Crazy parent drivers, etc.

I swear I take my life in my hands every time I drop off or pick up the girls from school. These parents are crazy! They are in a hurry to get to work, or maybe back home to their beds. I don't know, but they need to slow down. It is bad enough when everybody gets to school around the same time, and the traffic is bumper to bumper. But along comes somebody who thinks their time is more important and they zoom past the traffic on the wrong side of the road and almost hit three kids in the crosswalk! I am amazed by the lack of consideration and safety. Safety most importantly. Put down the damn cell phone and watch what you are doing people.

While picking up Katharine, I wait up the street until she can get to me. Thankfully, she doesn't have to cross the street. The school actually put a sign in the parking lot telling parents not to use cell phones while driving in the school. This seems like a no brainer to me. The line of cars waiting to pick up is amazing and then somebody who doesn't want to be too far up the hill, starts a new line by double parking next to the first car and the craziness begins when everybody tries to pull out at the same time. The bus is probably a good thing, but it costs a fortune and the schools are very nearby, just too far to walk.

Anyhow, I don't know why it surprises me, I watched it for years while the girls were going to the elementary school at the end of the street. But people need to slow down, not apply makeup and stop using their cells while driving. Especially when kids can jump out from behind a parked car at any moment.

In other news.....
There is a black out in LA. My cousin just called from the 48th floor and told me about it. She is hoping the electricity comes back on soon because it is hot up there with no air! And she will have to walk down 48 flights of stairs, which takes twenty minutes she says...I looked at the local news sites and they say there were two power surges. No news about the black out beyond that. I hope it is back on soon. The traffic is a nightmare as you could imagine.

My back is better. Not completely, but is improving. I am very grateful for this because I am tired of being in pain and just feeling like crap. I hope within the next couple of days, all the pain will be gone for good. It usually ends the way it starts, which is out of nowhere, or at least it seems that way. But, seeing improvement has been a blessing!

And finally....

Mike Brown just resigned from FEMA...I am happy to hear that. The man has to have nightmares about his response to Katrina victims. If he has a conscious.