I was driving for work today, and all the work vehicles were being used so I had to take my own car. I was a bit sour about it only because I was out of gas and had to fill up to take the somewhat long trip. If I wasnt going on that day trip, I could have made that nearly empty tank at least last through the weekend.
As I was driving, I saw a guy standing on the side of the road watching traffic. He had an orange vest on, and his Incident Response vehicle was parked a few yards away on the shoulder but I didnt quite realize what he was doing and when I did, I was pretty scared for the guy.
He was watching traffic so he could find a gap in the cars and run out to get a piece of tire that was in the road. I watched him in my rear view mirror gauge traffic, then sprint across two lanes of traffic, grab the tire and sprint back. He made it look pretty easy, but I was sweatin’ for the guy.
Then I realized how much I love my line of work, desoured and went on my way. I dont have to worry about death on a daily basis. Can you imagine of that man had tripped, or didnt gauge the traffic properly? That orange vest wouldnt have saved him…
I salute you, traffic workers