More Wildlife

On my 'new' way to work, I saw a 4 footed creature trying to cross the street. I slowed down to make sure I didn't hit it. It backed away... I thought it might have been a small deer, but it was more dog-shaped.

It turned out to be a coyote. We had heard one outside our house in the winter...and here was another one (maybe the same one?) about 4 miles down the street.

We used to see them in Malden during the day...they have followed us.

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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:31
Weather as I call it: Sunny, high 50s
Shady Gas Price: $2.51 Going down
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Friday With Sun and Toast

Stopped at Jessie's Place for breakfast. Not to be confused with Jessie's Girl. I like Rosie's Diner better.

You get a real sense of community at these places. The guys in there work on the roads and lay concrete. You hear their concerns for the town and their opinions on current events. They drink black coffee and eat dry toast. Not sure I fit in, but they don't seem to mind.

How about that sun?

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Departure Time: N/A
Arrival Time: N/A
Weather as I call it: Sunny and cool
Shady Gas Price: $2.55
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Through Late August

I just found out that the construction that forcing me to find an alternate route is going to be in place until August. Late August.

Meh, the summer has been great so far. How could it get any worse?


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Departure Time: 7:10
Arrival Time: 7:42
Weather as I call it: Light rain, 60s
Shady Gas Price: $2.55
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3
Feared for my life: No

Just Give Me 8 More Hours

...then the long weekend starts. Then I can take a break from the wild turkeys and the deer and the rain and the construction and the police speeding traps.

Yes, that would be nice.

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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:30
Weather as I call it: Rain. Heavy Rain.
Shady Gas Price: $2.59
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3
Feared for my life: No

Road Construction

I have dealing with some road construction on Route 4 in Chelmsford (also known as Boston Road for you locals).

The whole road is shut down from Mill Road to Rangeway Rd. I have to seek alternate routes as the sign told me.

I tried a few different ones, but the best route is Concord Rd. all the way into Carlise and then picking up Rte. 225 into Bedford.

I hope it doesn't last long. I had the same hope about the rain and look where that has placed us.

Boo!!



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Departure Time: 7:10
Arrival Time: 7:42
Weather as I call it: Cloudy, misty, foggy. Did we do something wrong?
Shady Gas Price: $2.59
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3
Feared for my life: Nah

Rosie's Diner

Stopped off at Rosie's Diner in my neighborhood this morning for an omelete and some coffee. Good meal and good people. I hope to stop by there again someday.

Some sun today. It was nice to see the road with the help of sunglasses rather than windshield wipers.

Have a good weekend everybody.



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Departure Time: 7:30
Arrival Time: 8:01
Weather as I call it: Partly sunny. 60s.
Shady Gas Price: $2.59
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

I Kinda Miss The Rain

Just joking. I thought I would see some sun this morning. No dice.

I saw a wild turkey sitting on a parked car in someone's driveway on the way to work.

Those things are creepy.

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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:29
Weather as I call it: Cloudy. Gray.
Shady Gas Price: $2.61
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No