Wait for northbound traffic may be long

A few rambling thoughts:

We always hear about “perfect strangers.” How do we know they are perfect if they are a stranger to us?

My Idaho road map shows a “Pend Oreille Scenic Byway,” a “Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway,” a “Lake Coeur d’Alene Scenic Byway” and many others. All of them have signs on the highway to identify them. When can we see a sign for the “Sandpoint Scenic Byway?”

Computer spell-check is becoming one of the leading causes of ignorance of our language. Apparently people are using it as gospel, but it certainly has drawbacks. For instance, it cannot tell the difference between bridal and bridle, nor between Calvary and cavalry, or pealed and peeled. I recently saw “spade” used in place of “spayed.” It also does not know the proper way to hyphenate words. I recently saw “friend” written with “fr-” at the end of the line and “iend” on the next line.

The proposed Sandpoint traffic revision raises questions. I am not too concerned about being able to get to City Beach, but getting from the beach may be a different story. The wait for northbound traffic that is backed up to Superior waiting for a red light to change may be more than people can take.

LARRY O. SMITH

Sandpoint