Construction in Bozeman... seriously? (home, college, live in)

[Radek]

Look,

Maybe one of you can help dissuade my frustrationg, but personally I think our city is just a bit dumb.

Here's my short list of construction projects that should've been done at different times:

1) Duck pond remodel start what, two weeks before classes started? that made driving down 11th a REAL fun adventure if you needed to get across campus.

2) Road in front of Hapner started two weeks before classes started? Seriously?! You're going to tear up the road and take away parking and make it more difficult for girls to walk home to one of the two female halls? Not to mention, they even had the Hannon parking lot blocked off for a few days. Smart guys, just fantastic.

3) 19th and College. Need I say more?



Why didn't these three projects in particular get going over the summer? Hannon and Hapner are sparsely used over the summer by Conferencing, and I'm sure conferencing could've just used Johnstone or Langford instead. And then 19th and college? No excuse to do that 2 months into the semester. That NEEDS to be a summer project.


/rant

[rickers]

Of coarse the city is dumb ! That's why one of it's nicknames is "Bozoman" I'm just joking as always, but really stupid city planning is common everywhere. My step dad in San Diego used to turn red with anger with veins popping out all over every time he got started on how dumb the city is.

[Radek]

Apparently we're the only ones who care Rickers :P

[rickers]

I do care but I have to watch myself. If I start caring too much then I have to increase my blood pressure medication dosage !

[AsForMeAndMyHouse]

Not nearly as bad as the bridge that was built in Mexico City that took 3 years to build. The four lane bridge first had to be torn down and the commuters had to find other routes (you've ever been to Mexico City??? That's a nightmare!). So traffic WITH the 4-lane bridge was a major KILLER, but with the bridge out of commission for 3 years, it was a hundred times as bad.

Then finally the bridge was finished. Ahh... relief! A pimped out, new 8-lane bridge (4 each way)!!! YEA! Oh, wait a second. What? The engineers didn't do their weight calcs correctly and the bridge can't handle the added vehicle weight? Yep. "We need to get some weight off of this bridge!"

Today that bridge is still operating, but as a 4-laner just like it was before they started on it! And millions of $$$$ later.

Just when you think Montana's (or other) road people are morons (I agree!), just be happy you live in the good old USA! Because it could be MUCH MUCH worse!

[Radek]

True that. Not going to argue with that assessment.

However, just because other people are worse morons, doesn't excuse Montana's idiocy.