Common sense isn't.
You can expect to come across some rough looking characters in the area, but I haven't personally had any trouble yet. It is a fairly remote area, though, and there isn't much "supervision." Most people seem friendly enough, and they usually wave as they pass. On weekends the main road is more crowded, and many ATV riders are probably from the local Windrock ATV Club. I've been there once mid-day on a Friday, and we didn't see more than a handful of other people. Since the road is about 1 1/2 lanes wide in most places, people have to cooperate to get through.Be aware that, like most places, trouble happens. A search of the Oak Ridger's Newspaper archives turned up several articles about various criminal or accidental happenings, as listed below.
But what area hasn't had trouble?
- ATV Accidents:
9/25/02 article- Bodies disposed:
Michael Mealey:
Guilty Plea - 1/10/02 article, 6/27/00 article, 5/17/00 article, 4/14/00 article, 2/24/00 article, 2/14/00 article, 2/11/00 article, 2/11/00 article
Imogene Anderson:
7/3/00 article, 3/21/00 article, 3/20/00 article- Shooting out lights on tower 5/29/00 article
- DUI 2/29/00 article, 2/28/00 article
- Driving on Suspended License 9/26/00 article (2 by same person)
- Running off the road 7/19/02 article, 3/6/00 article
- Drug "lab" found and other drug problems 10/2/00 article, 6/30/00 article, 6/29/00 article, 6/2/00 article
- Vandalism Oil Wells 7/13/00 article Car 2/23/00 article
- Coercion of Witness 3/13/00 article, 2/22/00 article,
- Arson 11/6/00 article including picture of Windrock Road being blocked, 11/22/99 article, 11/17/99 article, 9/15/98 article
| Quote of the moment |
| Chapter 9 : avoid the heated 01 Do not befriend the heated man, 02 nor approach him for conversation. 03 Keep your tongue from answering your superior, 04 and take care not to insult him. 05 Let him not cast his speech to lasso You, 06 Nor give free rein to your answer. 07 Converse with a man of your own measure, 08 and take care not to {vex}. 09 Swift is speech when the heart is hurt, 10 more than wind {over} water. 11 He tears down, (and) he builds up with his tongue, 12 when he makes his hurtful speech. 13 He gives an answer worthy of a beating, 14 for its weight is harm. 15 He hauls freight like all the world, 16 but his load is falsehood. 17 He is the ferryman of snaring words, 18 he goes and comes with quarrels. 19 When he eats and drinks inside, 20 his answer is (heard) outside. 21 The day he is charged with his crime, 22 is misfortune for his children. 23 If only Khnum came to him! 24 The potter to the fiery-mouthed man, 25 so as to knead his {states of mind}. 26 He is like a young wolf in the farmyard, 27 he turns one eye against the other, 28 he causes brothers to quarrel, 29 he runs before every wind like clouds, 30 he dims the radiance of the Sun, 31 he flips his tail like the crocodile's young, 32 {he gathers himself together, crouched.} 33 His lips are sweet, his tongue is bitter. 34 A fire burns in his belly. 35 Do not leap up to join such a one, 36 lest a terror carry You away. |
| ~ The Instruction of Amenemope, Akhim, Egypt, ~1100 BC ~ |
Common sense isn't.
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