A Rant About My Own Neighborhood (and a Totally Fair One)
I’m usually a pretty positive guy. People even tell me it’s annoying how upbeat I am about most things. But let’s be real—sometimes, even the happiest people get fed up.
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Case in point: when there’s massive roadwork or a closed road ahead and somehow, no one thought to put up a sign. You’re telling me the city can spend millions tearing up an entire neighborhood, rerouting traffic for weeks, and still can’t afford a $20 “Road Closed Ahead” sign?
It’s the same deal out at Buffalo Springs Lake, where I live. When it rains, all that water from Lubbock drains into the lake, sometimes flooding the road near the campgrounds—the road I use to get to to my house every day. Not a big deal, right? Except… THEY DON’T PUT UP A SIGN TELLING US IT’S CLOSED!
Come on, guys—it’s an easy fix. Just one little sign at the top of the hill that says, “Hey, maybe don’t drive your SUV into a miniature ocean today.” I even made a mock-up in Canva…
See? I already did 75% of the work for them!
What Lubbock Locals Would Change
That little rant got me thinking: if you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be? So, I asked our listeners—and as usual, you didn’t hold back…