Hello again — can anyone tell me where the time has gone? Seems it was only yesterday we were all enjoying the sunshine we had for the Egg Hunt.

Had two very interesting phone messages Friday and an enlightening phone conversation with a very nice lady on Saturday while I was home. All three were related to the Cringle / RWS Parkway intersection and all three were similar stories about cars not slowing or stopping for them to cross although the sign was on.

The lady from the phone conversation — who said she was 72 — said she was on the crosswalk side of Cringle and was going south so when she got to the corner she looked to her left and saw two cars just starting to come through the Marlin stop signs so she pushed the crosswalk button thinking she had time to get across the outside car lane. She was almost through it and the two cars had come up and were stopped when a third car came up in the inside lane and never slowed up at all. She said she was able to step back in front of the first stopped car and when that third car passed the second one stopped immediately started to honk its horn. The driver just kept on going — never even slowing down.

Because of these calls and the lady asking if I could help in anyway I went to the Monday evening City Council meeting and related the above. In addition I also mentioned that some years back we had a death at the intersection of Bridge and Bowsprit where the school girl was being escorted across by a Crossing Guard. Here again the driver did not stop or even slow down. The stop signs were immediately put into place there. I also asked the Council to come on out — basically anytime — and try crossing themselves and also that all the children that live on the south side of RWS Pkway have to cross there to get to the pathway that takes them to Sandpiper School. I also mentioned that the ‘not sufficient traffic count’ reply that we have been getting really should not have to apply. One death should be sufficient to get the stop signs in. A light there really isn’t necessary.

Hopefully this has done some good as on Tuesday I received an e-mail saying it will be placed on a May Council Agenda. My only question now is why it has to wait so long. The Shores is built out now, with the Preserve, and while I’m not experienced in digging a hole and cementing in a stop sign I did ask if one could be put in on Tuesday! I know that there are many who do not want a stop there, but the majority I talk with do. Maybe you that don’t would feel differently if you had a child who had to cross there to get to school. And yes, we have a goodly number of stop signs, but as a community that is so densely built up that is the only intersection without one.

I only have a little space left so again, as a reminder, keep your windows and doors locked as we are having some prowlers again. In fact a week or so ago my neighbor happened to be out on his deck and noticed that a resident across the street on Davit had left their garage door open. Two teenagers were walking down the sidewalk, saw the open door and with no one in sight spied two skateboards which they went in and took. So now with the nice weather just around the corner, please be careful. See you in June, have a good one and — PLEASE DRIVE WITHIN OUR SPEED LIMITS AND WITH CARE.

— Pat Dixon, the Swan Lady