Amanda the Great by Amanda El-Dweek for April 10, 2023

Good question. Perhaps the lay of the land does not conform to a grid.

never… never …. argue with a guy in need of ibuprofen….

And the moral of the story is stock up on pain relievers before the dental surgery date.

“I’m only going one way!”

I remember reading something years ago written by a traffic planner, road design is absolutely fascinating (or, more accurately, it was just a case of someone being both knowledgeable and enthusiastic about their knowledge being inherently interesting).

Some cities are laid out entirely by first residents, whose only concern was the most direct route. Later planners made some streets into one-way, just to make traffic congestion less of a problem. I know of a city where every major street through the downtown area was one way, and they had what they proudly called, a Downtown Loop.

It is sheer coincidence that this Super Collider street arrangement, long abandoned, was the scene of a Christmas parade massacre, in which a man deliberately collided with participants and spectators.

I already admired Dan before today’s strip. Now, he’s jumped up even a couple of more levels.

Poor Amanda! I totally understand that frustration. I’m not good at directions or getting around places I’m not familiar with. Fortunately, my husband is great at both……even when in pain!

Seeing Dan like that, all I can think of is Marley’s ghost from Dickens’ “Christmas Carol”. (No, no, you didn’t think Bob Marley, did you?”

You’ll notice neither Dan nor Amanda resorted to the “let’s stop at a gas station and ask directions” loaded question…must have had that “discussion” before.

Anybody else have that discussion with their man? I don’t ask about women, because they would both be sensible enough to just do so and not argue about it.

But then of course we now have navigation systems, so in that case it’s who ever was driving and not paying attention to the directions problem IMHO.

I live on a one way street, and there are so many vehicle drivers who think it is ok for them to go the wrong way on the street, and some residents who back down the street rather than go to the end of the block and turn. The stinking block is only 0.1 mile long!!!! Better to be a self righteous person who could do damage to a child who only looks one way than to follow the law….

“Didn’t you see the arrow?” “Arrow! I didn’t see the Indian!”

When a loved one is in pain reason often takes a backseat. My brain cannot do anything when I’m in that state. XOXO

Don’t come with us on trips to Japan or the UK.