Allison's Roadside

05/31/2026

When you spend as much time as I do driving around (it’s 3:40 PM now, I got in the truck at 5:30 AM, and I’m already up to 328 miles for the day…), you tend to notice things.

The other day I’m going through Sayner when I see this blue roadway sign (Denoting informational/amenities). Obviously it’s telling people who may not be able to read, there’s a library. I’ve seen these signs before with the word. “Library” on the bottom of the sign, but this one is blank- just the diagram with the person with a book…

Think about this for a second before you read on… We’ve I’ll see those blue signs on highway exits. It will have a picture of a gas pump and underneath it will say either gas or fuel. Or it might have a McDonald’s symbol with the word “food,” on the bottom.

It occurred to me that maybe it was for people who couldn’t read, a very sad situation, but certainly common. But why in God‘s name would anyone put a picture of somebody reading a book on a sign denoting a library, for people who can’t read the word “library,” and distracting them to a place full of books that they can’t read… ? 🤷

Things that make you go, “Hmmmm.”

I noticed a handful other signs around here it kinda made me scratch my head…

“LIMITED SIGHT DISTANCE.” OK, that’s a given. No matter where you are or what you’re looking at, your site distance is always limited by something.

“HILL BLOCKS VIEW.” Well no kidding?

“HIDDEN DRIVEWAY.” This sounds to me like a potentially dangerous game of on the road peekaboo. The last thing I need is for a bunch of people who may be new to the area, taking their eyes off the road, to see if they can beat their children at finding the “hidden driveway”. That again, I’m sure the license plate game and the find every letter of the alphabet on assigned somewhere games get kind of old.

Next question… Once you find the driveway, does it hide again or maybe they put in a second hidden driveway, but didn’t want to spend the money on redoing the sign to read “two hidden driveways.”

I don’t remember where it was at, but I saw one outside a bar the other day that read, “ OPEN DAILY AT 11 AM, UNTIL CLOSE.”  OK, maybe the opening hour is subject to change from bar to bar, but doesn’t EVERY business stay open until they close?

I saw another one when I was passing a restaurant in Wausau a couple of weeks ago… “DAILY SPECIALS. CLOSED TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.” Now, how does that happen?

 Or how about the sports bar that advertises, “ WE HAVE 20 BIG SCREEN TVS!“ Ok, but one of two things is happening here. Either all 20 of them are showing the Packers game, or they have the NFL ticket, and they’re showing 20 different games, but you can only watch one of them things at a time… I have four TVs in my house, all 30 inch screens or larger, but I certainly don’t turn them all on at one time… especially if they’re all gonna have the same channel.

Look around when you’re out there. Pay attention and be analytical… you’ll be amazed at what you see out there. 👀



05/31/2026

Marianne Allison

The temperature is rising but our speed limits are the same.

Traveling at these speeds lead to possible jail time and a $999.50 ticket.

While this may seem like “just speeding” to some, excessive speed significantly reduces reaction time, increases stopping distance, and greatly raises the likelihood of serious injury or death in the event of a crash.

Our deputies are committed to keeping our roadways safe for everyone. We encourage all motorists to slow down, buckle up, and make safety their top priority.

05/28/2026

Round #2 at Lac Da Lune (in a 5-day span…)

05/26/2026

Thank you so much Yum Yum Bowl! When I put my name in that bucket, I was THE LAST person that I thought would win. I’ve won two raffles in my 60 years of life, and the first one was only two years ago at our fire department Christmas party.
I got so accustomed to losing every drawing that I enter, the last time they called my number at the DMV. I stood up and started screaming, “I WON, I WON! I can’t believe it, I finally WON!”
Despite my little outburst, they did renew my drivers license, however, they made me take my picture while wearing a hockey helmet. Put a damn restriction on my license and everything…

🎉 Congratulations to Ken Allison for winning our Yum Yum Bowl 1-Year Anniversary Raffle! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who came in, celebrated with us, and continues to support Yum Yum Bowl. We truly appreciate every single one of you! ❤️

05/24/2026

About 5 days ago, a friend of mine who used to own a towing business texted me and said, "Make sure you put a duffle bag in your truck with swim trunks, old gym shoes, a towel and a diving mask." He then sent me pictures of about four vehicles he winched out of lakes. I thought, "How often could this possibly happen?" Today, I found out... (Pics posted with vehicle owner's permission...)

05/23/2026

For month, AAA begs me, “Ken, buy a tow truck, you’ll make so much better money. So I buy the rollback at the end of February and what happens? They start dispatching me to tow things with my Silverado… 🤷

Oh well, at least it gets better fuel mileage than the rollback… 😉

05/16/2026

I can see my relationship with this place becoming habitual… Now before you say, “Ewwww… that looks gross,” realize that there are a ton of different meat, veggie and topping choices. You do you.

For those that DO like fish/seafood, it’s shrimp, sushi style tuna, ginger, corn, jalapeños, onion and cilantro over a bed of white rice. It also had a cream cheese topping over crispy onions and bathed in sweet chili sauce.

AMAZING.

05/16/2026

Is there a WI CPA anywhere in the group that can answer a simple question for me regarding sales tax collection in WI. I'm getting conflicting reports about what is and isn't subject to sales tax with my business and services. Thanks in advance for any help!