"Coming Soon"

When I moved here I didn't realize how out in the boonies I would be living. On three sides of us there is nothing. Fields. It is a long way to any shopping. On one side of us is mostly commercial. Thank goodness for Costco or I would have seriously gone insane by now. So, it takes a lot of planning when it comes to errands. Sometimes I only have time for one store before having to return home to pick up someone from school or get someone down for a nap. I have become accustomed to this lifestyle begrudgingly. I knew SOMEDAY they would build a store by me. After all at the corner of my development there is a sign saying "Raley's coming soon" and across the street from that sign on that corner is one saying "Safeway coming soon." When I moved here coming up on 3 years now, I was told these signs had been up for 2 years before that. So, we are now coming up on 5 years these signs have been up and still no sign of a grocery store or all the little stores that come with them that make life simpler.(mini post office, dry cleaners, pizza or something?) There have been many reasons these have not been built including, but not limited to a water law suit, the housing slump, etc. I have joked with Brent that we should go spray paint those signs to say coming "never" instead of soon or "NOT" after coming soon. Apparently someone else shares my evil sense of humor and actually took action against these false advertisers. (Don't they know there is a commandment against bearing false witness? LIARS!!) I looked up the definition of soon in the dictionary and it says things like: in a short time, promptly, quickly, as soon as possible, ahead of time, early, readily, willingly, inevitable, eventually. (I guess they think eventually works.) The best part about this is that Raley's and Safeway I am sure have forgotten about their precious signs so I will be able to drive by and chuckle whenever I leave my out in the boonies home.