Pluggers by Rick McKee for June 24, 2014

Yeah, him and that guy named Main! What’s up with that?

And donut pass is in every state.

A plugger knows what Frontage roads are

Of course he does. Brookins has either lost the concept or run out of material…

It seems to me that a plugger remembers, when he was a kid, asking Dad why there were so many roads named for Mr. Frontage (or, in my case, asking “‘Roadside Park, 1 mile’? Didn’t we already go by Roadside Park?”)

That Plugger (or Gary?) has obviously never been to Texas! Thousands of miles of frontage roads.

I never heard the term before. They were always called service roads wherever I’ve lived.

and why are people alwas collecting money for Charity she should just get a job

And in California’s high desert, it is “Outer (whatever) Street” instead of frontage road.

Oh, but indeed I have been to Texas many times (a son and his family live in Houston). And I am VERY familiar with Frontage roads (though I must say that my iPhone navigation gets a bit confused by them). I wish we had frontage roads in Virginia . . . they certainly make a lot of sense.

Of course, today most road signs are symbols rather than English words. This, I assume, is because here in AMERICA, you are not expected to read and understand ENGLISH!Ok, got that off my chest.I used to see signs stating “Winding Road Ahead”; but I’ll be darned if I ever saw anyone actually winding a road…

BTW, “Frontage Roads” used to be called “Service Roads” as they were used to “service” the businesses located just off and inaccessible from the main roadway.

I do, indeed remember a long car trip when I was a kid and wondering how Frontage Rd connected up across half a dozen states!

I miss the “Burma Shave” signs.