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I have written quite often about people driving vehicles and "not stopping"
for pedestrians in the crosswalks. I have received quite a few compliments
about writing these with people saying "now they are stopping for me"! They
thank me! The other day about 8:15 a.m. I was attempting to cross the main
street in Dodgeville at the corner of the courthouse to go to Cobblestone Coffee
House to grab a Sugar-Free Mint to be in The Chronicle (it was still Lent
and I gave up sweets). Anyway there were five WISCONSIN licensed cars
heading along the street from my right. Usually I step out into the street and
force them to stop, but this time I decided to see if any of them would stop.
Guess what? None of them did! Quite often when I test people, it's the last
car in the line that stops, but this time Nada, nix, nein, none, etc! But then,
later on, I tried crossing a block to the south - Wells Fargo Bank to Bob's
BBQ - and there was a woman waiting to cross on the other side of the street
- so I immediately walked out in front of an oncoming car! It stopped. I said
to her that sometimes you just have to take things ino your own hands. She
said "better you than me" - as she was afraid to walk out! I suppose if I was
to get hit doing that I would be 20% at fault just for being there like vehicle
accident "victims" are!
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Oh, and awhile back I received the above stop sign cartoon and figured
now was a good time to use it!
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I hope everyone had a Blessed and Happy Easter. Pat's kids and grandkids
and I made a trip to the east - all the way to Ridgeway - to Hi Point Steak
House. This was my first time there and everything was really good. I was
impressed especially with the service and how fast they brought fresh items
to each and every spot. We ran into quite a few people we knew - some from
further away and some close by. After eating we spent a good amount of time
outside in back where the youngsters played and pitched some horseshoes
while we sat around talking. It was a good day without talking about work
pretty much by anyone!
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How about those Badgers - meaning the men's basketball team. They "Beat
the Unbeaten" in Kentucky, who was going for a 40-0 season, but because
of the Badgers "TEAM" they fell two games short! I don't know if I will get
anything into this column about the National Championship game on Monday
night, but I have a real good feeling about beating Duke! Those Badgers
just don't seem to get rattled and have enough left in the tank at the finish
for a strong finish!
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Last Saturday was brother Pat's 70th birthday. He's the patriarch of the
Reilly Family. He received quite a few cards here at the Chronicle office and
I'm sure he got a bunch of "wishes" on FACEBOOK! Now that it's baseball
season, so we all know where his big interest will be until the snow flies!
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Don't forget that the Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Championships is just down
the road - April 18th at Harris Park. If you have an inkling to help out, the
chamber could sure use your help!