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The End of May

We had some cooler days lately and it was welcome as a delay to the onset of wildfire season when the days are hot and humidity is very low.

There was a road opening event today, to celebrate the end of the highway construction closure and the dramatic new bridge that takes the highway away from a curve on the river that always washes out in the big floods that we get.

This is Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado during his speech. He may or may not run for President/Vice President some day. I've always liked him because his main career was as a bar owner in Denver, then he was Mayor of Denver, and then Governor. I've always felt like he was not a politician type of guy, more down-to-earth.

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This event was for "dignitaries and stakeholders" and the residents of the canyon weren't invited. Some of us crashed it, but the general lack of acknowledgement of the residents' sacrifice during the 16 months of full highway closure caused a lot of controversy in the community.

posted on May 31, 2018 7:29 PM ()

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You seem to have kept your cool about this stretch of time, being imprisoned at home and all. (Unless you raged at other times.) Just reading about "dignitaries and stakeholders" as if residents had no stake in where they live, makes me mad.
comment by drmaus on June 2, 2018 10:37 AM ()
It is almost back to normal.
comment by elderjane on June 1, 2018 9:27 AM ()
Don't feel bad--they have no idea about what happened and what is happening in Puerto Rico--why should they know what is happening in your community.
We had 11.05 inches of rain in Fort Lauderdale in May--usually have 1.5 inches!
comment by greatmartin on May 31, 2018 8:57 PM ()

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