Problems with authority?

I think they are Corrupt Before they get into office. Power just emphasizes it!

Politicians especially, power corrupts and all that...

many of them are...

It's public, but they sometimes close it off for events that they charge for. In this case, it's some kind of collegiate rowing championships.

To which only bikers can get in free?? Something doesn't sound right unless the bikers are a part of the rowing championship..

I don't think they are getting in free, they are just riding on the bike trail around the lake. So why I can't WALK on the bike trail is beyond me...

that is crazy. unless they already know in advance their bicyclists can't ride for beans and would be crashing into people..

I suspect they were closing the bike trail later in the day, but still, closed for walkers but not riders?

I have to agree with each of your opinons. It probably was a combination of all your thoughts.

Here you'd most likely get arrested if you tried to bribe somebody, though it does happen very secretly sometimes.

Sweetheart, if it pushes me into prison, it would be a good thing. :) There will be many who would get caught, and their pensions confiscated. Things might come out in open. I havent got anything to lose. :) No family per se who would miss me. :) But those who took bribes would be really worried. :) In any event, the crime is time barred to report. If I was asking for anything from those who took those bribes then it would amount to blackmail, but I am not. :) So it is just something such people should know - others in the world would know in due course of time - so hopefully they would hesitate. :) By the way bigal - there was one of young recruits out there who took bribe, but told me - he didnt relish doing that. But if he didnt take any monies, his seniors who consistently took bribes would notice it, and trap him into something he didnt do and have him thrown out. So he had no choice! Job security is a big thing in our country. We dont have a social security to fall back upon.

"vandana7" I can't believe you would reveal that information about yourself on the world wide net. What's up with that?

Next time...

I would have asked them if they had a ticket to run her/ his mouth.

I know what you mean :)

or how about coming back from Oregon into California we had a sack of grapes I mean too many to eat so we had to let them take the whole sack. when we droveoff I glanced back and the guards were having a ball noshing down on our cherries. sob

Coming back from Hawaii, my husband was holding an apple that we had bought. He had to eat the apple (or toss it) before we were allowed to go through security.

I should start a new topic: authority is a waste of food. Lol.

I could have pointed out that I wasn't going "in", I was going "around". But not worth it...

Yes when they're supposed to be there to make things better!

I concur. It seems it's like that all over the world. That's a sad state of affairs.

I hated the DMV down there and I did all my business at AAA (except for driver's license). Up here the DMV is so much nicer, but I still do everything I can at AAA.

the bike trail doesn't even go up to the lake, couldn't they just have policed it to make sure people stay on it? dumbazzes (but I'm not annoyed lol)

Well that would have required more manpower, aka more money... so they just choose to take the lazy way out... like most businesses tend to do these days.

Yup... lol

Grabbed a bike haha. If only there were one there that i could have grabbed! :D

"dawnald" did you finish your walk in that area?(lol)

I'm sure the assumption was the bikers were going around the lake while walkers were going TO the lake. whatever....

The axe, I forgot the darn axe...

Eh, was just annoyed, I chose to walk along the lake instead of the river, and some stupid boat race messed me up.

Next time take the axe with.

I wouldn't have done well in the army. :D

I was a civilian...I would have been dishonorably discharged if I'd been in the military. To this day, it surprises me how I made a career as a DAC (Department of Army Civilian). The work was challenging/interesting...dealing with some officers in the Services (I worked with Army, Navy, AF, Marine...), sometimes could be lip-biting.

Yep and yep!!!

I just ended up walking in another direction. At least I ate my lunch first. My original plan was to take it to the lake, then walk. I would have been standing there with my Taco Bell in hand and a long way to walk before there was a place where I could sit down and eat it.

Eh, I just pointed out the bikers and turned my back. She got the point, I think...

I have a problem with authorities.. Especially with people that think that they can just rule everything. Knowing me, I would have been blunt enough to ask her how come they did not put a sign up specifying that walkers were not able to access the trail??

Now if I were going along the bike trail and across the bridge to the car dealership, I would have made a fuss, because going around would have been much longer, also dangerous (crossing freeway on and off ramps), but for this, a snarky remark and a look were just fine. If she had challenged the bike riders too or if she hadn't said 'everybody', I wouldn't have said anything. But maybe I'm a teensy bit too picky about the words that people choose!

If I had to go across the freeway to get my car (car dealer is down the bike path and over the bridge), I would have been pissed. But as it was, I was able to take my walk in a different direction.