Just one more lane, that'll fix everything
Make it a paid Express lane and you've got a deal!
Don't forget to sell it to the Saudis.
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Traffic was close to zero here during covid lockdowns. It was bliss - it was quiet and serene like I've never experienced before.
Is it wrong to be wistful about the car-free depths of a pandemic?
Absolutely not, that shit was sick. What wasn’t sick is that I had to work through the pandemic. 😡
Tbh I've been glad that I had the privilege to get out of my flat for work because of the many stories I've been told about ppl almost going insane. Then again I could have organised more than one online-"LAN" party and just gamed the whole time with my friends. But I also like my workplace at the time as I've been actively researching in the virology field and every day turned out to be full of suprises regarding SARS-CoV-2.
I have a drawbridge on my way to work. A drawbridge! Barges come in under that bridge.
Different philosophy around here. No such thing as late really because a random one hour delay is just too much to solve by leaving early.
If you had a 1974 Dodge Monaco, preferably the police cruiser version, you could jump that drawbridge with no problem.
Best I can do is an ‘01 Corolla.
Okay I have no drawbridges close by, is it because traffic backs up so much or because the drawbridge takes so long? I imagine a combination so really curious on the drawbridge time needed I guess.
Used to live in a city that would raise a bridge for a ship but I tried not to travel that way if possible. It was on the coast so you could drive around, though probably worse traffic felt like it was moving.
This is no longer relevant to me, as I now work from home; but I felt the same way a few years back when I used to commute. Then a giant cargo ship crashed into the bridge I used to cross daily (which was not a drawbridge but preceded one on my commute) and collapsed it.
At least, I expect, me being late that day would have been excusable.
Traffic in my area when going to work is completely random; ranges from 45min to 65 minutes (going home is always hell, at least 70 minutes guaranteed)
As someone that lives in a small city where my morning commute is 15 minutes, and 20 on the way home, this is fucking insane to me. 70 minutes is 3/4 of the way to the next town at highway speeds.
Edit: To add to that, I work four 10s rather than five 8s a week. If I had to drive that long every day for work, I'd only have about an hour and a half - 2 hours to relax before it's time for bed if I want 8 hours of sleep.
Believe me, I know. I was lied to when I took this job.
They said on site is only mandatory for the first two weeks to get up to speed.
Then I can transition into work from home and come in only when needed.
Then I approached them because it was almost 2 months at the time, and they replied with "You need supervision so you have to come in".
The part that pissed me off is that NO ONE sits next to me or helps me in any way all day.
Dude, you can't even travel 10 miles in 70 minutes during rush hour in big cities. Half the time you can get out and walk faster than the cars are moving.
Yeah, the tweet is funny, but while most days when I worked in the office would take me roughly the same amount of time to get to work (~45-60min), sometimes there were accidents and such that could add up to hours.
That's why I prefer buses. Even if it takes much longer to go to destination, I can always listen to podcasts or watch something on YouTube.
Sounds like the 405 near Santa Monica/LAX
I'll bet there's a pattern to it. If you found out which companies have hybrid office policies, and which days of the week they go in, I bet it would align nicely with the days that the traffic is worse.
Rain can add 50% journey time due to accidents.
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it's like when my vet says I have to wait 2 hours because they had an emergency that they "get all the time".
Sparky, stop eating my teeth! Give it back! GIVE IT BACK!
