Monday August 19th 2024
Today’s weather continued the trend of the last few days. The temperature climbed a degree or two, but the humidity in this area remained low. To the north of here humidity was a little higher. I got caught in a couple of heavy downpours while driving north of Orlando. These cloud burst style storms send conditions from sunny and dry to solid rain with very little visibility in seconds.
Getting back on my soapbox about kids getting to and from school that I started last week with a new wrinkle. Today I was stuck in the traffic in front of an elementary school at the end of the day. I waited while a long line of big yellow buses departed before I was able to follow the last bus. It only went about 100 yards from the school before it stopped in front of a housing development and discharged about five kids into the parents waiting hands. Granted there wasn’t a sidewalk along the road, but a bus for 100 yards. Is this a good use of tax dollars?
The occupancy in this RV park went up again today. The idea that Monday is a big arrival day continues to confuse me. There are a least six new residents on the way from the entrance to my site. On my daily walk I noticed a few more new rigs. I didn’t extend my walk into the lower half of the park today, but I suspect there are new residents in that area as well. It just seems to be an odd occupancy pattern. The majority of new arrivals seem to be Floridians.
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Love the blossom of the day; I always seem to like the bokeh effect. Regarding the school bus, doesn’t the bus go right by there anyway? I agree that it would be good for kids to walk, but I can see parents not wanting their little ones to walk it alone or with only a few others. And what about rainy weather? Or a child with a physical issue? Plus, you said there is no sidewalk? Have you seen how people drive these days – texting, talking on the phone, eating, driving too fast, putting makeup on? We don’t ride our e-bikes on busy roads – even if there is a bike lane. Now, just so you know, I did walk to my grade school every single day – rain or shine, hot or cold. However, I lived right across the street!
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I understand the concern to keep the kids safe, but something just didn’t look right here. I didn’t mention that the parents waiting for the kids at the entrance to the subdivision had driven their cars to pick the kids up. Couldn’t they just drive the extra 100 yards or so to the school? The homes in the subdivision were also a good distance away from the entrance. Either way it is an odd situation.
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