House Of Koenig

This morning was another typical Monday involving the morning commute to work.  I’m lucky that I only live 3 miles from my place of employment but it’s amazing what you can see along that 3 miles.  This morning in particular I noticed the hurry that people seemed to be in.  Were people really that rushed to get back into the office and into the grind after a 4 day weekend?  Apparently so as I witnessed countless acts of road rage, close calls from vehicles changing lanes abruptly and tailgating.  What’s the rush people?  Five minutes will not make a bit of difference in your day (unless of course you are an ambulance driver and then 5 minutes will definitely make a difference in someones life).  Take a deep breath and enjoy life.  Your job is not that important in the grand scheme of things and if you think it is you are seriously deluding yourself that 5 minutes makes a difference.  Then of course there are those that want to start their work day from their car along the way by texting or emailing from their phones while weaving and dodging through traffic.  Not long ago while I was walking my kid to school we were about to cross through the crosswalk and a driver blew through the intersection through a red.  I glanced up just in time to see them texting on their phone, oblivious to the carnage they came so close to causing.  Let’s get up a little earlier folks so we don’t feel the need to rush around like tomorrow will never come, because an error like running a red light may mean tomorrow never comes for a kid walking to school.

My youngest sister was heading over to Bend and hit a patch of black ice on Hwy 126 at Clear Lake.  She then hit a snow bank and rolled her Jeep 3 times before it landed on its side in the road.  She wasn’t able to get the window down or the passenger door open and she was worried that another car would come along, be unable to stop, and slam into her so she scrambled out the back window.  Thank God she is ok although understandably shaken up and a bit sore.  One of those scary events where your life flashes before your eyes. Below are a few photos taken at the scene.