This morning, I was out for a drive and came across a funeral procession at the intersection of Banwell and Tecumseh roads. There is a group of construction workers I would like to acknowledge, and give them kudos and respect. As the procession was passing the work area, they turned off all, and I mean all machines, including the paver, took off their hats and placed them over their hearts for respect for someone they probably never met in their lives. You could see some of them praying as the hearse drove by. They waited until every single car in the procession passed to start their machines up again and continue working.
At the same time, I would like to say how disappointed I am in some of our Windsor residents, who rushed passed the procession, honked their horns at the cars in front of them that stopped making a left hand turn to let the procession through. Then there were those that were cordial enough to pull off the road, some getting out of the cars to pay respects to fellow Windsorite and their family.
I was brought to tears this morning, to witness this. It starts to restore in me some faith that there is still good in Windsor.
Hats off to the construction workers. I hope some of them see this post, and know that they did not go unrecognized, and they deserve a great big thank you, instead of cursing when we pass them in all this construction.
Please pass this on, so that they know, that we know, that they are good people.