Yes, it has been a while since my last post. But fear not, I have not lost my hatred for people. In fact, I think my hatred has grown since my last post.

I HATE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS!!!

Maybe I should re-phrase that; I don't hate all construction workers. I actually like the one out of ten who works. Have you ever been to a construction site (they are working on the roads in my neighbourhood this summer, so I certainly have)? Isn't it interesting that it takes one person to do all of the work and 10 people to supervise? Or maybe those "supervisors" are actually trying to tamp down the ground by leaning really hard on their rakes as they have a smoke.

I also find it funny that a company can dig the crap out of a highway and leave it that way for the weekend. Without fencing around any holes (as if a couple of pylons and some ribbon creates a magical barrier that will prevent an 8 year old from falling into a hole), and without re-paving the road. But I guess it is OK to stand around and watch others work as long as you dig up your quota of 2 feet of road per day and replace it with lovely gravel that will be filled with potholes by the next day.

How about flaggers... I know that flaggers are not, in general, rocket scientists. But how difficult can it be to turn a sign. I have actually sat in traffic for 30 minutes waiting for a flagger to turn a sign while cars are coming the other way and when the flagger turned that lovely sign, he/she (don't want to reveal too much about the moron) let the cars go for about 5 minutes and stopped them again so cars could come the other way. Is it really that difficult to give the idiot a watch? Maybe one with a timer so that on heavy traffic days, they can allow cars to go for equal amounts of time.

Road workers also have a habit of storing their crap wherever they want to. I think that the next time I find piping or a culvert in my front yard, I will roll it into the woods. It was left in my yard, so it must be mine! What about their machinery? There are tractors and heavy equipment parked all over my neighborhood. I should take one for a joy ride. Maybe dig a few holes. I am sure that I can get more done in a couple of hours than these road workers can. I am not saying it will be done right, but I'm sure that they shouldn't make that claim either.

Today, on my way to work, I noticed that there was no-one working on the road. It was raining this morning, so I guess the workers took a "bad weather" day. I really wouldn't want them to stand out in the rain, they might actually get a little clean. And we wouldn't want any of them to end up with a frizzy mullet.