FAQ -1-

No time and new posts, let's get this underway! I'm not going to say sorry, but I believe I should be accountable for why I haven't posted in a while. (October 16th?? really??) Simple reason: University. There are midterms, test and assignments, we're running at optimum speed, so that means I have to dedicate optimum time to my studies. I've started a new section, one that runs concurrently with my other posts, the only main difference is that I'm going to try and post one or two of them every month, and they they don't have a "Life Lesson". It's labeled FAQ for...oh yeah, I guess you'll find out sure enough. RAISE THE CURTAINS!

You owe me a google search.

Interesting fact: They're called Lolipop Men in the Oceanic area. Who knew?

Where not to begin; the awkwardness, the uncomfortable-ness, the stranger-ness?

I'm pretty sure everyone knows what a crossing guard is, right? A crossing guard is usually an old elder person who helps people across the street. They hold a giant STOP, or in my case HALT! sign. I have no clue where they originated from, but I think it was something similar to the scene depicted below.

I'm pretty sure it was around the time in the "Wild, wild West". When they realized that tumbleweeds were becoming an endangered species. A person in each town was designated to make sure that they didn't get damaged in Gunfights or trampled during chariot races...they had those, right? Maybe I shouldn't have watched Ben Hur yesterday.

Anyways, I'm sure they soon enough realized that children, although less valuable than tumbleweed, also needed protection from said dangers. That and they also needed more people to be crossing guards.

And thus, the first (human) crossing guard was invented. After that, crossing guards became much more useful in society as car technologies were developed. Because of the pedestrian-car collision rate, crossing guards were placed in strategic areas to prevent the number of deaths. However, around the late eighteen hundreds, the first pedestrian crossing signals were developed and slowly the crossing guard legions were phased out. They didn't like this so they brought some new equipment to the field to show up the crossing signals up.

Safety Vest, Lawn Chair, and GIANT STOP SIGN.

Even with the power granted by the all powerful "Lawn Chair" the crossing signals still won due to the fact that they don't feel cold and aren't human..



Or so we thought.

 
Recently throughout the streets of Toronto, I've been witnessing a supernatural event. There are crossing guards, at busy intersections. And yes, you read that properly.  "But E, why would they do that?!" You ask. My answer: I really don't have one. I thought that busy intersections have crossing signals for pedestrians already. And they do, HOWEVER they are still there. I think the choice of method of crossing the street is already apparent when, in fact,  you want to cross the street:

Any interaction with ANY machine will NEVER be awkward. Ever.

But then again, there are those S*-people who like to have a conversation while crossing the road. -cough-. I don't get it: they have to get up every few minutes, they are outdoors all day, they do the job concurrently with the traffic signals, you get to talk with them for a total of SEVEN seconds, and that's it. Don't get me wrong though; crossing guards have greatly improved pedestrian safety, and are still commonly seen in school areas without traffic signals. But in highly populated and already organized areas, I really don't understand why they are there.

Nevertheless, it doesn't matter: Soon enough the crossing guards will have competition. Although this will take another form of competition....

This post was sponsored by the new H4.

And with this form of competition, crossing guards will be eradicated once and for all, they will never be around for us to see, ever again! -evil cackle-


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Or so I thought.

 

Have a good week and I hope you enjoyed the post!