Ugly Ass Opinion

Somebody had a sale on guard rail. They had to, because the entire state of Michigan seems to be getting shiny new guard rail for no particular reason. I’m thinking it must’ve been one helluva sale.

Our roads are among the worst in the nation. You can drive 70 mph, but on stretches of I-94, you take your life in your hands if you do. Y’all are welcome to come visit, but you might want to bring one of those hemorrhoid donuts to sit on in the car. Oh, and wear your seat belt–you don’t want to smack your head on the ceiling as you bounce down the road.

The road construction crews sure are busy. Oh yessiree-bob! They’re putting up guard rail where no guard rail has gone before. They’re ripping out perfectly usable guard rail and replacing it with…go on–take a guess! My question is Why?  Our potholes have potholes and our bridges are getting scary. If you ever want to freak yourself out, go for a drive beneath the Zilwaukee bridge. (I-75, just North of Bay City.)  YOWSA. Chunks of concrete are laying all over the place! How that thing stays in the air is beyond me. Our roads are a mess, our bridges are in disrepair,

–and yet–

we seem to be concentrating on sparkly new guard rail.

Pssst! To whomever makes these decisions, you should know that here in Michigan, we don’t have too many sheer drop-offs at the edge of the road. A good portion of our state is like Farmland Central. If your car wanders off the road, it just gets stuck in some poor farmer’s field – it doesn’t fall over a cliff.

Say it with me now: Guard rail is good. Guard rail has a definite purpose and place. But good guard rail does NOT have to be replaced just because there’s shinier stuff in the warehouse.

Fix the roads!

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