things that happen in the flatlands

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There is a whole stretch of road, between Here and There, which is closed for the next month. It's a road which is full of bends, much like a river. Which is what it once was, an exceedingly Long Time Ago, when the land was full of ancient people who probably travelled a lot by boat. And now you know the the reason for folk Beyond the Fens thinking that Fen folk have webbed feet. As a result of this vast flat area being below sea level, things sink. Especially roads. The road between Here and There is not just incredibly winding, it is also very dippy. And bouncy. Boing. Boing. They fix bits of it sporadically. Then it starts to fall apart again. They fix bits of it again. The circle continues, neverending, infinite ... By closing the road completely for a month {it's fine, there's only about seven houses along those six miles} they are hoping to strengthen the foundations so that the road doesn't need fixing for longer. Will it work? Probably not. And thus we get to the reason I wrote this post. Cars which would normally travel on that road are having to drive on this road, and there are some bluddy idiots around. If there is no fatal accident on this road - which incidentally, is built atop what used to be a railway line - in the next month, then I shall eat my hat.