The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: delay

  • &%#$ Drawbridges!

    I’ve been making people late to work for more than 18 years.

  • Because Why?

    The things pranksters don’t ever seem to take into account are consequences.

  • “Just” 4 Minutes

    I see it happen every day. I open my drawbridge for a vessel, and at least one car does a u-turn and reroutes itself rather than waiting. This always astounds me. The average bridge opening here in Seattle is only 4 ½ minutes. But the time you take your detour, the bridge would have closed…

  • Delayed Gratification

    I have an 820 credit rating. I’m rather proud of that. I think that’s because I absolutely HATE paying interest for anything. You might say I have no interest in interest. To me it sort of feels like taking that money and setting it alight. Poof. Gone. And nothing to show for it. So whenever…

  • Drawbridge Tao

    People can take it very personally when you interrupt their morning commute. Even though the average drawbridge opening takes only 4 minutes from start to finish and they should know to allow for the fact that their route crosses a drawbridge, when those red lights start to flash and that bell starts to clang, people…