Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Why I hate commuting in D.C.

I work less than 9 miles from my house. In theory, it should take me only 15-20 minutes to get to work.

Today there was this much snow on the ground (and I could have simply blown it off of the car).
I left home earlier than usual anticipating the usual bit of traffic that rain or snow causes (we refer to this as "liquid stupid" falling from the sky). Here's the beltway on-ramp.
And here's what I had to look at for the next couple of hours as I sat there, waiting to move.
No accidents, no snow on the actual road and it wasn't even snowing at the time. Say what you will about Pittsburgh, but at least people aren't afraid to drive when it's anything less than sunny. I don't know what it is about rain/snow here that turns people into scared crazies who forget how to drive. I'm already dreading my commute home...

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