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This is the weekend of the infamous Brookside Art Fair. Yeah, I know it sounds cool and stuff. But this year they started setting up on Thursday which means that traffic in an already screwed up and insane intersection, is even more screwed up. And now it's friday, so now that intersection is closed off as well as the street for an entire block. Gah! I have almost been hit 3 times today! This means I will not be leaving my building any more than I have to for the entire weekend because I don't trust drivers not to kill me!
By the way, folks; get off the phone! You're driving, so cut it out! I don't see Nascar written anywhere on your cars, so I don't trust your abilities to multi-task!
I had a talk with a woman in the Information tent and she was rather unapologetic about the mess, the fact that crosswalks and sidewalks have been covered by trucks and cars and that people, like me, are forced to walk out into traffic. This is a safety issue! Best I got from her was a phone number to call to check if the cars parked in the lots for my building belong to any of the artists setting up. My building manager is promising to be really aggressive about the towing of unauthorised vehicles this year. I gave him a box of chocolate to pass around Staff, for all the extra work this weekend. It's not much, I know, but I can't afford to buy them pizza! LOL
I would like to be able to enjoy this fair, but as a resident of the area, all I can see is the chaos and annoyances it causes us. I feel like a year rounder on that island in Michigan grumbling about Fudgies (name given to tourists because they buy the fudge sold in the area) and bicycles. *facepalm* When did I turn into an old lady? "Hey kids, off my lawn!"
By the way, folks; get off the phone! You're driving, so cut it out! I don't see Nascar written anywhere on your cars, so I don't trust your abilities to multi-task!
I had a talk with a woman in the Information tent and she was rather unapologetic about the mess, the fact that crosswalks and sidewalks have been covered by trucks and cars and that people, like me, are forced to walk out into traffic. This is a safety issue! Best I got from her was a phone number to call to check if the cars parked in the lots for my building belong to any of the artists setting up. My building manager is promising to be really aggressive about the towing of unauthorised vehicles this year. I gave him a box of chocolate to pass around Staff, for all the extra work this weekend. It's not much, I know, but I can't afford to buy them pizza! LOL
I would like to be able to enjoy this fair, but as a resident of the area, all I can see is the chaos and annoyances it causes us. I feel like a year rounder on that island in Michigan grumbling about Fudgies (name given to tourists because they buy the fudge sold in the area) and bicycles. *facepalm* When did I turn into an old lady? "Hey kids, off my lawn!"
