1st Place: Clairemont construction
2nd Place: Smoking ban
3rd Place: Farwell closure

Stinkin’ orange barrels! They’re like Tribbles. They keep multiplying and make us merge left, merge right, now merge right and then merge left again. Which side of the road am I driving on today? A lot of fender benders at the beginning of the Clairemont project increased the demand for more orange barrels. They’re downtown (Farwell), too. Want to head to Phoenix Park to see a summer concert? Want to go to the Post Office? Then drive down a skinny side road and don’t hit a library pedestrian or drive into the V1 headquarters. Sorry I’m so cranky. I can’t have a smoke in my local establishment. Have to go to a neighboring community and bring my local bucks with me. Some businesses want the city to wait for a state-wide ban, so nearby taverns don’t suck in (sorry) the Eau Claire customers. Did you like my Lewis Black impersonation? Acting! – Rob Reid