I swear that we can't legislate away Darwin's theory of "Survival of the Fittest"...
But our 'Gumment' Schrools keep on trying any way...
Check out this story where a couple of high school brothers were setting record time runs around the track when the idiots what be in charge stopped the race with one lap left because their "lightening detectors went off...
Talk about being stopped in your tracks ...
Joe Rosa, one of the top high school distance runners in the country, appeared to be on his way to breaking the New Jersey state record in the 3,200-meter run with a time worthy of being on the all-time national list when he was literally forced off the track by meet officials with one lap to go due to weather concerns.
Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger
Meet officials force Joe Rosa off the track due to weather concerns. Rosa had one lap left of what appeared to be a record-breaking run in the 3,200.
Officials with the New Jersey Interscholastic State Athletic Association halted the eight-lap race as Rosa was preparing for his final lap, because lightning had been detected in the area. The meet was being held in Old Bridge, N.J.
NJSIAA officials made it clear: Rules dictate all events are halted and the competitors and fans must immediately leave the area if lightning is detected.
They would have had to pry my
Today...maybe not so much...
...because I'm too old and tired of arguing with morons to give much of a damn any more...
...but still...
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