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----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Warren"
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 1:22 PM
Subject: watched someone backing blindly out of Kings Mtn School

[BJ is the only email contact I have at Cabrillo. Also blind-cc to locals.]


As I approached the Kings Mountain School early yesterday afternoon,
I slowed for a fancy white sedan that was backing out of the
school-yard -- which seemed to have all of its parking spaces filled.
It had apparently driven all the way in, even though the weather was
dry, and was backing out of the no-parking area that includes the
water company's access cover and its concrete barricade/curb.

As I watched, the car backed-up, hit the concrete protective curb
around the water cover... and then continued to try to back over (or
through; who knows ) whatever they had hit -- pushing the hefty
curb all over hellunbak.

Fortunately, it was concrete; not a small child.

They eventually decided that -- oh gee gollie -- maybe they'd run
into something (perhaps an obstinate child?) ... and after thoroughly
"rearranging" the concrete blocks, they eventually pulled forward and
made another run at exiting the school grounds. Backwards of course.

As far as I could tell, the demolition-derby driver never bothered to
check the damage they'd created, much less consider fixing it.

I'll have my crew fix the curb (once again), and will contemplate how
we might put up some marker-poles -- possibly of bamboo (although they should probably be of foam rubber for these kinda drivers) -- so
they can know what to aim for.

I can't help but wonder about allowing such drivers into un"guarded"
school grounds, much less letting 'em back blindly out, running over
whatever might inconvenience them. Especially in a primary school
where the kids are short enough to potentially be invisible to such
didn't-see-em, rear-view-mirror backer-upppers.

--jim
Jim Warren; jwarren@well.com
8:22:18 AM    

Ready for something other than gloom and doom over the election? Read the following:

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Warren"
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 1:22 PM
Subject: watched someone backing blindly out of Kings Mtn School

[BJ is the only email contact I have at Cabrillo. Also blind-cc to locals.]


As I approached the Kings Mountain School early yesterday afternoon,
I slowed for a fancy white sedan that was backing out of the
school-yard -- which seemed to have all of its parking spaces filled.
It had apparently driven all the way in, even though the weather was
dry, and was backing out of the no-parking area that includes the
water company's access cover and its concrete barricade/curb.

As I watched, the car backed-up, hit the concrete protective curb
around the water cover... and then continued to try to back over (or
through; who knows ) whatever they had hit -- pushing the hefty
curb all over hellunbak.

Fortunately, it was concrete; not a small child.

They eventually decided that -- oh gee gollie -- maybe they'd run
into something (perhaps an obstinate child?) ... and after thoroughly
"rearranging" the concrete blocks, they eventually pulled forward and
made another run at exiting the school grounds. Backwards of course.

As far as I could tell, the demolition-derby driver never bothered to
check the damage they'd created, much less consider fixing it.

I'll have my crew fix the curb (once again), and will contemplate how
we might put up some marker-poles -- possibly of bamboo (although they should probably be of foam rubber for these kinda drivers) -- so
they can know what to aim for.

I can't help but wonder about allowing such drivers into un"guarded"
school grounds, much less letting 'em back blindly out, running over
whatever might inconvenience them. Especially in a primary school
where the kids are short enough to potentially be invisible to such
didn't-see-em, rear-view-mirror backer-upppers.

--jim
Jim Warren; jwarren@well.com
8:22:16 AM