Roundabout will bring lots of entertainment

Sandpoint’s lack of all-season entertainment is about to end. The roundabout should provide endless mirth. Since there is nothing unfriendlier to foot traffic than a roundabout, ours is fated to be hilarious since it borders a school zone. Don’t worry, it is just an alternative school and those kids weren’t going to become valuable members of society anyway. The proposed island in the middle of Fifth Avenue will average out the statistics by saving more “valuable” people — tourists.

Sandpoint’s friendly reputation will be enhanced when those know-it-all/holier-than-thou Californian invaders and their BMWs (I didn’t say that out loud did I?) intermingle with the befuddled natives in their aging 4x4s loaded with firewood, in our very own circle of misunderstanding. There will be plenty of time to exchange pleasantries waving your favorite finger at each other as you circle. Circle you will because all of the exits will be blocked by wounded teens, the elderly in their Hoverounds and an occasional snowplow driver OD’d on Gaviscon.

Since Boyer is a truck route, the new interchange will be expansive in order to handle the long rigs - snow berms and all. If not, the engineer should be lined up at the Leo Hadley building so that hunter’s safety students can target practice on his kneecaps.

At least I’ll be happy. I’ll be sitting in the Super 1 lot with my W.I. Forest knit hat, Lacrosse packs and Snuggie. I’ll have large score cards to rate everyone on originality, temperament, rate of slide and ability to play well with others. I’m simply giddy with anticipation of the new, year-round entertainment complex coming to our humble town.

HERB WIENS

Sandpoint