A post 9/11 moment

While driving to work a few days ago I saw two state road workers in the median hunched over the base to one of those big overhead signs. They had their bright yellow vests on and a transit stand set up next to the base.

As I drove by the first thought that hit my mind, "Hmmm, wonder if they are two terrorists dressed up as road workers planting a bomb or loosening the bolts on that sign? Wonder what the surveying transit for? Sure seemed set up in a weird spot. Wait a second I didn't see a truck along the shoulder. Now what's up with that!?!"

Then a second thought struck me, "If I saw those two guys before 9/11 I would have said to myself. Man hope those guys are getting double time for having to work on a sign in this kind of weather. The snow looked knee deep along side that sign and it's kind of windy to. Bet those wrenches cold as ice even with gloves on. To top it all off they don't even give them a truck to go warm up in"

I continued driving to work and figured my mental gymnastics would make a fine post.