If ever there was a good example of
governmental FUBARism on a micro scale, it'd be the Army Corps of
Engineers and how they recently responded to a request to slow down
traffic in a local park near Forsyth Missouri!
Here's the setup! It seems that some
fishermen, in their eagerness to get to the boat ramp at this park
would sometimes exceed the posted speed limit of 10 mph! Apparently,
this activity was disturbing to other campers in the park, and so a
simple solution was embarked upon.
Simple solution: A couple of
speed bumps costing a few bucks each would have been quite adequate and
would have solved the problem neatly without much ado. (At least,
that's how it seemed to me)!
The Government's solution: So, what
did the Corps of Engineers actually do? They purchased a bunch of
'stop' and 'yield' signs that they posted all over the park and
which, in retrospect, look completely ridiculous! In addition, I'd
guess each of the seven signs cost somewhere in the neighborhood of
$400 and while they might look pretty, it was amusing to watch the
people entering and leaving the park completely ignore them. (After
all, even the slowest of those who dwell among us can figure out that the roads in the
park are not enforceable by the local police). Duh! So, while I kinda
understand this effort, I cannot applaud the expense.
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