Dazed by flares, confused by the reasoning behind the flares.
Today I was driving merrily along, heading out to the store in search of a better bottle of wine for my apple sangria. (Apparently there is a reason they say not to use oak aged wine!)
As I approached the large intersection near my local liquor store, I see dozens of pink flares. I see 2 police cars parked in the middle of the intersection. I see policemen directing traffic. What I do not see is the reason for this. My first thought was maybe the traffic light was out. Nope. It is working just fine.
Next I scanned the area for signs of an accident. There were no smashed up cars. No tow trucks or emergency vehicles. There wasn’t even a shard of glass anywhere in sight. I decided the policemen were just bored.
On my way back, everything was gone. All the flares, the policemen, the police cars – they vanished. I was amazed that they were able to pack up & leave so quickly. I then came to the conclusion that I must have seen a mirage. The flares & cops were never there in the first place.
