So this is a new section of my blog, which is based on what I affectionately call The Pager of Happiness. Like many people in IT, I have the honor of carrying a pager with me while working (fortunately not after hours, so I have it good) but this is no ordinary pager. In addition to work pages I am lucky enough to get happy messages about fires, serious car wrecks and other things that happen around town. As far as I can tell I am getting the same pages that the Fire and Police Department send out to the media. Because of the never ending supply of good news and happy thoughts the pager brings me, I have nicknamed it The Pager of Happiness.
Most of the pages are nothing to joke about and I am not going to make light of them, but every now and then, there is a page that comes across that is just prime for making light of. Today had one of those pages, so thanks to the encouragement of friends, here is the first post based on messages received on The Pager of Happiness:
Roadway open wickersham/Riverside but will be slick due to water and taco sauce from collision
So the real story (such as it is), can be found here
Now, I know that Austin can get a little weird about driving in weather (ice, rain, wind, sunshine) but warning people about taco sauce is a new one on me. I mean for starters, exactly how much taco sauce does it take to make a roadway slick? Secondly, how slick is taco sauce on a road surface? Has anyone tested this? Do we know if its any worse than water? Maybe its better? Maybe its the mixing of the water and the taco sauce that makes it slick, so that their combined slickness is more than their slicknesses apart. Where is the science here people?
Ok I am going to trust them that it takes the road way slick, but some independent testing of this can’t hurt. Anyone know where I can get truck full of taco sauce and who is bringing the cheese?