Beneath the Wraps

                I have assisted with crosswalk duty three times now.   There are four safety vests available – two are orange and two are yellow.   None will fit around me enough to close.             There are two stop signs.   The one for the street is fastened to a pole about four feet long.   The other is fastened to a short stick.   The short one is for the parking lot.   The cars in the street don’t always move at a slow pace, but the parking lot cars are generally moving slower.   Sometimes they will stop before the crossing guard walks halfway into the crosswalk.             I have always been in the parking lot.   I must say that I do enjoy the sensation of holding up the sign in order to get drivers to stop and wait as children ...