Well, bless your heart, if you didn't notice it, but the Sheriff's Office has been quietly reporting fewer search and rescue missions for four straight months now, and not a single soul in this county has said a word about it—well, except for that little article in the paper this week, but you know how those things go, they're just facts, not conversations, and I'm not saying anyone's at fault, but it's like when we used to gather at the old post office on Tuesday afternoons to talk about the new bridge plans, and now we're all just... well, we're not even at the post office anymore, it's a coffee shop with a $5 latte, and I don't know who's getting those, but I do know it's not the same as when you could just sit on the porch and chat with folks without worrying about the noise of a car or the smell of that new barbecue place that's been going up on Main Street for the past two years—another thing, I swear, it's like they're trying to turn this town into a city, and it's not even a city, it's just a town, and I don't know how they think they're going to keep the old ways, but I'm telling you, they're not, and you know who you are.
And let's talk about that burn ban they lifted last week—finally, they said, it's safe now to have a fire in your backyard, but I'll tell you, I remember back in the 80s when we had a burn ban, and we all just lit our fires and smoked our pipes like normal people, and no one was ever hurt, but I guess now they're scared of a little smoke, and I don't know why they're scared, but I do know that when you're scared, you're not thinking straight, and you're not thinking about the fact that the old post office used to have a big fire pit out front where we'd all gather on summer nights, and now there's just a parking lot, and I don't know who's driving those new cars that are coming in from the city, but I do know that they're not the same people who used to sit on the porch and smoke a pipe, and I don't know why they're not, but I'm telling you, it's not the same.
And another thing, I just saw that new development going up on the corner of 5th and Main, and I swear, it's like they're trying to turn this town into a city, and I don't know why they're doing it, but I'm telling you, it's not the same as when you could park anywhere for free, and you could just walk down the street and say hello to your neighbors without worrying about the noise of a car or the smell of that new barbecue place that's been going up on Main Street for the past two years—another thing, I swear, it's like they're trying to turn this town into a city, and it's not even a city, it's just a town, and I don't know how they think they're going to keep the old ways, but I'm telling you, they're not, and you know who you are.
That's all for this week. You know where to find me.