Thoughts from the road

Err…not THAT road…

Having returned from a weekend in High River helping the sis and brother in law move (AGAIN!), just a few thoughts.

-You know how you see those ‘your lane ends soon’ signs in construction zones? Yeah, they mean that lane you’re in is about to cease existing, you idiots. Stop waiting to the last second to switch over.

-I have never seen anything quite so depressing as a sign marked ‘Road Construction – Next 37 Km.’ Luckily, the ‘construction’ ended up being a few guys in reflector vests looking at grass and writing things down in note pads.

-Want to feel your lungs go in to spasm? Have a shower with no available hot water (gas wasn’t hooked up) and let it pour over your torso. It’s kind of interesting feeling your internal organs go “It’s JULY and we’re going in to fucking hypothermia?! We weren’t ready for this!” You can almost feel it happen as your various internal workings draw lots to determine which will be sacrificed to the cold first.

-Alberta weather is utterly ridiculous. I left a High River that was around 27 degrees and kind of humid. I am now in a Leduc where it’s 10 degrees and the wind is practically blowing the rain hard enough to pierce aluminum siding.

-Radio is just as bad in Calgary as it is here.

-Sign seen on Deerfoot Trail…’Absolutely no slow traffic’. Hilarious when you’re in first gear on a freeway because you’re locked in a construction zone.

-I drove back up today with my niece Natalie in the back. Listening to someone else watch a movie is kind of a strange deal, especially if you’ve seen the movie before and keep picking up bits of dialogue.

-On a related note, I still like Beauty and the Beast. And Lumiere the candle is awesome and easily the greatest French anything to ever exist.

-Kids grow really, really fast. Not exactly a news flash to anyone who has them, but when it’s been awhile since you’ve seen them…wow.

-I CAN survive several days without gaming! HAHA!

-Driving any sort of length of time means I eat a lot. I have this need to be eating or drinking something constantly when on the road for awhile. I don’t know why.