Here we go again!

The handy little short cut from White Sand to McNeill — namely Holden, John Amacker and Sones Chapel Roads — has grown a little bumpy over the past few years.

Years ago, a letter was written to the editor of the Picayune Item about the condition of these roads and how it came to be that part of this roadway was resurfaced on a regular basis and the rest wasn’t.

The discovery was made that the part regularly resurfaced was a state-aid road which spanned the distance from Millard through a portion of Sones Chapel and into the latter end of John Amacker.

So, it is understandable why this section is smooth and pothole free, while the rest of the journey is similar to riding a mechanical bull to work.

Many people use this thoroughfare during their commute to work. Myself included. The part that is not state-aid is in desperate need of resurfacing. It is reaching the point of teeth-jarring, not to mention the wear and tear on tires, shocks, and struts.

For those of us who are getting a little older, it doesn’t do our worn-out, arthritic-ridden joints any good either. The road is so bad at the end of Holden Road in White Sand, folks drive down the wrong side of the road in order to avoid the patch-filled potholes.

The ultimate dream is that the county will resurface from the end of Holden all the way through to where Sones Chapel reaches McNeill.

It will make the commute to work for many a little less joint-jolting.