Stoplights and Interstates
Yes stoplights are different out here. Rather than large silver poles with large lights on top they have wires running across the road with these small yellow lights. Makes me very nervous that I am going to miss a light because I just don't notice it. One thing I didn't notice until it was too late was that a lot of intersections have a "No turn on red" sign. Or they have these no turn signs between certain hours. So you can turn on red if it is after 6pm but before 6am. What kind of logic is that? I am not sure I understand. The other thing about lights is that most don't have green left turn signals. Instead you see a red blinking light that is the signal that you can turn when it is clear. The first time that I saw that I didn't know what to do. Today I asked my uncle what the heck it meant. He laughed at me but what do I know, I have never seen that before. And interstates aren't any less confusing. I drove myself up to Flint today to run some errands. I went to the only mall I have seen and drove around looking for the other stores that I needed to go to. I figured Best Buy would be near the mall. I ran into a little trouble on the way back. Out here the interstates are set up really strange. First of all, you don't always exit on the right. I have seen that before in other big cities but I am still not ready for it when you are coming up on the exit and you need to cross 4 lanes of traffic to exit on the other side. Yes I have been honked at. But that is the advantage of having out of state plates. Although Michigan drivers aren't that great so they probably would not think anyhing of it if I had Michigan plates either. Anyway, today I got on the interstate to head back and watch out, interstates divide all the time and you end up going the wrong way. Yep I got on the wrong road and ended up right back where I started. The exact exit. But I didnt realize that until I drove past it. So I got on anoher interstate that was headed south and just happened to pick one that merged back into the one I wanted originally. It was confusing but I did it. Pretty proud of myself for that small accomplishment.
posted by Erin @ 8:12 PM
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Stupid van! I wish you were a dinosaur. (spoken by Katie Hadley)
Erin you speak of strange things in a distant land. Holy cow, I didn't think things could be THAT different! We're so from the West.
Did I tell you that I got to sew up the wrist of a guy who cut it while slaughtering a goat? No, he's not a Satanist, he works at a dairy. He is, however, a Messianic Jew. Interesting. He came in with it all wrapped in napkins and electrical tape. I told him that was smart. Have to work with what you have!
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