Conejo Valley Days 2004

The annual Conejo Valley Days festival has been running for some time now (we forgot to go to the chili cookoff last Sunday darn it) and today the real craziness begins with the opening of the carnival. Janss Road is littered with people and cars and it can get really ugly. Pedestrians think they're in the middle of a mall parking lot and drivers are frustrated by the sudden change in traffic patterns. The area is a zoo. There was some kind of major accident on the 23 freeway around 10 this morning and Sarah wondered if it was related (someone staring at the ferris wheel and driving off the road perhaps?), it certainly wouldn't be the first time.

On the way home from bowling this evening, we got off at Janss without thinking about it (oops) and in less than a mile saw a police officer nearly get run over (those flashlights are not enough armor to just go wandering into the street folks) and then we nearly hit another car when one officer waved us forward and the cop who almost got run over waved on a car from our right (communication is key here). Then we had to dodge two separate groups walking on Janss who were wandering further and further into the traffic lanes.

Reminder to self, avoid Janss Road at all costs.