Dropped The Car Off

I dropped the car off at the shop. We'll see when I get it back.


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Departure Time: N/A
Arrival Time: N/A
Weather as I call it: Sunny, but a bit chilly.
Shady Gas Price: $1.95
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): N/A
Feared for my life: No

The Scarlet Letter R

So, my car didn't pass the safety inspection. Yikes. I guess I have a hole in my exhaust pipe towards the front and maybe a broken tire rod?

Sheesh. Not good.

Now I get to drive around with a big red "R" on my windshield. I risk getting a ticket for doing so...but no matter...I have to drive to work.

I passed a police officer this morning. I prayed he wouldn't pull me over. He didn't...nice.

I am going to get it fixed tomorrow....so the update will be different when we meet next.

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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:33
Weather as I call it: Cloudy...maybe some rain here and there. 40.
Shady Gas Price: $1.99
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nope

Not Sure If I Will Pass

I am going to get my car inspected today. Let's hope I pass.

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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:32
Weather as I call it: Cloudy, 30s
Shady Gas Price: $1.97
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

I Did Not Forget You

There is an MBTA bus in Bedford.

I got behind it.

It went real slow.

I couldn't get around it.

It made me wait through red lights.

Oh, MBTA bus...I haven't forgetten you.

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Departure Time: 7:03
Arrival Time: 7:36
Weather as I call it: Sunny, a little warmer than yesterday, 30s
Shady Gas Price: $1.97
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3
Feared for my life: No

Sheesh High Gas Prices

The shady gas station near my house...well, it used to have low gas prices. Now they are creeping up.

$1.97? Where is this coming from? Come on. I have seen tons of other stations with lower prices.

Not so shady anymore.

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Departure Time: 6:56
Arrival Time: 7:28
Weather as I call it: Sunny. Still cold.
Shady Gas Price: $1.97
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nah

Early Morning Banking

You have to love 24 hour ATMs. Does anybody remember the long lines and the sacrifices you had to make just to conduct business at the bank? Today, I didn't have to leave my car to deposit a check. It was that sweet.

It added a few minutes to my commute time...but not that much. Roads were clear...I even drove under the speed limit in a few places. Wow.

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Departure Time: 6:58
Arrival Time: 7:33
Weather as I call it: Sunny, cold though, 20s
Shady Gas Price: $1.93
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Keep Singing Guy

So this dude got behind me...and I looked in my rearview mirror.

I thought he was shouting....I thought he was shouting at me.

I kept watching him...I probably should have been looking at the road.

It turns out he was singing...singing along to the song he had playing on his car sound system....I am guessing.

He may have been singing along to the song in his head.

He was really into it. Pretty wild.


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Departure Time: 6:52
Arrival Time: 7:25
Weather as I call it: Mostly sunny. Cold, man.
Shady Gas Price: $1.93
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nah.

Socks On The Road

Not Red Sox...just white ones. They were rolling down the road...powered by the wind caused by passing vehicles. Animated socks on the Friday morning...does it get any better?

I say no.

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Departure Time: 7:00
Arrival Time: 7:30
Weather as I call it: Sunny but cold - 20s
Shady Gas Price: $1.83
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

I'm Down With Thursday

Even though I want to spell it Thurdsay all the time, Thursday is ok for me.

You have some people who want to yield for too long.

You have others that ride your rear bumper for miles and miles.

I'm down. Are you?


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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:31
Weather as I call it: Cloudy but 40s
Shady Gas Price: $1.83
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

What Can I Tell You Today?

I got up. I packed my li'l lunch and I walked out the door. I got in the car and drove. Everyone seemed to be in a good mood...maybe because spring is on its way.

I did get behind one school bus, but it didn't delay me too much.

I need to get my car inspected this month. Maybe I can do that during work?


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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:31
Weather as I call it: Sunny. Feels like a promising day.
Shady Gas Price: $1.83
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 1
Feared for my life: Nah

Somebody's Lucky

Is there a lot of state workers in this state or what? The roads were clear. The commute was easy. We're all lucky today.


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Departure Time: 7:10
Arrival Time: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Some sun. 30s
Shady Gas Price: $1.83
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 1
Feared for my life: Nope

Everything Seemed To Be Fine

No problems in the AM this morning. The ride was smooth and I didn't run into any trouble...which is about right for a Monday.

A bit cloudy today. It has been a while since it has been "just cloudy". Usually there has been some precipitation to go along with it.

