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Stopped at the Riverview Restaurant in good ol' Billerica, MA to get a breakfast sandwich and a coffee.

I could have stopped at a chain, but stopped there instead. Not bad.


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Departure Time: 7:02
Arrival Time: 7:34
Weather as I call it: Sunny and cold. Nice pattern we got here.
Shady Gas Price: $2.05
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nah

Acting Funny But I Don't Know Why

I got up a little later than usual today. I thought it would be good for me to get 20 more minutes of sleep.

The sun has been really bright over the past few days. I wear my shades and pull down the visor on the driver’s side and go. It’s nice to feel the sun on my face while it still has some heat. In the wintertime, the sun doesn’t feel like it gives off much heat. Enjoy it while it lasts.

My car has been acting a little funny in this cold. I have a funny feeling I will need to bring it in to get serviced soon.

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Departure Time: 7:18
Arrival Time: 7:52
Weather as I call it: Sunny and cold.
Shady Gas Price: $2.11
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Cold But No Frost

Cold again this morning. People still complaining about this cold snap. I don't know. I move from hot house to hot car to hot office.

I don't have any complaints.

I had some school bus traffic ahead of me. If I leave at 7:04, no bus. If I leave at 7:06, bus.

It's that specific.

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Departure Time: 7:06
Arrival Time: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Sunny and cold
Shady Gas Price: $2.11
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Frosty Scraping

There was a layer of frost on every window on my car. I had to take a few minutes to scrape it all off. My rear defroster did a good job removing most of the frost from the back window, but I took a few seconds to swipe it all off.

Everyone is complaining about the cold today at the office, but when I was out there I didn’t think it was that bad.

Once it gets below zero, that’s when I start complaining.

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Departure Time: 7:05
Arrival Time: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Sunny. Frosty. High 20s
Shady Gas Price: $2.13 – should be lower
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Short Stop

Left early on this Monday morning to get to the office in time to get stuff prepared for the 9AM meeting. I stopped for a short time to stick a few envelopes in the mail box down the street. Apparently that short stop was enough to get me behind a few school buses.
I had to stop a few times early in my trip, and that set off a chain reaction of other stops later on.

I got to the office with plenty of time, but it does goes to show that just a brief delay can have a big impact.

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Departure Time: 7:00
Arrival Time: 7:36
Weather as I call it: Sunny, cool.
Shady Gas Price: $2.13
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Agent Of Change

Within the past 2 months of this new commute, work has pretty much completed on two bridges on Route 4. That is progress.

Drizzle and fog made the drive dreary. Little to no traffic made it tolerable.

Have a good weekend. I am soooo ready for it.


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Departure Time: 7:02
Arrival Time: 7:33
Weather as I call it: Drizzle, fog. 40s
Shady Gas Price: $2.19...or as they had it posted: $21.9.
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Fancy Meeting You Here

Now that I have moved to a town where a few of my friends live, I run into them every once in a while...like this morning.

My friend's wife was dropping off her boy at her sister's house...so I saw her as she drove by.

I got some gasoline for the car today. First time I have filled up for under 30 bucks in a while.

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Departure Time: 7:04
Arrival Time: 7:42
Weather as I call it: Mostly cloudy. High 30s
Shady Gas Price: $2.21
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nope

The Buses Must Have Been Late

School buses. They can change your commute. I got behind a few this morning. More than usual.

I don't understand why they came out today. I encounter one every once in the while, but today it seemed like they were all out in force.

They must have been late. There were many quick stops for me.


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Departure Time: 7:03
Arrival Time: 7:43
Weather as I call it: Sunny, cold, 30s
Shady Gas Price: $2.21
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3
Feared for my life: No

Remember The Vets

They served for us. I am keeping good thoughts for my grandfather and my uncle.

Not many people driving today...took the highway...

Very quick and incident free. Some people swerved between lanes to go that much faster. Not necessary really and most people agreed...everyone drove with each other.

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Departure Time: 7:04
Arrival Time: 7:26
Weather as I call it: Sunny, cold, 30s
Shady Gas Price: $2.21 Wow.
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 1
Feared for my life: Nope

I Was Made For Early Driving

Left the house early. We have a meeting early on Monday mornings now. I want to make sure I have everything ready for it. Monday's are generally light in terms of traffic.

There is a weird intersection in Bedford that has no lights. I think it is where Route 4 and 225 split. Anyhoo, a lot of confusion since there is plenty of people being nice...I think I got beeped at...but I am not sure. I was half awake.

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Departure Time: 6:54
Arrival Time: 7:25
Weather as I call it: Cloudy...40s
Shady Gas Price: $2.35
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nah

Wet Leaves Are Dangerous

I am not kidding. Wet leaves are dangerous. There was a big pile of them on my street and I skidded a bit. Wake up! Wet leaves are dangerous!

I have never had that issue before. It was surprising. I don't think they had that many leaves in Malden. Now that I am out in the country, there's new hazards to be aware of...

Geez!

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Departure Time: 7:02
Arrival Time: 7:34
Weather as I call it: Some rain. Wet LEAVES! 40s
Shady Gas Price: $2.36
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Somewhat.

Drizzle and Fizzles

I am so glad I wasn't on 95 when that tanker filled with airplane fuel flipped over.
That sounded like a nightmare.

The rain did slow some stuff down...but nothing too bad.

The gas price is still going down.

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Departure Time: 7:05
Arrival Time: 7:40
Weather as I call it: Light rain...crappy.
Shady Gas Price: $2.39
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nah

There Could Be More

Record turnout for voters yesterday...but it was only 64% of all eligible voters...

I don't get it.

Happy for the most part with all the results.

Ride was good. The coffee was better.


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Departure Time: 6:54
Arrival Time: 7:30
Weather as I call it: Cloudy, cool, 40s
Shady Gas Price: $2.43
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nah

So I Voted

I left the house early thinking that it would take me 10 extra minutes to vote...yeah, that didn't happen.

The line was out the door...and around the school.

It moved pretty quickly but it was more than 10 minutes.

I voted and it felt good. A woman behind me said, "There should be this many people for every election..." I agreed with her.

We should come out and vote for every election.

After I voted, I got my free cup of coffee at Starbucks. Yay.

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Departure Time: 6:50
Arrival Time: 7:55
Weather as I call it: Foggy...hazy sun. 40s
Shady Gas Price: $2.45
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nah.

I Shouldn't Have Stopped For Gas

Well...I had to stop for gas...if I didn't, I wouldn't have gotten to work.

The delay timeshifted my commute to a later one...and I experience a larger number of cars on the roads. It was a bit jarring. I was really slow in my progression throughout.

Tomorrow will be interesting too...because I plan to vote before I go to work.

It will be aiight tho...I would rather be later than out of gas...or without the privilege to vote.

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Departure Time: 7:00
Arrival Time: 7:42
Weather as I call it: Cold, frost, 30s...some sun
Shady Gas Price: $2.47
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3
Feared for my life: Nope