A New Enemy

We have a new enemy in the neighborhood. Don't worry, it's not a someone, it's a something. It appeared out of the blue late last week and has made its presence known to everyone who drives down our street. The culprit: a devilish, gigantic speedbump smack dab in front of our house. Kudos for the safety precaution (people drive way too fast down our street), but so far the speedbump has caused more angst than relief. First of all, it's the biggest speedbump I've ever seen, more like a small hill than a bump really (I can fit my car on top of it). Second, it's solid black, which means you can't see it at night. So here we have people who still drive too fast despite the speedbump, either because they are idiots or because they can't see it, and every time their cars bottom out as they go over it (which is very often), it startles Chase and he lets out a woof. So imagine what it's like at our house these days. We've got the thump-thumps from the cars bouncing over the speedbump, the squeal of the tires as people slam their brakes so as not to catapult their car into the air, and the woof-woofs as Chase advises us when there's a loud sound outside our house. Oh my. Guess that's life on Hollingsworth Drive.

Categories: house, life or something like it