What's the rush

Went to Pretoria today, not my favourite place to visit but sometimes don't have a choice, as was the case today. You all may think I have a mental problem but for some unexplainable reason I do not exceed the speed limits. If you choose to speed, then it is your choice, but for myself I am not prepared to accept responsibility for injuring or killing another road user, and yes that does include animals that happen to be on the same road as myself.
The road I use is a country one, single lane and with the usual compliment of pot holes dotted here and there along the way. It is quite busy but usually the traffic manages to keep up to the allotted 80 or 100km.
Today the road was busy, but nothing exceptional, traffic was however building up a bit as there was a large truck battling to keep up to the speed limit of 100km. Suddenly some inconsiderate road user (not the words I used at the time) put his foot down on the peddle, swerved off the road and proceeded to overtake everyone on the left side (remember in South Africa we drive on the left), thus throwing up dirt and rocks on all the vehicles he passed.
One of the rocks happened to hit my windscreen and crack it rather badly, I do not know if I was the only one who suffered damage, but on stopping as soon as I could (without causing another mishap) to assess the damage, I lost my cell phone just to really make my day.
Was his rush so great that he could not stay on the tar road? Did he just not care about other road users?
Surely if one drives a vehicle one should also consider other road users but as we so often see these days no one ever wants to be anything but first in line, pushing, shoving and bad manners are the rule of the road and a lot of other things it seems.
Where does honest courtesy start and why doesn't anyone seem to use it any more.
Most of all what made him more important than any one else on that country road. I hope he arrived at his destination safely and did not have to put up with the loutish behaviour he himself displayed.

Is/are, this/ these, with or without?

These signs are at the pool area in the complex where my daughter lives!
I am hoping my grandson has not been reading them for the sake of his English heritage.

They make me so mad, I quote "I want to throw the people who ordered them wif several stones." unquote.
If you don't know a language well, just ask someone who does. One would have thought the sign writer would have suggested correcting the language errors.

PS Braai is the South African word for barbecue.

South African Elections 2009

A light through communication!

When looking for a leader, look for kindness shining in their eyes, a gentle voice, and humbleness. Look for someone who will look you in the eye, and not look down on you. All living things on Earth are equal, expect your leaders to respect you and your way of life, learn to respect their ways, but do not accept greed as being a part of their way.
Greed is a very personal thing, so if greed and great wealth are part of a leader's lifestyle then they are not true to you or to the group of souls they are leading. They are only true to their own wants and desires and are only manipulating you.
There are many true leaders here in South Africa, but by their very humbleness they are not in the places they should be. It is time for us South Africans to seek out these more gentle souls, to give them the powers they do not crave, and listen to them and learn.
We all need to look into the past, recent and long ago, and remember the lessons learnt, and to be gentle with each other so that in time others will learn to be gentle with us.

A view to a bright future!

What next

Never seen this before!

A portable loo and a dumpster, I leave choice and comments to the world out there.

The road to riches

It's a rich country that shows you where to find the diamonds!

Cullinan, South Africa.

An intersection in Pretoria.

While driving on Pretoria Street in Silverton we spotted these street signs at the same intersection.

Afrikaans/French DE BOULEVARD-STRAAT
Not correct, but understandable

English/French DE BOULEVARD STREET
Also incorrect, but understandable

My favorite DE BOULEVA RD
Confusion!

DE BOULEVARD
Makes sense, I think.

I checked in the MapStudio Street Guide and that informs me that it is "De Boulevard Road".
If anyone out there knows what the street, road, boulevard, lane, avenue, whatever really is called, please let the world know. I checked the meaning of boulevard in my dictionary, I quote "a wide street, typically one lined with trees". As a matter of note there are not many trees along that particular section.
I do not wonder any more why I get lost whenever I go to Pretoria.

Signs in Africa

The road to Pretoria

Ladybrandt in the Free State.

I have seen this sign in a few places on the road from Johannesburg to Bloemfontein.