Sorry Sir, Broadway Is Closed, You'll Have To Turn Around

Those are the words Jamel and I had to say several times yesterday while we worked as Traffic Control Volunteers for the Columbia Police Department. The big event was the Central Missouri Humane Society Zootoo Parade. It's amazing how people listen to you when you have on the orange reflective vest. We were stationed at 8th and Broadway and with the help of traffic barriers we had to keep people off Broadway for almost an hour while the parade was in progress. It was something different and Jamel had a good time. We had to meet at the police station and got a quick tour inside before getting our assignment and then hitting the street.

When that was done we went to Billiards on Broadway for a burger (which was one of the best I've ever had) and a game of pool. We both need to work on our pool shooting skills. 

Jamel asked to go see the columns downtown, so we took a walk down to 8th and Walnut and took a look at them along with the war memorials. Jamel said he was going to do some research at school to find out when the building burned down that used to be attached to the columns.

We ended the day with Andy's Frozen Custard thanks to a coupon we got when we did the Bowl For Kids' Sake event a few weeks ago. This Tuesday evening we're planning on going to KMIZ to watch the 6:00 news in the studio. It's not completely firmed up yet, but hopefully will be tomorrow.