I do not enjoy sitting in traffic and I believe traffic is a waste of time.
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Who does? Luckily, I live in an area where even the rush hour only lasts a certain amount of time. Big city folks wouldn't even call it a rush hour. My worst experience was a sudden glazed ice storm that coated the roads everywhere. Children stayed overnight in school. I poked my way home with ultra care, even taking a misguided turn and back-tracking, and it took me about five hours. When I got home and watched the news on TV, I felt lucky it only took five hours and I hadn't had a wreck. I think some auto body shop owner retired on that one. This is a Southern U.S. hazard that is generally overlooked, a kind of a mean trick in the sunbelt.
To this day…I’ve not one person who enjoys sitting in traffic, or being in any line-up of any kind. ?
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I truly enjoy sitting in traffic. I know that it means that much less time in purgatory when I'm done with this world.
It all comes down to perspectives. What is one person's traffic jam is another's relaxing drive.
I remember traffic patterns, like rush hour. With AWS, flex-time… and many working from home due to COVID, there is a steady flow throughout the day.
I got bagged so many times going down the break down lane it wasn't funny. I had a 1600.00 surcharge on my insurance before I got in the car business, then voila a clean record. That was so cool. I never had to pay the tab as I was under the dealers insurance and I never had to pay the tab. I cooled it down when I was in the car biz as I didn't want that shit coming back to haunt me,
My first license plate I had to turn in because it had so many parking tickets on it that I would be getting the boot sooner than later. Back in the days of no computers I just turned it in for a new plate and no big deal. I ignore the bill for payment and went on my way. All I had to do was turn in the pate and I got a new one with a new record, it was great. I got so many tickets when I was renting apartments in Boston.You always had to double park and some days you got lucky, other days they ate your lunch.
My first license plate I had to turn in because it had so many parking tickets on it that I would be getting the boot sooner than later. Back in the days of no computers I just turned it in for a new plate and no big deal. I ignore the bill for payment and went on my way. All I had to do was turn in the pate and I got a new one with a new record, it was great. I got so many tickets when I was renting apartments in Boston.You always had to double park and some days you got lucky, other days they ate your lunch.
I wouldn't live where the population is such that traffic snails along on roads built for 70 MPH traffic.
Life has certainly changed. Sometimes I see the police here walking down the street looking for expired inspection stickers so not only the can issue a ticket but if they are lucky so that they find some outstanding violation and have the car towed.
Serious traffic around my neck of the woods... ?
Ha! Reminds me of growing up in middle o’ nowhere Wyoming! Kinda miss it, honestly
Same here or a herd of deer crossing the road.
I will add this, smoking a pipe while driving has immensely increased my patience while driving. Getting frustrated in traffic is a good way to cause an accident and get injured or worse.
I also smoke when I drive and after discovering the world of podcasts I listen to interesting stuff as well. Driving has become such a pleasure now that sometimes I even catch myself going under the limit.
We really have to watch out for deer around here.
My pipe smoking hobby has been a real lifesaver as far as traffic...I drive an hour each way for work 3x a week - that time is spent listening to a good podcast and enjoying a pipe or cigar.