So I was packing the house last week and realized I didn’t have enough boxes. Instead of just going out to buy more boxes, I sent our boy up to Ohio State with $50,000 and the square footage of our house, so they could do a study and tell me how many boxes I’ll need.
Crazy, right?
Try $25 million on and see how silly that sounds.
The Federal gubmint has $25 million to give away to be spent on posting signs to advertise the number of parking spaces available in rest areas and truck stops, because there’s a lack of parking available, and it’s funny to see your desperate faces when you pass the “zero” signs.
OK, that’s not really why, but it certainly seems plausible. The grant is spread out over several states and includes other things, but the signage seems to be the main focus and cost associated.
The signs are a great idea, in theory. It would be wonderful to think that just knowing there aren’t any spaces available would create new ones, wouldn’t it? Magic is fun, but not very practical.
They have solid numbers from the Jason’s Law Truck Parking Study that state unequivocally there is a lack of spaces available, and no amount of signage or communication will change that. And who’s the genius that decided a phone app would be a good idea for truck drivers to check “real time” available parking? Does anyone else feel like someone would probably have to look at their phone while driving for this app to even be the least bit useful?
