Returning from Chico, we came across the grisly aftermath of a horrific highway accident on Highway 99. All that remained was the cleanup crew dealing with the wreckage of a fuel truck. It is not known if the driver of this truck was being reckless with how they were driving, however, if this was the case, fleet tracking software (https://www.lytx.com/en-us/fleet-management/fleet-tracking-service) should have initially been installed as a preventative measure to make sure driving is conducted with safety in mind at all times.
We learned later that a very young woman had attempted to pass some vehicles on this dangerous stretch. The driver of the fuel truck lived, amazingly. Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of the young woman. It goes to show the seriousness of auto accidents. Those who are involved in such an accident may want to use the services of an experienced lawyer to help them through the aftermath of the incident – https://www.1800lawguys.com/car-accident-lawyer/auto-accidents/.
I am dismayed by rubberneckers, so I kept moving safely with traffic as we rolled through the controlled section. Erin snapped a few shots out the window. It was a surreal scene.
We are fascinated by death. It’s only human. To me, the oddity of auto death is our fatalistic acceptance of it all. Many more people die in auto accidents than most any other human activity in our culture, but we seem collectively, to be okay with that. Luckily, we have access to auto accident attorneys who can seek justice on our behalf. But still, perhaps its the utter randomness of the events that make it seem so unlikely to have happen to us. I mean, what’s the chances of a woman trying to pass a few slower cars when a FUEL TANKER is in the other lane; coming together at about 130 mph? It just seems so implausible, so unlikely. Evidently not. It’s still an accident though, an accident which unfortunately kills someone. It’s not just that one person who dies who is affected but also that’s victims family, friends and loved ones. It’s a horrible situation but what people need to do next is to sort out filing a wrongful death lawsuit. Understandably, people want to grieve but they need to remember to take this steps in order to help them move on.
Again our condolences to all involved. We especially want to thank the men and women safety responders who had to deal with this terrible scene. You are heroic.
Happy Cinco de Mayo, not complete without random and violent auto death. It’s Really Redding.
It’s a lovely building. Still, the central glass tower seems to serve no function other than providing full time glass cleaning jobs. As art, it’s beautiful. As a symbol, it doesn’t speak of thrift, or frugality, or savings, or any of those qualities one might associate with a retirement program. Such architectural hubris is not at all uncommon among big banks and securities firms, but this glass palace seems over-the-top for offices of state bureaucrats. But then, obviously they don’t see themselves as such, do they? The building speaks much louder than words.
This disconnect probably wouldn’t have caught my attention, were it not for the frustration of knowing we are unable to even do as much as house our police department in an abandoned shampoo factory in Redding. Or, that our city council appears to have been bullied into not buying a decent new office building across from city hall for 1/4 of what it cost to build it. In my opinion, this is such as missed opportunity. All it would take would be a few pieces of office furniture such as 
We make decisions about law and governance in Redding’s supermarket parking lots. Our initiative process puts power directly in the hands of the people – people shopping – and goes around the legislators we pay to get this stuff right. Shown above is the bait. Seen yesterday in Redding, a couple of signs for a petition to legalize and tax marijuana. Not a bad idea IMHO. In fact, the