It's raining. We've had some very warm days after the snow and icestorm over Christmas and we have flooding conditions. I sit here watching the news and seeing the road closures and traffic problems created by flooded underpasses in the city and it occurs to me that in the 45 years I have been around this area, the same places flood all the time when conditions are right for flooding.

That would make sense and even be okay with me if we had never done anything to that section of town or the roads themselves, but it dawned on me that at several of these locations we have completely rebuilt the the roads and in two of them we have even added in additional roadways in the same location......and they're flooded too! Are we really that fucking stupid?

"Gentlemen, we have got to rework that entire area down at Rich and Towne. The traffic is much too heavy."
"Yes and first we should make plans to eliminate the flooding problem we have there as well."
"Gee Jim, we haven't been able to do that in 50 years."
"Exactly! So why rebuild all of this area and put in twice as many roadways if it still floods?"
"We were kinda' thinking that with twice as many roads the flooding would only be half as deep!"
"Hey! That's some good thinking there! Let's do it!"

It's not just the flooding or the roads. Everyday we see silly shit like this happening and I'll be damned if I can figure out the thinking of our "leaders." Just this very minute I saw a plan for a new interchange that anyone who lives here and has an IQ over 2 will realize that it will not solve the traffic problem in that area (thankfully, that area doesn't flood).

Sorry, that just came on and I didn't mean for this to be about roads. It just seems to me, dumbass that I am, that we are victims and/or willing participants in Barbara Tuchman's "March of Folly." I think I need to go back and reread that..................

Spaw