(Edit: Due to problems with Blogger this lunchtime post didn’t get posted until after work)
I was late getting to work this morning and drove down Madison. At the Overton Square crossing right before Cooper, the police were conducting a seat belt saturation, pulling over all unbuckled drivers. Luckily I had mine on.
I have a feeling these seatbelt roadblocks are going to be all over the city this weekend. So, make sure you buckle up on your way home from work, and if you drive anywhere the next couple of days.
Does it bother anyone else that Memphis is seeing a record number of murders, violent robberies, home invasions, etc., and the police are wasting their time on “Click It Or Ticket”?
I don’t blame the cops themselves though… they’re just doing what they’re told. They’re spending a lot of time and resources on “Click It Or Ticket” because the governor and the state legislature are pushing them to do so.
Wonder why the government is pushing this program so hard? Because of the mom who lost her 24-year-old son in a car accident? Don’t kid yourself. She may be the poster child, but she’s not the reason… THE INSURANCE COMPANIES are the ones who want the government to make a big deal out of enforcing seat-belt laws. It’s not that they want to save lives; they want to save money. They want to “conserve human capital.”
All right. End of rant. Other notes: Yeah I know I need to change my template so it doesn’t read “Tube Top Month is only a few days away” now that it’s June. But Blogger’s publishing engine is misbehaving yet again, giving me an error every time I try to update. I hope they fix it soon.
Hmmm… I see that the Dempseys are playing the Cordova Huey’s on Sunday… maybe I’ll make a field trip out there to see them, considering that my favorite blogger will likely be there. MAYBE. We’ll see. I still can’t believe I missed a chance to see her in a tube top at Sunset Symphony. For those who don’t feel like driving to the land of strip malls and SUVs, the Dempseys will play Blues City Cafe tonight and tomorrow night.
Didn’t make it to Italian Fest last night… there’s a chance I may go Saturday, but not sure. The finish line is finally in sight for the new Amazon storefront I’m building, so I’d like to get that done this weekend, and may give it priority over Italian Fest.
Sitting in Bon Ton Cafe typing this. Putting in wireless was a great move on their part. Before they did I went there once every couple of years. Now I go about once a week. There were some Europeans in the booth behind me, but they just left. Would’ve said hello but they didn’t appear to be Romanian. The Romanians aren’t due back in town for another month yet, anyway.
Back to the rat race for the afternoon. Have a good weekend and don’t forget: Buckle up, it’ll make an insurance company happy.