Chilli Pepper Drive

"It's really good to have some hot peppers when you are tired from driving. They make you alert." Reuters .

That’s a voice from China.

That sounds sensible. Police in Southwest China are spicing up drivers with raw chili in a bid to stop them falling asleep at the wheel.

Road traffic is spiraling with commuters all round the clock and it is natural that truck drivers who span the length and breadth of a nation tend to nod off wearily. Overloaded and speeding trucks and drivers who switch lanes without signaling and often ignore traffic lights are a perpetual hazard.

Another reason for road accidents is drunk driving. Drivers presume that a little slip off a bottle will help soothe their aching nerves and give them more stamina to drive. But sadly a sip always follows another sip till the nerves are relaxed and the tippler’s mind goes numb.

China's roads have long been among the most dangerous in the world The Chinese are getting smarter than the rest of the world. They do have a fight until you fall attitude. They have come up with the novel idea of supplying the truck drivers with red chilli and pepper in an attempt to stop them from falling asleep at the wheel.

What sounds more interesting and encouraging is that policemen themselves have undertaken the task of serving the drivers chilli peppers at highway service stations.

Happily enough the people of China are chilli friendly. Chillies are a local favorite in the neighborhood. It is a traditional belief in China that people are more prone to drowsiness in spring season. A timely thought off measure indeed. If all goes well, chilli treats will be a 24x7x365 affair and hopefully many other countries will start emulating China.

The best outcome of it all is the better rapport that will be built among policemen and truck drivers.

I just stitched up my sides

I never heard of creation explained in this manner before.

In the beginning God created Heaven and Earth. He filled the earth with broccoli, cauliflower, spinach and green and yellow and red vegetables of all kinds so that Man and Woman could live long and healthy lives.
Then using God’s great gift Satan created Baskin and Robins Ice cream and Krispy crème donuts. Satan asked “Do you want chocolates? And Man said ‘Yes’ and Woman said ‘Please add some sprinkles to it’

God created the health giving yogurt that Woman might keep the figure that man found so fair. Satan brought white flour from wheat and some fresh sugar from cane and combined them and Woman went from size 6 to 14.

So God said try my fresh green salad and Satan presented 1000 Island Dressing, buttery croutons and garlic toast on the side. Man and Woman unfastened their belts after a good meal.God then said I have sent you heart healthy vegetables and olive oil in which to cook them and Satan brought forth deep fried fish and chicken fried and steak and bacon so big it needed its own platter .Man gained weight and his cholesterol shot up through the roof.

God then brought forth running shoes so that his children might lose those extra pounds and Satan gave cable TV with a remote control so that Man would not have to toil changing channels and Man and Woman laughed and cried before the flickering blue light and gained pounds.Then God brought the potato naturally low in fat and brimming with nutrition and Satan peeled off the healthy skin and sliced the starchy center into chips and deep fried them into Lays and Cheetos.

God then gave lean meant so that Man might consume fewer calories and still satisfy his appetite and Satan created KFC and Mc Donalds and its extra 99- cent double cheese burger and then said ‘You want fries with them? And Man replied ‘Yes super size’ and Satan said ‘It is good’.

And Man went into cardiac arrest.

God sighed and created bypass surgery.

Then Satan created MediClaim and Health Maintenance Organizations