tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post2248852582449222484..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: Another drive from Hell...Murphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-60477233571975140612014-11-15T17:03:51.177-06:002014-11-15T17:03:51.177-06:00Alternate routes??? Maybe???Alternate routes??? Maybe???Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-31805273670097799022014-11-14T10:09:30.559-06:002014-11-14T10:09:30.559-06:00I spent 30 years driving all over Chicago at all t...I spent 30 years driving all over Chicago at all times of day and night, and the traffic never bothered me. The traffic in the DC area is such a nightmare that I had to leave after 2 years, and I never drove to work (took the Metro). I didn't take advantage of the historic sites around DC because by the time the weekend came I was in no mood to leave the house. I never felt like that in Chicago. Old 1811https://www.blogger.com/profile/09079719195789200332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-60596908094772496412014-11-14T06:50:47.353-06:002014-11-14T06:50:47.353-06:00Crap like that baffles me. Where I live there'...Crap like that baffles me. Where I live there's an interstate "main drag" that carries a lot of AM/PM traffic, and not a rush hour goes by without the traffic gnome on the radio reporting a crash here, a fender bender there and something else over there on the same 10-15 mile stretch of that interstate. Six lanes, three each way, a 60 mph limit, and a long 4th merge/deceleration lane at each exit. A few mild hills, a couple gentle curves, looooong sightlines. <br /><br />I'm convinced there's a driving school somewhere <i>actually teaching</i> how to have accidents. Either that or an IQ-reducing force field in cars. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-26262436251558067412014-11-14T04:58:18.090-06:002014-11-14T04:58:18.090-06:00THAT is why I seldom ever take 270. There isn'...THAT is why I seldom ever take 270. There isn't a day goes by that the traffic reports don't mention at least one mishap on that overcrowded highway of overly aggressive drivers.<br />Once in a while I will go that way (during non-peak hours) just to remind myself of why I don't go that route.<br />Instead, I get to deal with the BW Parkway. I feel your pain, brother.Excelling in Mediocrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234399913827798191noreply@blogger.com