone ends" you come up to some more lights located at Ferris and Fort Sill Blvd. The lights were red when I got to that point so of course I stopped, the lights turned green so I went on but when I came to the other side after the lights which started Ft. Sill Blvd.

Again I was in another school zone, unfortunately I didn't catch the sign until I had passed it and realized I was going 35 mph so I quickly tried to slow down but it was too late! the motorcycle cop that caught my eye because he had nearly blinded me in the process with his head light located just off of the sidewalk of Lawton High School just seconds after I realized what I did he pulls me over!

What really bites is I tried telling this to the cop and he practically agrees with me and says "yeah it's messed up over here but if you had been a little bit more patient the school zone would not have been enforced once it turned 9:00 AM." What the heck? how come he couldn't have just given me a warning?

In my opinion I really think Fort Sill Blvd. is jacked from both sides or just a curse for me cause that is not the first ticket I got from that area! I got one going the opposite direction four months ago coming off of Cache Road. Who ever is in charge of these signs should definitely make sure that they all have flashing lights on them, especially in that area. I mean how are you going to go from one set of flashing lights then come to a next set of signs that don't. I figure a school zone is a school zone, don't matter if it is an elementary school or a high school. The signs should all be flashing!

So this is my conclusion at least for myself anyway, either totally avoid that area on school days, write a letter to the city telling them to re-evaluate these signs and make them all flashing or go really slow like 20 mph all the way through the first lights where 11th and Gore intersect all the way to the end of the last set of school zones. However if I drive slower, then I risk the chance of getting a ticket for impeding traffic.

Perhaps this is another way for these cops to meet there quotas so maybe that is why it is set up that way over there. It's an easy ticket and they know this, that's why they use those motorcycle cops because they can fit in just about any little crack they find.

Is it me or should something be done about this? Now that's what I'm talking about! the picture of the school sign shown at the top is what we should have or at least something similar to that.

Friday, October 1, 2010

It Sure Would be Nice If.........


Hello! to All, Hope everyone had a good start to the new month. October is here! Here is my new blog for the month of October. I may have more to write about this month later, just depends what I come across and how I feel about it.

It Sure Would be Nice If........

So this is what I was thinking and really it isn't a bad thing at all, not impossible to do and it would help a lot of folks out there, especially in this day and time.

It Sure Would be Nice If........

For all the people in the world that have to pay bills to keep their house in working order like paying the utilities, rent or a mortgage and any extras that pertains in keeping your house in working order, it sure would be nice if these companies could give back to the people.

I mean come on, is that all we are destined to do is go to work just to pay the bills? No! it doesn't have to be that way. Shoot if a finance company can do that when you purchase a vehicle and you pay them for so many months and a person is in good standing, then they should give you an option to skip a month just by paying a deferred payment fee of about $25.00. Sure that might mean it will take you a little longer to pay a vehicle off. But in all reality who couldn't use an extra $500.00 or so a month to knock out another bill completely like a credit card or something. Or even have that extra money to put towards improvements where ever it is needed. Of course there would be some set rules to this like for example you would have to be in good standing with the company by keeping up with your payments, paying the amount due and on time would be a start. And it should only work on the bills that would be on going like your utilities, car insurance and rent or mortgage. And bills that would be over $100.00 would be the ones that could qualify for such a program.

I really think this could take off some how some way. It would really give a lot of people a chance to get themselves out some debt and give them some relief so they can enjoy their hard earn money every now and then. It would give them a second chance on making things right for a faulty decision they made when it came to their finances.

Seriously a lot of us could get a lot more done a lot faster if this were to happen. I really think this would help people be a lot less meaner too if we were all given this opportunity. And I say this because sometimes when I don't have the money to do something or have it to be able to help someone or a good cause out it makes me upset that I can't help and therefore I sometimes feel like a grouch. And I'm sure there are many of you that feel the same. So it certainly would be nice if these companies could give back to the people for doing their part in society. Right?