Just received a call from one of my favorite Berry Pickers. Who risked life and limb to find out why those guys are standing at the intersections in the construction zones along Highway 95, north of Appleway. We've talked about this before here. Among the answers -- They're there to protect people from messing with the fresh concrete. The correct answer? A "stander" @ Prairie & Highway 95 told the Berry Picker that he and the others are required under ADA rules of the government stimulus package to be available to help individuals with disabilities cross the highway. The "standers" aren't allowed to sit down. Nor can they have radios or cell phones to help the time pass. In the six weeks since he's been working, the "stander" told the Berry Picker that he's helped 4 people across the highway. Meanwhile, he guesstimates that 500 people who put themselves at risk to ask what he's doing. Your tax dollars at work.