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I found out (the hard way, obviously...) that there is construction work (Repaving, actually) on a major intersection near my block. We turn the corner to find cones in a line in the middle of the street. Further down the block, at the intersection, there are clearly several workers in orange and yellow vests, and a bulldozer to smoothen the pavement. (About damn time. > <. They didn't finish the job they started a few weeks ago.)
As we're between the cones and the intersection to find out if we can cross or not, we see two cars coming up the street. ... But wait, weren't there cones blocking off the street?! Yes, there were! What gives?
The two cars stop at the traffic light, and a construction worker walks over to them. I'm about fifteen feet away, so I overhear the following:
(CW is "construction worker" oddly enough. How convenient.
SC is "Serious car." Ain't that just awesome? XD )
CW: "Good morning, ma'am. I'm sorry but this road is closed. You'll have to go back around the other way down ____ street."
SC: "Why? What's wrong with the road? Why can't you just let me through?"
CW: "Well as you can probably figure this road is being paved over. The road isn't suitable to drive over right now."
SC: "Oh now why did you have to go and do that?"
CW: "Just my orders, ma'am. I'm sure you noticed the orange cones at the beginning of the street."
SC: "What, those? I just drove around them! Whoever put those there should be shot for their inconsideration!"
CW: *taken aback* "... Well, ma'am, I put those there so that fine folks like yourself wouldn't have to be stopped here and have to turn around, but I'm afraid that's exactly what's going to happen. Now be a dear and turn around now. You have a good day."
He walks away, though blocks her way down the intersection. I feel bad for him, really. He must get a lot of that. I mean the cones were on the right side of the road, where traffic goes. Who would drive around them? Sheesh.
As we're between the cones and the intersection to find out if we can cross or not, we see two cars coming up the street. ... But wait, weren't there cones blocking off the street?! Yes, there were! What gives?
The two cars stop at the traffic light, and a construction worker walks over to them. I'm about fifteen feet away, so I overhear the following:
(CW is "construction worker" oddly enough. How convenient.
SC is "Serious car." Ain't that just awesome? XD ) CW: "Good morning, ma'am. I'm sorry but this road is closed. You'll have to go back around the other way down ____ street."
SC: "Why? What's wrong with the road? Why can't you just let me through?"
CW: "Well as you can probably figure this road is being paved over. The road isn't suitable to drive over right now."
SC: "Oh now why did you have to go and do that?"
CW: "Just my orders, ma'am. I'm sure you noticed the orange cones at the beginning of the street."
SC: "What, those? I just drove around them! Whoever put those there should be shot for their inconsideration!"
CW: *taken aback* "... Well, ma'am, I put those there so that fine folks like yourself wouldn't have to be stopped here and have to turn around, but I'm afraid that's exactly what's going to happen. Now be a dear and turn around now. You have a good day."
He walks away, though blocks her way down the intersection. I feel bad for him, really. He must get a lot of that. I mean the cones were on the right side of the road, where traffic goes. Who would drive around them? Sheesh.
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