As my commute to work has been lengthened and in the direction of constant traffic that can snarl for no apparent reason, I get frustrated at times with the stop and go of it.. Today was one of those afternoons of frustration with people who get on a freeway and yet drive street speeds.. The speed limit is 65 for petes sake, if an open lane in front of you and no one beside you has you freaked out, you'll crap yourself should others join your vicinity.. but yet there you are, crawling along at 45-50 mph to the left of truck traffic, blocking those of us who are quite comfortable with driving in traffic at the correct (or higher) rate of speed.
This afternoon I got off a lot later than I had anticipated, with a 25 minute commute to my hair appt in Lakewood. When I entered the 710 South Fwy, it was moving along. 5 lanes, and for some reason trucks were in the three right of them. I believe they have the right to the two far right lanes.. This can really slow things down and with three Fwy's to maneuver before reaching my destination.. GET MOVING people...
I, from the fast lane made a little progress with a few here and there slow downs, and then it opens up after a corner where a car is on the side of road with a flat tire, wide open road. And yet this 1965 van in front of me is driving a whopping 60 mph, hey that's for the right lane called the slow lane for a reason, use it. Using my blinker, lane changes and an eye out for the policio, I made it to the 91 East Fwy interchange in about 20 minutes that should have taken 6. And again, slow traffic backup in the transition onto the new Fwy. By the time I have reached the transition to the 605 South Fwy in 15 minutes I am so over the crawling along like it's a Sunday drive... At the Del Amo exit, I am 40 minutes late, and 7 minutes to go to Mary's. She's very gracious to have waited, and I apologize for leaving the office so late.
So now that the hair has been colored, I am enjoying a quiet night at home, no more traffic, till Monday. Hooray!
