What's love got to do with it and merging disfunction

Dear Rachel,

I’ve been watching the US Tennis Open and don’t understand the scoring: 15 love, love 30, and then Deuce at 40 each. Why not “quad” as this is 4 and “deuce” is 2. Who came up with this system? Did the person tease the other person, “sorry love, I got a point on you?” Your tennis friends will know, but I know you have a good knowledge of racket sports.

– Double Fault

Dear Two Wrongs,

The only racket sport I have ever played in my lifetime is ping pong. And once when I got some bottle rockets with a typo. I don’t know how this became “Ask Rachel about Pickleball” but at least we have some variety now with tennis. I’m thinking, for all the interpretations of “Blinded by the Light,” I’ve never heard a tennis-related one. This is how I now choose to understand “Revved up like a deuce.”

– Advantage, Rachel

Dear Rachel,

Sitting in traffic over the holiday weekend, of course it was because a two-lane interstate went down to one lane. All the morons trying to “do the right thing” were merging a full mile before the lane ended, leaving all that empty space. You’re supposed to use the full two lanes then alternate cars at the end, like a zipper. The people trying not to be selfish end up making it worse for everyone. How can we get people to know how this works?

– Come Together

Dear Merge Simpson,

We have never ever ever been a society of what works. It’s incredible to me, though, that the one time we act on societal pressure in our cars and choose to do the seemingly kind thing (merge early), we mess it up. Take away that merge sign, and we are all raging lunatics looking to cut off whoever we can, society be damned.

– Incoming, Rachel

Dear Rachel,

Now that the Motorcycle Rally is over and a great time was had by all and the city made money, what about having an ebike weekend on the weekend after? Only the sound of wind on the wheels. Locals will be able to take out the ear plugs and come back to town. LPEA could furnish free charging for the ebikes and support a parade. Hill climb, flat track and trick riding… but with no noise and no pollution. Only money. We may see ebikes from all over the world. 

– Ear Plug

Dear Waxy Buildup,

I think we might be risking oversaturation of bike-related weekends in Durango. Besides, do you not remember the ebike controversies of yesteryear? The horror! I think we need an entirely distinct outdoorsy weekend to appeal to a new tourist demographic. My vote, with love, is for couples tennis.

– Meet your match, Rachel