Re: “8-foot plush sloth plucked from tree by I-5 near Bellingham” (March 20, Northwest):
I used to be deeply disillusioned to learn the article concerning the Washington State Division of Transportation’s elimination of Slothy from its perch alongside Interstate 5 simply south of Bellingham. Their reasoning? Apparently, Slothy was a distraction — a lot in order that drivers slowed right down to look or snap an image. However right here’s a thought: If an enthralling stuffed sloth managed to pump the brakes on the same old 70-75 mph speeders in a 60 mph zone, possibly we’d like extra Slothies, not fewer!
In a hall dominated by limitless bushes and shrubbery, Slothy was a welcome sight, a unusual and innocent little bit of pleasure in an in any other case monotonous stretch of freeway. And but, the article didn’t point out a single accident or incident tied to its presence — very like how sure administration officers like to make claims with no proof supplied. What’s subsequent? WSDOT declaring that Slothy was too woke and a harmful affect on impressionable younger minds?
At a time when the world may use a bit extra whimsy, WSDOT selected to crack down on enjoyable. Slothy deserved higher.
Jamie Holbrook, Bellevue
