The signs are misspelled.

The Goddamn signs are misspelled.

MAINTAIN SPEED THRU TUNNEL.

Was it too hard to add the "o-gh"? Do drivers not have the patience or the mental capacity to parse and understand a word made up of seven letters instead of four? What the fuck was the decision process like here? It's not like "maintain" is monosyllabic, or better suited for signage. Why?

I hope that you are getting along with whatever family you have this season. As an old woman in an anime once said, "In this world, people must cherish whatever ties they have."

BTW, Mr. Wall Street Journal, if I get sued by Bandai for lifting that line without permission, then and only then will I follow standard journalistic quoting practices with my blog.