Late April Driving

If you are driving to work in late April like me, you get to see all the trees sprout their leaves again. You get to see the flowers and the grass.

It looks good. It looks like renewal.

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Departure Time: 7:10
Arrival Time: 7:43
Weather as I call it: Sunny and cool. Good day
Shady Gas Price: $1.99
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Back From Vacation

I took some time off. I went to FL for a friend's wedding. It was a great experience.

Back to work today. I set my trip-o-meter to find out how many miles a one way trip to work is. The answer? 14.2 miles.

Not too shabby. I average a speed of 25 miles per hour. Better than walking.


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Departure Time: 6:58
Arrival Time: 7:32
Weather as I call it: Sunny...it's gonna be a hot one.
Shady Gas Price: $1.99
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Long String Of Sunny Broken

It needed to happen eventually. Can't be sunny every day.

Some light rain. Roads were very wet. No breaks in the clouds at all.

I was back to the regular route this morning. Not a big deal. It's a good route and it suits me.

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Departure Time: 6:59
Arrival Time: 7:31
Weather as I call it: Light rain, 40s
Shady Gas Price: $1.99
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Pats Day

I placed a bet on driving the highway today and it paid off. I needed to get to work early for a meeting and I was able to shave about 10 minutes off of my commute time.

There were people on the road....it appeared to be a 25% reduction.

Just enough to make things move.

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Departure Time: 6:39
Arrival Time: 7:00
Weather as I call it: Partly sunny. 40s
Shady Gas Price: $1.99
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 1
Feared for my life: No

Another Week is Through

Did this week fly by for you? Was it just me? I was fairly busy...but I woke up today thinking that I couldn't believe the weekend was here.

Pretty crazy. Anyhoo. See you on the roads on Monday. Yeah, I don't have the day off.

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Departure Time: 7:07
Arrival Time: 7:38
Weather as I call it: Sunny
Shady Gas Price: $1.93
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Yelling At The Top Of His Lungs

There was some dude behind me that I saw via my rear view mirror yelling at someone or something.

Not at me...at least I don't think so.

He kept turning his head to the right and was visibly angry. I couldn't hear him, but it was clear he was shouting.

Now, the object of his shouting and ranting was not apparent. It did not appear to be outside his car since there was nothing on that side of his car throughout.

There may have been someone in the back seat...but I couldn't see that person or that pet.

The scene was disturbing nonetheless. It made me happy that he wasn't following me for long.


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Departure Time: 7:03
Arrival Time: 7:34
Weather as I call it: Sunny...a little cooler than yesterday.
Shady Gas Price: $1.93
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nah, but it was a bit scary.

Switching Car Seats

I got a really late start today. I had to switch car seats from one vehicle to another....among other things.

It took me some time to get everything prepared just right.

I got behind a school bus that had stops every 200 feet or so...that's why I go early.

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Departure Time: 7:17
Arrival Time: 7:49
Weather as I call it: Sunny, nice
Shady Gas Price: $1.93
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3
Feared for my life: No

Car Repair Take 2

Drove the CR-V to a garage to get it fixed. The check engine light came on a few weeks ago and now I need to get it repaired.

We've been driving around with a scarlet R on that car too.

Ugh.

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Departure Time: N/A
Arrival Time: N/A
Weather as I call it: Sunny
Shady Gas Price: $1.93
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

I Like The Sun

Looks like it's going to be sunny for the next few days. I don't think I am jinxing anything by saying that I am happy winter is over.

Now I can look forward to allergies being the only hardship on the road.


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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:31
Weather as I call it: Sunny. Cool
Shady Gas Price: $1.93
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Wild Turkeys

I was driving down Route 4 in Billerica and I saw a flock of wild turkeys....I mean, I think they were wild. They were huge!

They were on some guy's lawn...just pecking away. At first I thought they were fake...but they were moving around...flapping their wings a bit.

It took me by surprise for the few moments I had to look over. You only get a few seconds before you're rolling past the next house.


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Departure Time: 7:03
Arrival Time: 7:33
Weather as I call it: Sunny, cool
Shady Gas Price: $1.93
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 1
Feared for my life: No

It's a Trend

Our new baby has slept through the night 5 nights in a row. It's a trend...and I probably just jinxed it.

I think I am catching up on sleep but I still feel really tired when I wake up.

I am weening myself off a daily dose of coffee. I am hoping green tea will help with the transition.

Outside of that, the drive has been pleasant. I am down with sunny days and moving traffic.

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Departure Time: 7:09
Arrival Time: 7:43
Weather as I call it: Sunny, 30s, but pleasant.
Shady Gas Price: $1.93
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Sun And Cappuccino

The sun is back out today. I dropped by the coffeeshop to get myself a cappuccino. I think I needed a break from the old office coffee.



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Departure Time: 7:05
Arrival Time: 7:44
Weather as I call it: Sunny. Cool. High 30s
Shady Gas Price: $1.93
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Voted In The Town Election

I cast my vote in some of the town election's this morning. I thought it might be funny to write in a few people's names...but I didn't.

No lines for the polls this time around. No historical noteworthiness to draw in the big crowds.


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Departure Time: 7:02
Arrival Time: 7:44
Weather as I call it: Mostly cloudy
Shady Gas Price: $1.93
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

I Don't Think They Are Opening

I love opening day, but I think they aren't playing today.

Rain is coming in, although you wouldn't know that by looking around this morning.

Got behind a few school buses today. It delayed me a bit.
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Departure Time: 7:03
Arrival Time: 7:37
Weather as I call it: Sunny. Cool. 40s
Shady Gas Price: $1.93
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Economic Meltdown Blues

So, I have been thinking about this blog and its theme. The first part is driving. The second part is work. Since Sept. 2005, the work part hasn't taken a break. I am lucky. I raise a glass to those who are out of work for whatever reason.

Stay positive. We'll get through it. This too shall pass.

P.S. I saw a dead cat on the side of the road this morning.

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Departure Time: 7:11
Arrival Time: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Cloudy, no rain though
Shady Gas Price: $1.93
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

I Am Not Following You

...but you are driving very slowly. That's what I said to myself...although it was directed to the red Ford Thunderbird in front of me. We started driving together somewhere in Bedford and continued until we finally got to my complex.

It tacked a minute or two on my drive. He was very cautious.

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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:34
Weather as I call it: Cloudy. Looks like rain.
Shady Gas Price: $1.95
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Back To It

Crazy. I got my car back in 4 hours. These peeps do their work efficiently.

Nice.

There's some new rattles and noises in my car now...what can you do? I am gonna run this thing into the ground.

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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:33
Weather as I call it: Mostly cloudy
Shady Gas Price: $1.95
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nah