We live on the west side of the Connecticut River. Most of the places we shop are located on the east side. There are two bridges, one is part of I-91 and has had lanes closed for construction for two years. It’s scheduled to reopen fully later this month. The other crossing is a local bridge that’s paired with a smaller bridge across the Windsor Lock Canal. On the west side of the canal is a grade-level railroad crossing.
While I was returning from the east side, the crossing gates came down and I was in line with about eight cars ahead of me. Without warning, two young people on a scooter wiggled up between the two lanes of cars — dumb enough. Then, the driver swerved between cars, rode up in the opposite lane and drove through the crossing gates a couple seconds ahead of the train. Our daughter summed up our thoughts:
If that was his girlfriend, I hope she dumps him.
One-Liner Wednesday by Linda G. Hill
I have a picture of the scooter, but I didn’t include it in case it could be identified.
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