More DC Cabbie Wisdom

As I've written before, I love talking to cabbies. They always seem to say something profound when I'm riding around town. Just the other day, I was going from the Club's office in downtown DC to the Hill. You have to negotiate through probably 20-25 stop lights, all of which seem to turn red when you approach them. It's extremely frustrating. bq. ME: So what do you think about these stop lights? bq. CABBIE: It's ridiculous. The town isn't very big, but because of the lights, it takes forever to get anywhere. bq. ME: No kidding. I wonder why they don't sync up the lights so that traffic runs smoother. bq. CABBIE: The lights are a reflection of the system, of this government, of this town. bq. ME: You can say that again. bq. CABBIE: The lights are a reflection of the system, of this government, of this town.