THE PIG TRAIL

1-14-10...THE PIG TRAIL

called this because our state mascot is the big red razorback pig
Talk about a difference in people based on where and how they were raised. A stretch of road called The Pig Trail, (yes it is, I'm not making that up) winds up a very crooked and hilly area just up the road from me. Now it is paved nicely. There is a Lodge on the top that is beautiful and draws people from all over the USA. I went there twice to a Ladies retreat. The Pig Trail is the only way to get in there.
There is a big body of water that runs through there and lots of off roads that are made for two wheelers and people going to the water. Well recently because of so much rain in the area the Pig Trail caved off about nine miles above my home. They had to close that stretch of road for repairs. Man what a wasp nest this knocked down from out of town travelers. They come up here in their fancy cars. Fancy cars are Ok but not for the outer parts of the Pig trail. Most of these fancy cars have GPS trackers in their cars to help them get where they are going. When the road got closed there were signs saying a detour was ahead. Well these people not knowing our area and especially not knowing the Pig Trail relied on their GPS's or whatever they are called instead of the detour laid out for them.. (Someone can correct me if I'm wrong on what those things are called). I guess those things are really nice to have for traveling and give the best routes to take. HEY now those smart devices don't know a dang thing about the roads leading off the Pig Trail. Some of them aren't even roads but glorified paths through the woods.
My Gosh our local Sheriff's Department has been about worked to death rescuing people from the "roads" that their devices sent them on. One drove right off in a big slush pit where the two wheelers ride. One drove on to one of those glorified paths and very quickly got lost and stuck in a narrow and low spot. Heck when the rain was producing flash floods a bunch of them had to spend the night on top of a rest room, (glorified privy) and were rescued the next day. If they happen to have working cell phones and reach 911 they don't know where the heck they are so they can tell the rescuers. Phone companies have been asked to locate the ping from the phone and point the rescuers in the right direction.
Part of the road was reopened yesterday morning but three more people were rescued this morning out of a gully they drove in to.
I have been having a ball keeping up with the news about where some of those GPS's take people. It is down right funny to me and no one has been hurt so far. I sure hope there are no bad results from this but people need to learn that in some places they better listen to a human who knows and not go off half cocked on a glorified road or path. Sign after sign directs them to use the marked detours. Why do some people not know that a human mind is often preferred over a machine. And why in the heck can't people follow directions? I guess they know I need some giggles. TEE HEE YEP!!