my turn

 I have an unnatural fear of a lot of things

    Whenever I get in an elevator, I feel like it is going to plummet to the bottom. 

     If I am going over a bridge, I am sure the bridge is going to collapse.

    Go up in the Arch in St. Louis?  Oh my gosh no; if an ear quake hits it will surely fall.

    We have gone to Mackinac Island many times, but have never taken the bridge from one side of Michigan to the other.  I know it will collapse if I am on it.

    We did go up to the second level of the Eiffel Tower. I was actually ok doing that....but to the top? No way mon ami!

    All this leads me to an article I saw in the Rochelle News Leader.

    The  I 389 bridge over the Kishwaukee River, (not to be confused with the Bridge over the River Kwai) has some "structural issues."  One northbound lane is being closed so they can work on the bridge.  Trucks over a certain weight have to detour.

    For me, that means I get off at Baxter Road and take Mulford Road to Rockford.

    And not just today.....but any day!

    There are a lot of big trucks on 39.  If I do take that road, I will make sure there aren't any on the bridge when I am on it because I know it will collapse.

    I am 77.  I am not taking any chances!  (And yes, I did clean that up a bit.)

    By the way, have you noticed that not only was. there an earthquake in Russia, a volcano exploded too.

    There seem to be several active  volcanoes around the world. 

    Maybe Mother Nature is telling us that we have hurt her and she is not going to put up with it any longer.  So earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes and other natural events are her way of telling us to stop abusing Earth!

    Just a thought.

Peace and Love and Kindness