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maleficent · 08-27-2004, 03:43 PM

OK, on the positive side, it's Friday night, it's 7:30, it's still light out, well sort of... and I'm not waiting out a flight delay, not stuck in some airport, wandering around looking for something to read that I haven't already read, I am indeed HOME... There's something to be said for not going to Chicago and getting stuck in home office meetings all week, it's only an hour flight home... YIPPEE for home... But alas, I have nothing to do... I really do need a life...

So, flight lands, get bags, get taxi, and it's traffic everywhere as far as the eye can see, normally the traffic on the most direct route home is horrendous at this hour, so he asked if I mined the Turnpike, I didn't. No biggie... So he heads over to the turnpike and the backups there -- were unbelievable... so after sitting in this traffic for about 10 minutes, the driver did what I've never quite seen a driver do before... He pulls into the breakdown lane, and backs up, about 3 miles to go towards the other highway and not go on the turnpike. BACKED UP on the NJ Turnpike access road... I swear I saw my life flash before my eyes...

But I'm home -- YAY!

08-27-2004, 03:43 PM	#122 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	Well, Now... THAT was fun... OK, on the positive side, it's Friday night, it's 7:30, it's still light out, well sort of... and I'm not waiting out a flight delay, not stuck in some airport, wandering around looking for something to read that I haven't already read, I am indeed HOME... There's something to be said for not going to Chicago and getting stuck in home office meetings all week, it's only an hour flight home... YIPPEE for home... But alas, I have nothing to do... I really do need a life... So, flight lands, get bags, get taxi, and it's traffic everywhere as far as the eye can see, normally the traffic on the most direct route home is horrendous at this hour, so he asked if I mined the Turnpike, I didn't. No biggie... So he heads over to the turnpike and the backups there -- were unbelievable... so after sitting in this traffic for about 10 minutes, the driver did what I've never quite seen a driver do before... He pulls into the breakdown lane, and backs up, about 3 miles to go towards the other highway and not go on the turnpike. BACKED UP on the NJ Turnpike access road... I swear I saw my life flash before my eyes... But I'm home -- YAY! __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.