Tuesday, 22 August 2006
Beth: Driving woes
Sometimes I arrive at work or I make it home and I marvel at the fact that I've been making this crazy, 34-miles-one-way commute for almost nine months and have yet to be involved in any serious driving incidents. Why, just today I witnessed - or nearly missed - a truck suddenly veering across four lanes of traffic to an exit lane, another truck hitting a bird, a broken-down semi in two lanes on the highway, a near head-on collision when a stupid driver tried to pass a slow car, and a stalled van that I almost rear-ended because the traffic blocking it from my view suddenly cleared. Not to mention that the drive that normally takes 40 to 50 minutes to get home took an hour and 20 minutes today, due to insane construction and idiot drivers that don't know the meaning of "yield." (For the record, "yield" means that you wait for an appropriate opening in the line of traffic before easing your car in, instead of simply barreling into traffic and assuming that other cars will let you in!)
But then I got home, and Season Two, Disc One of Scrubs was waiting for us in the mailbox, and I remembered that we have some amazing leftover wine in the refrigerator, and all was well again!
Now, if only we could figure out exactly what vehicle I'll be using to drive those 68 miles in the future...I'd be pretty happy.
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