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December 14, 2007
Daffodils In December
It looks like someone beat me to the punch.
This makes the second year in a row that our daffodils bloomed in December.
I remember getting in the van ready to leave for our Christmas trip to Minnesota and seeing actual daffodils blooming beside our driveway. It looks like, unless this little cold snap kills them, they might bloom for Christmas again this year.
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December 11, 2007
Speeding Cameras Coming To A Neighborhood Near You
It looks like Brainerd is going to get it's own set of traffic cameras. Does the city Council have any say in this? Do we as citizens get an opportunity to support or oppose it?
Article on the Chattanoogan.com: City To Install Speed Cameras At 7 Intersections
Mr. Van Winkle said the aim is "to make the streets safer" rather than revenue collection.He said signs will be posted in the vicinity of the cameras. He said, "We are not out to surprise anybody. We want to persuade them to change their habits."
"Mr. Van Winkle said there will be two cameras at North Moore and Brainerd - one for eastbound traffic and another for southbound traffic."
He said the speeding cameras have been a success. The city has speed cameras at the Hixson Pike S Curves as well as some mobile cameras that are moved from location to location.
I must admit, I really didn't get too up in arms about the other cameras. They didn't affect me directly, I rarely drive in the area where they have been installed. Now, they are putting them up in an area I drive through any time I go somewhere. It is an intersection I CAN NOT avoid.
I am someone who tries to drive carefully and within the speed limit, but my mind does get sidetracked sometimes and I might not always pay attention to my speed.
I hate to think that I'm going to feel like someone is just waiting to catch me in a mistake and punish me for it. I don't mind people slowing down, but I don't like the idea of the cameras.
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