GOOD STORY HERE about a recent street racing gathering shut down by local law enforcement. I've had two recent encounters with this street racing crew and they weren't pleasant.
The first was several months ago at a West Quincy gas station as I was filling up the Blessing vehicle. Five or six hot-rodded sports cars pulled in, engines revving, music blasting and occupants cursing. They kept gunning engines, even by the pumps, and they started yelling at people as they walked by.
One guy stared at me. I stared back. He pointed and said something, so I just smiled, got my receipt and went on my way. Hey - gotta get those Hannibal labs to the main lab at 11th. And the one thing these birdbrains don't like is being ignored.
A few weeks later I was on Broadway between 24th and 18th. This was before Broadway was torn up to replace the aging sewer systems. It's a mess between 24th and 12th right now so I avoid it. I can't remember why I was on Broadway that night, but I was probably running late.
Three soup-ups blasted by in the left lane. They were weaving in and out, cutting people off. One guy looked at me after he cut me off near 20th and I had to jam on the brakes. He was laughing. It's all a big game to these punks. You won't be laughing when you plow into somebody and your lack of insurance forces you into bankruptcy, pal. And lands you in the place that employs me.
They weren't laughing Saturday night when a bunch of tickets got issued. Too bad so sad, soup-ups.
Also, the bridge. Or, lack of a bridge. The Hannibal bridge over the Mississippi is closed for the rest of this month, and traffic has at least doubled on U.S. 61. What people don't realize is when they come back into Quincy you don't have to get in the left lane at Fourth and turn toward Broadway. That's the official detour but it's a mess. Go straight up Maine (which has twice as much traffic now), or zip up to York or State to head east. You can even go north at Second and take Oak east.
I actually take Chestnut all the way to Colombus Road and then to 48th when going from the main hospital to the 48th and Maine facility. It's faster than Broadway, way faster.
Last night there was a crash by the bridge about half an hour after I crossed it. Ugh. What a mess. Kudos to our emergency response teams. I go to Hannibal twice a day and right now there's one way across the river and one way back into Quincy.
If something happens, there's nothing to do but wait it out.
Be safe out there, peeps. Watch out for dumbass soup-ups, don't run the yellows, use your blinkers and don't speed. Or go ahead. On U.S. 61 right now, I see at least three vehicles pulled over per trip. They know you are coming. Tempt the fates and see what happens.
How much is that ticket for squealing tires anyway?
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