Concerning Highways

Today isn't starting out so well either. I guess no one considered the ramnifications of loading a bus up with elderly people using OXYGEN! In the rush to evacuate people, I can't help but wonder if some corners were cut. Maybe some of these people should have been in ambulances.

And I'm intimately familiar with the Mountain Parkway, since I grew up in Pike County along with all the other yokels. The road is mostly "straight" until you get to Red River Gorge, if that's where you're hiking. From there to Prestonsburg, it's mostly an amusement park attraction. They should really charge admission for all the spills, thrills, and chills that one is sure to encounter along the way. You're bound to see makeshift memorials for people who have died on the road, lots of wildlife flattened beyond all recognition, what appears to be a car from the 50's being crushed by an insanely large boulder, and another large boulder with a Confederate Flag perched on top of it.

When compared to something like the Bluegrass Parkway, the Mountain Parkway is kind of a joke. The road is dangerous in parts and that is only exacerbated by additional elements like rain, snow, or fermented alcoholic beverages brewed from malt and flavored with hops. And that's Allstate's stand. Are you in good hands?