Modern Vespa

Jeeze, between the fog and the dark on my way to work this morning I almost got hit between the eyes by a 2 X 4. I was rolling to a stop behind a Ford truck when I saw a 2 X 4 sticking straight out the back about 5 feet. All that he had was a tiny piece of yellow plastic ribbon tied to it. The 2 X 4 must have been 10 feet long to be sticking out of a 5 foot bed that far. My headlight shone about halfway up the tailgate of the truck so the 2 X 4 was totally in the dark so was I almost.

Jeez. I don't know what people are thinking sometimes. It's hard enough to spot things like that even in the light if there isn't a proper flag. When it's dark the requirement should be a reflective flag of some sort. It's much darker, morning and evening, than even a couple of weeks ago since we're at that time of year.

Glad you spotted it in time, and thanks for the timely warning!