On the Road again.

Yesterday as I was driving on I-95 from Philadelphia area to Baltimore area where I drive a couple of times a week I was paying particular attention to my driving habits. Now I have been driving for some 40+ years and I realized how bad my driving habits can be. Instead of driving in the far right lane as I am suppose to do according to the Law I found myself driving in the middle and far left lane. While driving through Delaware where the Speed Limit on I-95 is 55 miles Per hour I was thinking. Why doesn't the state of Delaware have a speed limit of 65 like the states on both sides of Delaware on I-95. Every time I enter Delaware I find a big traffic problem. It is always backed up. Now I have driven in almost all of the United States and I find that the smaller states have the biggest problems. Maybe it is just my perception of the problem. I listen to the CB Radio where most of the Truckers stay and I hear the same complaints from the Truck Drivers. This is not to say that the other states don't have problems but Delaware just seems to me to be more congested. In the State of Maryland on I-95 most of the time I do see police officers out on the road trying their best to keep things in check. They use unmarked cars. This is not to trap the motorist but it is a deterrent that helps keep the motorist to obey the laws. This is almost an impossible job. There are just more motorists than police officers so they cannot be everywhere all the time. I know this because at one time I was a state police officer in the state of Colorado. My job was not only to keep the laws and try to keep the motorists from breaking the law. The biggest part of the job was to assist the motorist if they needed assistance. Now the other day I saw a stranded motorist on one of the Interstate Highways on the opposite side of the road and on my CB radio I went to channel 9 (the distress channel) and radioed a State Police officer to ask him to assist the motorist and his reply was "I am a police officer and not a mechanic." Now I thought the police officers were suppose to help the public but I guess in the past few years since I was a police officer the attitude has changed. If it has God help us as the police officers don't seem to want to help. I only hope that this was a police officer that is in the minority and the attitude of the others is to help if needed. Not just to keep the laws and issue citations. I hope this is the case. So the next time you are driving out on the nation's Interstate system keep an eye open and see if your perception is the same as mine. I would like to know if my observations are just my own or do others see the situation the same way I do. I do know by the observations that I have made that many drivers on the road seem to drive like the laws do not pertain to them so they seem to drive with any regard for the laws such as posted speed limits and the other laws. If they could only see in the hospital emergency rooms the some of the problems that are created by not obeying the laws that have been created and the accidents that happen maybe they would have a little more concern for the law. I know that most people seem to have the attitude that "nothing is going to happen to me because I am a good driver." Well they don't call them accidents because they were planned. If they were planned there would not be a need for EMS personnel, Hospital Emergency rooms and Rehab centers. Also the cemeteries have many people that said "Nothing is going to happen to me because I am a good driver." Maybe it wasn't their fault but that doesn't change the outcome of the accident. A person that has died as a result of an accident is DEAD and that can't be changed. If this has happened to someone that you know or someone that is in your family you know what I mean. Please don't let it happen to you. So please give this a little thought and let me know how you feel about this. Thank you.

Thinking for yourself

As of late I have been thinking a lot about this and I guess this is the best way to express my thoughts. In today's society I believe that a lot of people have lost the ability to think for one's self. I have noticed that quite often people will listen to the news and hear an item that is expressed by a newscaster with a name and people will take that for the gospel. They do not take the time to get all sides of a story. They do not have all the facts to make an intelligent decision on the subject. This is especially true today when the local news stations will report a story but do not report all the facts. Today in this society people are quick to join in something for a cause but have not stopped to get all the information before joining in the cause. If people would take a little time to stop and think I believe they would make a more informed decision.
Another area that bothers me is people's view of the political arena. I know that no matter whom is in office there will be the people that do not like what is going on. However that individual was elected by the people and should be supported until they are voted out of office. Just because someone belongs to a party (Democrat or Republican) they should not be put down or not supported because they belong to a party that you do not support. This I see happening today in the political arena. While it may be true that I do not support all the decisions that have been made today in the political arena I must support the elected official of whichever party he/she is associated with. After all it is very easy to criticize someone on the job that they are doing but I do not see the people doing all the talking out trying to do the job. One of the biggest pet peeves that I have is hearing people complain about whomever is in office but they did not bother going out to vote. If the individual does not vote they deserve what or whom they get and should not complain about the job that is being done. So if you are one of those that did not vote I would appreciate it if you did not complain to the people that voted. After all the people that voted had a say in whom was elected and they have to put up with what is going on.
I guess I have been on my soapbox long enough. I will close today but will take up another subject at a later date.

Getting Started

As starting out at this I must admit that I am new at blogging. Thought I would get my feet wet. So we will see what happens from here. I am located in Central Southern New Jersey However I am originally from the Rocky Mountains. This has been a big change for me. The flat lands of New Jersey are a far cry from the Rockies. One plus to NJ is the greenery that is not in the Rockies. There is so much varied plants in this area. The climate however is much different. In NJ there is so much more humidity that makes it sometimes unbearable. Especially with the real hot and the real cold. But I guess that is the difference between the two areas.
I have some strong opinions on many various times that I will discuss from time to time. Hopefully I will not ruffle two many feathers but I do believe what I believe. Please feel free to comment on my blogs. Thank you.
A little about me, I am a 60+ year old male that is married and have grown children and have grandkids. My wife is the light of my life and the kids and Grandkids keep me going. I only wish that sometimes I were a little younger to be able to keep up with them. That wish however is something that will never happen so I have to be content with who and what I am. I only can strive to be a loving spouse, father and grandfather. I only hope that there are good attributes.