Tango Grill Cafe

I had breakfast at the Tango Grill Cafe. The Tango omelet was good. I got home fries, half grilled and half fried...should have got them all fried. They were crispier and tastier.

The toast came slathered with margarine, which wasn't a negative issue with me.

The huge urn of coffee wasn't bad either.

All together, I give it an 8.5 out of 10. They are opening for dinner on Friday and Saturday nights. Hopefully they can pack 'em in.



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Departure Time: N/A
Arrival Time: N/A
Weather as I call it: Cloudy and cool. 55F
Shady Gas Price: $2.59
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Increase of Bike Commuters

Lots of bikes in the Bedford/Lexington area. It's gotta be the Minuteman Trail. People have to be hooking up with that to ride into Boston.

Pretty cool if you have a shower on premise...I wouldn't be able to ride a bike and not be a sweaty mess at my desk.


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Departure Time: 7:15
Arrival Time: 7:45
Weather as I call it: Sunny. Mid 60s
Shady Gas Price: $2.59
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

More Cars Mean More Time

It was pretty light on traffic this summer, natch...but I think the time is over for that.

There are definitely more cars on the road.

I think we'll start seeing school buses...soon.


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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:29
Weather as I call it: Sunny...a little less humid than the last few days.
Shady Gas Price: $2.59
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

FrontEnd Loader of Death

Ahhh!! I was driving south on Route 4 in Chelmsford around Mill Pond when I saw a frontend loader with a bunch of long pipes in its bucket coming right for me...!



He was in the middle of the road. I had to slow down and pull over...

Got a little hairy there. I thought I was in for it.

Changes the ol' status on the 'feared for my life' line.



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Departure Time: 7:02
Arrival Time: 7:30
Weather as I call it: Mostly cloudy...some hazy sun. High 60s
Shady Gas Price: $2.59
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3
Feared for my life: For a moment there.

I Don't Know The Effects Of The Heat

A few jobs ago, I remember driving to work during a heat wave and people on the roads were really cranky.

It was an awful driving experience. People were beeping and yelling and looking angry.

Since I don't drive with as many people, I am not sure if the heat is affecting many people.

It didn't seem that hot this morning.

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Departure Time: 7:00
Arrival Time: 7:28
Weather as I call it: Hazy sun. 70s
Shady Gas Price: $2.61
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

More Deer

I saw a big doe run in front of me on the way to work. I think it was sorta hobbling. It didn't seem to be in the best of health. I am not sure if it was hurt or half awake or what.


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Departure Time: 6:51
Arrival Time: 7:19
Weather as I call it: Hazy sun, low 70s, just sticky.
Shady Gas Price: $2.61
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Thanks For Pulling In Front Of Me

While driving this morning, two cars decided to press their luck and pull out in front of me to take their left turns. I tooted my horn at them both since that is what I do. If you are going to be bold like that, then you should make haste....not take your time and make things dangerous for everyone.

Other than that, the wet roads and the cloudy skies didn't deter me much.

I did run a red light at Drum Hill. I am sorry...but I thought I could make the yellow light and failed...

Off tomorrow. See you around the roads.


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Departure Time: 7:02
Arrival Time: 7:29
Weather as I call it: Cloudy, a little drizzly here and there, low 60s
Shady Gas Price: $2.61
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3.5
Feared for my life: No

Goodbye WBCN

I have been listening to the last hours of WBCN airplay over the past couple of days driving to work. Not sure why things change, but they do...always.

Radio as a medium is dying...but I think all one way, mass communications are dying...or at least changing.

Thanks for all the good times and some bad times...when I worked there :)

Goodbye WBCN. I will miss you.


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Departure Time: 6:56
Arrival Time: 7:25
Weather as I call it: Mostly cloudy. Humid. High 60s
Shady Gas Price: $2.59
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

The 3 Hs

Hot

Hazy

Humid

This morning was sticky. It's gonna get worse today.

Seemed to be a lot of people on the roads today.

Are people not on vacation any more? I had some good summer driving over the past few weeks.

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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:30
Weather as I call it: See above
Shady Gas Price: $2.59
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nah

Gas Prices Back Up

Just in time for Labor Day traveling, the gas prices are going back up.

It was holding at $2.47 for a while there. But now it's up 12 cents.

I wonder if we will see prices under 2 dollars a gallon again?

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Departure Time: 6:56
Arrival Time: 7:24
Weather as I call it: Sunny, milder.
Shady Gas Price: $2.59
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nah

Construction Didn't Last That Long

I forgot to mention in my last post that the route I usually take to get to work has reopened to "non-local" traffic.

The road is uneven in many places, but it's not too troublesome.

Aesthetically, it's not pleasing...but they got the new sewer line in.



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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:30
Weather as I call it: Sunny, humid
Shady Gas Price: $2.55
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Make Way For Emergency Vehicles

On the way to work this morning, I had to pull over for a police cruiser and a fire vehicle (not a full blown fire truck, but a smaller SUV-ish truck with fire truck colors and lights).

They went to a residence where there was a scene with a family with a baby on the front lawn. They were speaking with some of the emergency technicians.

It may have been an emergency at one point but by the time the crews got there, it seemed to be not so bad.

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Departure Time: 7:02
Arrival Time: 7:29
Weather as I call it: Sunny
Shady Gas Price: $2.47
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nah