Lost in all of the activity this past Tuesday was the following tidbit that shows us that not everyone has learned from Andre Bauer's example a few years ago during his infamous 'SC2' episode - and how people change - all at the same time... Call it the Duality of Man:The ability of mankind to improve and not in lockstep.
While I was going to Greensboro, I called Bobby to alleviate the boredom. Bobby used to be the world's most aggravating driver: he drove like a maniac at 90 MPH, and he was the most impatient guy behind the wheel ever. I always joked that I didn't even know if my horn worked, because I never used it. Bobbo used his like he was a contestant on Jeopardy.. Then a funny thing happened - he had a kid. He's still a bit leadfooted, but the Top Speed has been severely lowered. Children tend to do it...
Bob was on his way to Augusta from Charleston up I-26. While I-26 around Chucktown has plenty of lanes, once it gets past Summerville, however, it's a two lane nightmare... Some guys see Exit 199 like NASCAR waving the Green Flag. Most stick to the 70-75 area, but some go pedal to the metal. Since there are only 2 lanes, tailgating is a nightmare.. And the biggest offenders according to Bobbo? State Legislators and Senators....
It was ironic to hear it, but Bob had a problem with two officials flying up I-26 towards Columbia - and for an obvious reason: It appears they were running late. It was 930, and there was the big Senate hearing on the Ballot Mess. Maybe they were going there, but they were late anyway.. The sweet thing about politicians in South Carolina is their tag number identifies their seat,and thus, who they are. The second one, who was not quite aggressive but speeding nonetheless was Senator Yancey McGill. The first one is a bit confusing...
Bobby says the tag said '15', and he thought it said Senator, but it's a bit confusing. Our local Crimestopper said it was a white Buick Lucerne, being driven by an African-American male. The Senator and Legislator for District 15 are Robert Hayes and David Tribble. Both are Republicans, both are from Upstate, which would make being in Chucktown pretty distant - oh, and they're both White. Now, there are a slew of possibilities to choose our Speed Demon from... And do we really care if they get busted or not? Not really. We just thought it was funny to see that for every person who gets changed by life in a good way, there's one or two that get changed for the worse...
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