This is going to be a huge weekend for our Valley. At the height of season, there are many things going on. Fine Arts Fair, Balloon Festival, Valentine's Day weekend and the beginning of Modernism Week, the Tour de Palm Springs and the National Date Festival all are happening. Plus a presidential visit by Barack Obama.
Already social media has been filled with people complaining about the traffic and the attendant security concerns involving the 2 day visit of the President.
I have lived here 24 years and in that time, hopefully I have acquired, like most residents, a working knowledge of local roadways. I think the President may slow me down about 10 minutes on the weekend. That minor and it is a minor inconvenience will be more than offset by being able to see Air Force One.
It is pretty obvious that traffic disruption is the least of the reasons for the opposition to the President's visit. Most of this has to do with not liking the President himself. Don't believe me? Look at some of the addresses that make up some the complainers. Indian Wells, Indio and La Quinta have all weighed in via social media. That a 10 minute motorcade form Pam Springs to in all likelihood will impact them is specious at best.
While I am on this subject, will the local paper stop acting like having a full weekend of events will unleash the forces of the Apocalypse? We will all survive. At least I am planning to.
Steve Kelly can be heard on 1450 KPTR Palm Springs and KPTR on I Heart Radio between 4 and 6 Pacific Time Monday thru Friday.
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