As a concerned citizen of the CSRA, I find it very disturbing we are forced to drive down our county and state roads with grass three feet tall on both sides.

The time of year when the deer start moving is fast approaching. In past years our roadways have been mowed on a regular basis; now it seems as if the state and counties lack the funds to keep up this very important safety practice. With the 40-foot buffer zone between the tree line and the road now gone, we as CSRA commuters don't have a sporting chance to avoid a deer-vehicle accident when deer cross the road. I'm sure there will be some very bad deer-vehicle accidents this year because of the grass being so tall.

I feel the lack of funds is because of the tax money being spent bailing out banks and insurance companies. The banks and insurance companies should step up to the plate, buy tractors with mowers and spend some of that stimulus money our congressmen so graciously gave them.

Now that I think about it, maybe we should just leave the grass three feet tall. With the increase in deer-vehicle accidents, the insurance companies will be forced to pay out to hospitals and body shops in the CSRA. Banks will need to make new car loans. People will be put to work repairing and repainting cars; maybe even some new ones will be sold if they are totaled. Funeral homes' business will pick up. Hospital personnel will be busy taking care of the injured people...

People working means restaurants will be busy. Money will be spent at Wal-Mart buying items made in China, Malaysia, Mexico, etc. Maybe we could shut off all the traffic lights to save on electricity; just think of the stimulus we could get from that!

I guess our congressmen and bankers are a lot smarter than I gave them credit for.