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Last ride (Blogophilia 44.15)

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  I won't be told Where I can go And Can not go.  Tail lights Shimmer the horizon Breath grows short Sightlines dim As I approach the gate Sign points to parking left It is the last ride. 

Atlanta Traffic (Blogophilia 14.10)

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The topic this week is “ So many road blocks ”   OK, that naturally bleeds into one of favorite topics, Atlanta roads. Oh, this town is special. Not many places can claim their expressways catch fire and burn to the ground. Add one homeless dude, a rolling molotov cocktail and improperly stored pipe and this is what you get. This is just the latest of the fun.    3 major interstates intersect just south of the state capitol,and they are under construction, all of the time, 24/7. Orange barrels and “temporary” barriers as far as the eye can see. And not just inside the city, but for a 50 mile radius. Because of this experience in constant concrete, the road above was rebuilt in 44 days (the cost hasn’t been fully revealed). You spend your commute time staring at the bumper before you and hope the one behind is paying attention. Nothing worse than being part of the four car insurance seminar blocking traffic.   Then you have I-285 (also known as t...

Traffic Report (Blogophilia 30.9)

Riding down the highway in the dark of night, the traffic report comes on the radio.   We have a red alert situation, a three car rollover on 400 southbound north of the river. Traffic is backed up to the mall...   You smile because you are safely in your car in another part of town, happy that you aren’t stuck in that mess. Then...   BAM!!   A large plume of smoke comes from the hood of your Large Automobile. Puck has decided your smug nose needed to be tweaked. Not really a problem. You call your beautiful wife at your beautiful house to see if she had done something to the car earlier. There is no answer. She is in another part of the world, on business.    The next report comes on.   Now we have a stalled car on Clairmont at the end of the I-85 exit ramp. Traffic is backing up to North Druid Hills...   Same as it ever was....Same as it ever was....Only you are now the traffic report.   Road Side Assistanc...

Traffic notes

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