Big Blue

I came to school with Ben Rauch (in one car - he picked me up) on Thursday morning to find a very frightening spectacle.
The front row of the parking lot was full. So was the back row and the middle island-type row, the grass next to the parking spaces was also taken as were the majority of spots that curve around the back of building. THIS WAS RIDICULOUS! It seemed like every senior, junior, and sophomore had decided to take their own car to school. It also seemed like every freshman had decided to skip the bus and have their parents drive. What was really crazy was I saw siblings riding in different cars! I was pretty astonished and I wasn’t even the one trying to find a parking spot.
After discussing how absurd this was, we decided that, although recognizing the problem is the first step, it wouldn’t do us any good unless we acted upon it. So act we did!
When Friday morning came, I rode to school on Big Blue, my 1970, sky-blue, basketed, 5-speed, Suburban, along side Ben on a pretty serious mountain bike (sorry I don’t know as much about that one!). We threw our lunches in the baskets and 10 minutes later we were at school...just like that!
I’m not some tree-hugging, pro-active, “determined-to-get-my-point-across” kind of guy. I just think that sometimes people should think about their effect on things. I understand that some kids live in Wolcott. I also understand there are a lot of kids who live there, so why not carpool? I understand some people don’t want to bike if they live very far away. I also understand that you could use the car you drive everyday to drive to a spot that’s a little more doable or human. Anything and everything will help!
Sorry about this eco-rant but I love snowboarding too much to start saying goodbye to it forever because of Global Warming. All it took was a full parking lot for me to realize that something is wrong. I hope you all can start noticing these signs that can easily be fixed. The sooner the better!
Thank you!