Curb Alert

I saw the 🚧🛑 emoji on my phone and it reminded me of that time I had to take a detour because the road was closed for months like it was never going to end and I just wanted to get home already

In some cultures people use the 🚧🛑 emoji as a way to show respect to workers who are out there doing hard labor in the heat or rain and it's like a little thank you from drivers stuck in traffic

On social media when someone posts about their commute being messed up by roadwork they often add the 🚧🛑 emoji to emphasize how bad the situation is and sometimes even start a trend of people sharing their own stories

At work if your team is trying to get a project done but there's constant interruptions it feels like you're stuck in a never-ending road construction zone and seeing the 🚧🛑 emoji on a message board makes everyone groan in unison

My friend and I started using the 🚧🛑 emoji in our messages whenever we were annoyed with each other it was like putting up a temporary barrier between us until we could talk things out