[trader220]

Its not even a "when I was your age thing"

I see it even when I am in a car.

Several years ago I was on my way to see my parents in NJ. It was a lazy Tuesday evening at 7:30 pm, clear and sunny out, still plenty of light.

I was on a 4 lane road, two lanes each way, double yellow line. Even on my sport bike I could barely pass the only other guy on the road. It was a 45 mph road and he couldn't stay in one lane or keep any consistent speed. He was doing 25 then 55 then 35 in both lanes, in one lane back and forth. I could see him texting the whole time. Finally we got to a traffic light. I got off my bike in full leathers with full helmet and he didn't notice as I walked over to his car and banged on his window. The kid must have pissed himself. He was steering with his knees and double handed texting the whole 3 miles I was behind him.

That's what got me starting to think about how much I really needed to be on the street.

The massive increase in the deer population is not a good thing either. They're now in places I never ever saw them as a kid growing up in the area.