there was an earthquakethere had been earthquakes

it was part of the deal

Florida had hurricanes

the Midwest had tornadoes

the Dakotas Minnesota  whiteouts

they were natural parts parcels  Order

                                        pick your poison 

then some bright boys got a bug up their ass drooled SAFETY theyd write humane laws to force construction not to Humpty Dumpty not to have a great fall  then all the Kings horses and all the Kings men can make bank

horseshit economy of the time

 

 

One – Six – Six – Zero Marsh

                            walking up the Victorian porch steps he saw a metal placard screwed into the whitepainted ornate crossbeam directly over his head

the placard read  THIS IS AN UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDING   the placard was required by law 

Jesus he muttered to himself  Lifes unreinforced an unreinforced masonry existence

                                                                                        he was sick of the shit the manipulative laws they patted themselves on the back for authoring and passing  graft their plumtheir cherry inane laws meant to save his life because he must beOh  an idiot

he was responsible accountablehe didnt care for their threats

                                                               their codes meting out severe monetary penalties if they were not adhered to if they were broken if he got killed

to the best of his knowledge their keen Western yokel mentality hadnt metastisised to middle America

                                                                                                           which isnt to say the Midwest didnt have its share of stupidity and ineptitude

 

he could protect himselfThank you

1350,  Thursday,  12  5. 21

201 more attractive than 1401, Monday,  16  8. 21