The Schrammie: Bizarre bureaucratic silliness
Oh sure, leave it to some state bureaucrat to kick off Christmas in a Fa-La-La-La-La foul way.
So if the creative geniuses who sold the State Department of Transportation on the idea of an "advent road closure calendar" are finished roasting taxpayers chestnuts on an open fire, I'd like them to come on down.
Trying to be creative by at least half, the state DOT came up with the advent idea as a way to keep commuters informed about the nighttime closures on State Route 520, while at the same time wishing us all a "happy and safe holiday season."
I can't imagine how many focus groups were created to come up with this concept, or how many meetings were attended by how many people before the advent traffic calendar was finally refined to the point where it's as confusing as it is ridiculous.
I particularly love the directions for this bizarre piece of bureaucratic silliness telling us to put one page on top of the other then cut out the doors for each day!
Well, a piece of coal in the stockings of each and every DOT person who had a hand in this nutty idea.
And a "Schrammie" to the bunch of 'em.
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So if the creative geniuses who sold the State Department of Transportation on the idea of an "advent road closure calendar" are finished roasting taxpayers chestnuts on an open fire, I'd like them to come on down.
Trying to be creative by at least half, the state DOT came up with the advent idea as a way to keep commuters informed about the nighttime closures on State Route 520, while at the same time wishing us all a "happy and safe holiday season."
I can't imagine how many focus groups were created to come up with this concept, or how many meetings were attended by how many people before the advent traffic calendar was finally refined to the point where it's as confusing as it is ridiculous.
I particularly love the directions for this bizarre piece of bureaucratic silliness telling us to put one page on top of the other then cut out the doors for each day!
Well, a piece of coal in the stockings of each and every DOT person who had a hand in this nutty idea.
And a "Schrammie" to the bunch of 'em.
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Have something to say to Ken? Login or signup below to post a comment. Just be sure to read the rules and keep things civil. You can also e-mail him at kenschram@komo4news.com.