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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Where Does the Bumpy Road End?!?

Enough!! I, like every Lebanese citizen, have had enough with the miserable road conditions! I am seriously fed up with the bumps, the cracks, the bad asphalt, the holes, the inevitable bumps immediately followed by trenches as steep and deep as valleys leave your car begging for mercy. No matter how slow you drive, it is inescapable; you are bound to fall into the pit: simple law of gravity. Who knew you can get an off-roading experience in Bourj Abu Haidar, right in the heart of Beirut?! Seriously, the situation has become unbearable. Now, I understand that there is money that needs to be spent on roads, regardless of whether or not the work is necessary, that really never was the issue. But as a Lebanese citizen I ask this, am I not entitled to some idea, even if vague, as to what the plan is?! Where does the bumpy road end?! And where and when will the next decent road become another geographical marvel?! Aren’t there any maps on friggin website that we can access so that we are not left so clueless?!

In AUB, any minor changes that might even remotely affect our day to day activities are announced weeks prior to execution. We are told exactly what is going on, why it is happening, and when it will all end. That serves not only to inform us, but also so that we feel involved. That way people feel like they are not taken for granted, their time is not taken for granted, and their intelligence is not insulted over and over again. I personally think that when the same road is opened again and again, it is an insult to my intelligence. I have to take that road to work every day people! I have to admit though, there has been a tiny bit of improvement. Now they put this huge sign that says that the road is blocked and has an arrow that points in the direction of the route that should be used instead (which is usually the ONLY other street available that is not dug up!)

In brief, if you want people to stop cursing and complaining, inform them, involve them and trust their map reading skills instead of their off-roading and navigation skills.

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