Gas price is up again. Not sure why...it's just itching to go higher.

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Departure Time: 7:04
Arrival Time: 7:31
Weather as I call it: Just cloudy
Shady Gas Price: $1.83
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Flipped Car

Exciting drive to work today.

1. I almost ran into somebody. I was going through a green light when someone taking a left turn almost pulled in front of me. I slammed on my brakes. He could not see me coming because of a bus that was obscuring his view. I was able to come to a complete stop in a fairly short amount of time. I can tell you my brakes still work.

2. Later on in the trip, I came to a stop. I could see in the distance blue lights and utility trucks. There was a police officer directing traffic.

When he allowed us to continue, I saw a telephone pole snapped in two places and a car flipped onto its hood on somebody's lawn.

Not sure what happened, but it appears that speed was a factor.

Good luck out there.




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Departure Time: 7:10
Arrival Time: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Sunny, cold, 20s
Shady Gas Price: $1.79
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Brakes still work.

Woke Up This Morning With A Pain In My Head

Not sure why. Took some pain reliever right off the bat. I feel better now.

The drive was ok. I cut off a guy but I think we were both at fault. He wanted to be where I was. I was where he wanted to be.

He beeped at me. No harm. No foul.


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Departure Time: 6:59
Arrival Time: 7:29
Weather as I call it: Sunny, 35 degrees.
Shady Gas Price: $1.79
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Rain Is Better

I wish my "the snow will melt" plan played out better.

I still have half a driveway today. Maybe with the rain and the temps in the 50s today will help.

I have been leaving the house later this week. I am having a hard time getting out of bed.

Next week, I will get back into the regular groove.


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Departure Time: 7:09
Arrival Time: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Rain, 40s
Shady Gas Price: $1.81
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nope

Just Half Of The Driveway

I shovelled a bit last night...but just half the driveway. I am hoping the sun will melt the other half today.

Driving was good. No slick spots to speak of. People moved in an orderly fashion.

Since the time change, the sun isn't so blinding in some areas.

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Departure Time: 7:09
Arrival Time: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Sunny, 30.
Shady Gas Price: $1.81
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nope

Just Enough Snow

Woke up to find 3 inches of snow on the ground. What the? I didn't shovel. I am protesting.

There was just enough snow to annoy, but not enough to move around.

When I started to stop before turning into my work's parking lot, I started to skid. It was a little dangerous out there..

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Departure Time: 7:08
Arrival Time: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Light snow
Shady Gas Price: $1.81
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 4
Feared for my life: A bit

Above Freezing

I looked at the thermometer on the side of my house. It was above freezing. Whoa.

I think there's gonna be a warm up this weekend.


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Departure Time: 6:58
Arrival Time: 7:30
Weather as I call it: Sunny...a little warmer.
Shady Gas Price: $1.81
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nah

Snunk

Halfway through my trip, I drove through what used to be a skunk. Man, it was bad...in appearance and smell.

I had to time it right in rolling down my windows. You have to wait until the skunk smell outside is gone so you can get rid of the skunk smell inside your car.


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Departure Time: 6:56
Arrival Time: 7:31
Weather as I call it: Sunny and Cold
Shady Gas Price: $1.81
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3
Feared for my life: Nah

Driving With Ice

The front of my car had all this ice on it. It didn't go away after the drive was over.

Driving with ice is a fairly new thing for me.

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Departure Time: 7:02
Arrival Time: 7:36
Weather as I call it: Sunny, Frigid, single digits
Shady Gas Price: $1.81
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Much Clearer Than Yesterday

The area has recovered pretty well from yesterday. I did shovel my driveway again last night in preparation for today, but it only took me a quarter of the time.

I slept well. I found the driving easy this morning.

There were many people out and outside of a teenage driver cutting the corner a little too close and somebody pulling out of their street a little too aggressively, it was a pleasant drive.


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Departure Time: 6:56
Arrival Time: 7:31
Weather as I call it: Sunny, cold, 10s
Shady Gas Price: $1.81
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

I Jinxed It

I think the title of my last post was about how the weather is getting better.

Sheesh, did I jinx it or what?

I spent two hours shoveling out the driveway. It just kept coming down.

I drove to work much later than anticipated. Oh well...but it worked in my favor.

The roads were pretty clear and certainly low on car volume.

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Departure Time: 10:21
Arrival Time: 10:56
Weather as I call it: Light snow. 20s
Shady Gas Price: $1.81
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3
Feared for my life: Suprisingly, no.