Ahhh, the drive home...that joyous part of the day during which I get to decompress and look forward to seeing Mr. P and Miss Bailey...
I hopped onto 40 from downtown, veered right onto FPP westbound, and promptly got stopped just after the Union/Lindell exit. And we inched. And inched. And inched. And inched, until I decided to say screw it and head up to Delmar.
(Well, I thought I'd head up to Page, but didn't realize that DeBaliviere stops at Delmar, so I just turned on Delmar instead.)
Did you know they're doing work on a bridge on Delmar? Right around the Delmar Metrolink stop? Um...I didn't. The two lanes merged into ONE FREAKING LANE!!! So we didn't even inch and inch and inch anymore. We...centimetered? Whatever. It sucked. Again.
Tomorrow morning, I will be attempting Route #2. I'd tell you what it is, but I haven't decided yet. Hopefully it goes better than today.
On the bright side, at least my car got fixed a couple weeks ago so I don't have to worry about the brakes anymore. And at least the heat works, right? Because I think that if the heat didn't work, on a day like today, I might be justified in completely giving up :)
Oh traffic, how I detest thee...
Anybody have any better luck taking other routes?
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Luckily, I rarely use 40 east of 170. But I did hear that traffic wasn't nearly as bad as expected yesterday because so many schools were out and those who could worked from home. Brace yourself for today! :O
You are located in THE WORST location for the new shutdown. I just moved from Dogtown and I would have been in your boat too! I knew the Forest Park Parkway was going to be insane and it was. I am so sorry, lady. It is going to be a longggg year!
1. Call in sick to work.
2. Put on your warmest and comfiest pjs.
3. Curl on the couch and watch bad TV all day.
Makes for a great commute!
What about taking some of the side streets up to Delmar? Like cutting through the CWE on Washington or McPherson to Kingshighway? I fear for you on Delmar though b/c it's a nightmare at rush hour. You could take Kingshwy up to Page, though. I think.
Or, you could just come over and drink wine with me until rush hour is over!
Oooh, you should have asked me about Delmar (and psychically known to do so)! I work at Delmar and Hamilton and that bridge work is a total bitch. At least you didn't try it a couple weeks ago when the bridge was totally shut down...
I'm sorry you are so horribly affected by the flip...I don't envy you in the least!
I didn't know they were doing bridge work on Delmar either! Seriously, can they time these things a little better!
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