I know one of my concerns this holiday weekend (and I'm sure yours as well) is whether or not my city's firework order will arrive in time to light up the sky tomorrow night. Rest easy. I opened the newspaper this morning and read an AP article that certainly settled my nerves. It seems, in an effort to ensure that communities will be able to enjoy a timely display of explosives, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has "granted an exemption to hours-of-service rules for 3,000 commercial drivers carrying an estimated 10 million pounds of explosives across the country."
Now I come from a trucking family. I have heard heroic tales of "delivering the load on time." Cheating on your log book doesn't seem to be a huge deal when you are delivering a load of vegetables or Tootsie Rolls. However, the thought of government sanctioned sleep-deprived semi-drivers hauling over 10 million pounds of explosives on the same roads traveled by countless families innocently driving to a family reunion, gives me pause. I say, let 'em drink and drive too. it is a holiday after all, and they are putting in all of these extra hours.
Sometimes I have to shake my head....and pray.
Just one last thought... What's the hurry? Didn't we know July 4th was right around the corner? Order early is my motto.
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