In Case You Weren’t Sure Summer Was Here

As if the 95 degree weather wasn't enough to let me know summer is here this year. Work has been subtly letting me know summer is here. Even though I don't have a window in my office or anywhere near my office I know its summer. Work has ground it into my head. Today when I got to work there were five different emails in my inbox all addressing road closures for different road construction projects. And they were all located within my county! Some were new projects and some were old ones still going on. The good news is I don't normally drive through any of them. This past winter I thought it was cool to get the one email about all the different projects. But this summer is beginning to clog my email inbox with the daily construction updates. I guess I should count my blessings.

Patchwork

I came home from work one day and they were laying asphalt. I hadn't thought our road was bad enough to need another layer of asphalt. But after my Capital Assets conference class I've learned that roads are rated on thickness of asphalt/cement or age. Our road hasn't had a new coat of asphalt in a long time. I guess it was our turn. I thought, at least it will look nice this year.
In the morning I thought they had just gotten part way done the day before. But when I got home from work that afternoon and no more work had been done I realized this was it.

So. . .What do you get when you cross a Recession with the Government?
A First Rate Patch Job!
And I really have to catch myself because I am a Government Employee now! Usually I stop before my foot stuffs itself down my throat, but this time I couldn't help myself.