Rotary

There is one thing that Mainers need to start doing at a rotary.

On the first full weekend of August each year, the Suncook Valley Rotary hosts a free, family-friendly hot air balloon rally. This year's festivities will be tomorrow through Sunday, August 4-6.

Did you know that Maine has 25 different traffic roundabouts and rotaries throughout the state? And yes, there's a big difference between a roundabout and a rotary. While they both move traffic around in a circle, rotaries are made to keep traffic moving at a constant speed while roundabouts are made to slow traffic down. Big difference!

Let's be honest for a second, rotaries are stupid. Most drivers don't like them and would prefer to avoid them if at possible. But something else MOST drivers know, is that there is only ONE way to turn on a rotary. But not if you're this anonymous person, who came up to this rotary in Augusta and decided that a left turn would get them to their destination far quicker...

I'll admit that I take having a real Christmas tree for granted. I grew up with a live tree and it was usually a very full Douglas Fir. I didn't really think about other parts of the country where pine trees are not on their state flag, they are shelling out sick coin for fresh Christmas trees...