Traffic

I usually leave home for work, in the mornings, about 6:45-7:00. I leave work for home at around 4:00-4:30. Either direction, the drive takes me 12-15 minutes.

A few times, lately, I haven’t left the office till 5:00 or 5:15, and oh my God, but the traffic is horrible. The drive home at 5:00 or later takes 45 minutes!

I use the word “drive” loosely, here, because most of the way “driving” just means taking my foot off the brake and traveling at idle speed for 20 yards and then stopping again for a couple minutes.

I’ve definitely got to get out the office door by 4:30 from now on. In general, I don’t mind a long commute if I’m moving — but sitting still in a line of cars drives me crazy.

Bullgrit
bullgrit@totalbullgrit.com