The Rambling Insomniac
Tom is a 25+ year resident of Germantown and the surrounding community. He currently lives in Hubertus with his wife and two small kids on a hobby farm near Bark Lake. Tom's blog will likely not save the world, but hopefully, you'll get some enjoyment from his ramblings.
Merrilly We Roll Along
By Tom White
Wednesday, Aug 6 2008, 03:50 PM
I have no idea who reads this blog (or why you would want to in the first place!), but I’m wondering if any of you commute into Milwaukee on a daily basis? You see, for the past few days, there has been a Milwaukee Sheriff’s Vehicle parked on the southbound side of Highway 41 somewhere near Hampton Avenue. This normally means trouble, as everyone will slow down for fear of a speeding ticket, or just to rubberneck as to what’s going on. This then causes a major backup. Contrary to what normally happens, this particular vehicle hasn't slowed anyone down thus far? In fact, if you've traveled this route in the past couple of years during rush hour, you’d know that the 55mph speed limit has become something of a joke. Simply put, a car traveling at 55mph along this stretch would likely cause major disruptions.
But anyway, I’m not sure if Milwaukee is doing some kind of a crack down on speeders, or if this is one of those “dummy” vehicles placed just to slow down traffic, or if the Sheriff in the car has choked and died on a doughnut, but I’m wondering why it’s there? Does anyone know? Honestly, I haven’t been able to take a close enough look at it while I’m whizzing past at 75mph.
G’Night G’Town!
Sheriff Branford: “The fact that you are a sheriff is not germane to the situation.”
Buford T. Justice: “The god dam Germans got nothin' to do with it!”
~From “Smokey and the Bandit”
