Beyond Beyond Thunderdome

Our civilized society is very fragile. The entire thing is held together by the lines painted in the parking lot. I'm serious...you drive somewhere, you park, and there are lines that must fit your car into. You know that every time you go somewhere, and you see that Corvette parked in two spaces you have an urge to park on top of it. How DARE they!!

But then the snow comes down and erases all the lines. Suddenly it's every man for himself. First, the cars are parked every which way. Seriously, do people think that suddenly where ever your car slides to a stop is the parking space? After this last storm, I think the answer is yes. But after that, the gloves come off and it's like the horde circling the compound in the Road Warrior. I saw a woman carrying a baby almost get hit by someone who ran a stop sign. Then, while I was making a left turn (after two cars ran the red light) another car made a U-turn directly in front of me while I was in the intersection. Other people randomly decided that the appropriate thing to do on a 2 lane road was to go from 25 MPH in the right lane to 15 MPH straddling both lanes.

I'm telling you, the lines disappear and so does the rule of law. Next time it snows and you have to go out, bring your sawed off shot gun and a cross bow. You just might need them before you get where you're going.