OK, we all know that I'm a professional a-hole. It's part of being a copy editor. You have to go up to people and correct their mistakes (thereby making them feel like crap for making said mistake).
(I will also admit to not being perfect, and likely to make a mistake or two along the way. We all need copy editors, it's just how you handle it that defines a person.)
Anyway, in what may become the first of many posts like this, we present the Copy Editor Police on Patrol.
So, we were traveling around town, dealing with numerous detours and the like due to the extreme amount of construction going on around us — they're working on widening and changing exits for both the major freeways and putting in a bus lane through San Bernardino. Good times.
So, imagine our surprise when coming to the southbound end of Wier Road in what is the borders of Colton, San Bernardino and Loma Linda, detour signs.
As you can see, the one on Wier, before you get to the intersection with Washington/Barton Road tells you that to get to Interstate 10, you should head left, and for Interstate 215, you turn right. Seems simple enough.
Except, there's another sign on Washington/Barton, where Wier T's at the Montecito Cemetery. You probably can't see it in the picture above, so we'll provide you with a closer look.
Yes, according to sign No. 2, the 10 is just a right turn away, and you should hang a left to get to the 215.
Thankfully, having lived in the area for quite a long time, I know which way is right. And, to be honest, Wier isn't much of a road. It's really just a crescent shaped road that takes people from Waterman to Washington/Barton (when you can keep going on Waterman and accomplish the same thing in less time (but it helps to get around if there's funeral traffic). Also, Wier is the outer edge of a homeowner association controlled area, so there's not much "visitor" traffic coming through.
But I pity to the poor visitor who stumbles upon that area and really doesn't know the right answer to "Which way do I go?" Having those two signs aren't going to be much help.
For the record, the first sign is correct. A right turn takes cars directly to the 215 on Washington and Mt. Vernon. A left turn (followed by a left turn at Waterman), will get you to the 10.
As you can see, the one on Wier, before you get to the intersection with Washington/Barton Road tells you that to get to Interstate 10, you should head left, and for Interstate 215, you turn right. Seems simple enough.
Except, there's another sign on Washington/Barton, where Wier T's at the Montecito Cemetery. You probably can't see it in the picture above, so we'll provide you with a closer look.
Yes, according to sign No. 2, the 10 is just a right turn away, and you should hang a left to get to the 215.
Thankfully, having lived in the area for quite a long time, I know which way is right. And, to be honest, Wier isn't much of a road. It's really just a crescent shaped road that takes people from Waterman to Washington/Barton (when you can keep going on Waterman and accomplish the same thing in less time (but it helps to get around if there's funeral traffic). Also, Wier is the outer edge of a homeowner association controlled area, so there's not much "visitor" traffic coming through.
But I pity to the poor visitor who stumbles upon that area and really doesn't know the right answer to "Which way do I go?" Having those two signs aren't going to be much help.
For the record, the first sign is correct. A right turn takes cars directly to the 215 on Washington and Mt. Vernon. A left turn (followed by a left turn at Waterman), will get you to the 10.
