Phenomenon at the Ditch

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613628467428778806.post-18489190934919926902007-01-18T11:15:00.000-06:002007-01-19T11:44:15.031-06:00Phenomenon at the Ditch<a href="http://www.texasbob.com/blog/uploaded_images/ditch1-709983.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.texasbob.com/blog/uploaded_images/ditch1-707753.jpg" border="0" /></a> While the ice on the road was thick and I was holed up in Midland and Odessa I did not get to get out and see to many things. We just enjoyed the company of friends and family. However if you are observant unusual things are always around. Here are a few: While driving through a neighborhood in Midland I saw a elderly crossing guard at a elementary school doing her duty. She had a stop sign in her hand and was wearing a day glow orange vest over her mink coat. It was cold out side. I was at Jack Jordan’s Barbecue on West County road in Odessa buying some of their great barbecue brisket when I spotted a gallon jar full of bills on the counter with a hand written sign inside stating, “Please Help Us Pay for College.” Apparently it was working. As I was leaving Jack Jordan’s I saw a monster truck all deck out with light bars and huge tires and wheels. On the back window was a message, “If you cant stop please smile as you go under.” But the real kicker of this truck that would take a 6 foot ladder to get to the running boards was the handicap license plate. But finally the real phenomenon was seeing the water wheel on “<a href="http://www.texasbob.com/travel/tbt_theditch.html">The Ditch</a>” in Menard, Texas frozen to a stop. I wonder if this ever happens to Niagara Falls. Texas Bob (On the Road)Texas Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10920175037885787342noreply@blogger.com