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mandolinRe: the subject - the outer loop of the Baltimore Beltway in the morning is a NIGHTMARE if you hit it after 6:30. Which is the only reason I moved out of my parents' house when I got a new job, because every morning and evening of that route would have made me homicidal.
And the logjam this morning reminded me just how true that was...
So I got out the door a little before 7, turned on the radio and heard that 29 southbound was clogged due to an accident. Well, no problem, I usually take 29 north.
But as soon as I got off the ramp, 29 North was dead-stopped! I promptly got back on the ramp, got back on 40 and made a U-turn. By the time I was again pointed in the right direction, the traffic report ran again with an "oops, we meant NORTHBOUND 29!" Gee, thanks a lot, guys. The report also said that Frederick Road was slow due to construction - and since that's a one-lane road, I decided not to touch it and stayed on Route 40.
Just as I was passing Patapsco State Park, the radio informed me there was an accident at Nuwood Drive... and all the traffic ground to a halt.
Apparently, some dumbass hit a school bus, and the accident was blocking ALL THREE LANES of 40 West - and trapped in the Patapsco State Park corridor, there was no escape.
I swear, when I finally inched around the accident with the cops directing traffic, I was screaming. (My windows were closed, of course.)
It normally takes me 15-25 minutes to get to work in the morning.
Today, it took me a whopping hour and 15 minutes to get there. I'm taking leave to get out of here before 4.
I'd have had better luck on the Beltway.
And the logjam this morning reminded me just how true that was...
So I got out the door a little before 7, turned on the radio and heard that 29 southbound was clogged due to an accident. Well, no problem, I usually take 29 north.
But as soon as I got off the ramp, 29 North was dead-stopped! I promptly got back on the ramp, got back on 40 and made a U-turn. By the time I was again pointed in the right direction, the traffic report ran again with an "oops, we meant NORTHBOUND 29!" Gee, thanks a lot, guys. The report also said that Frederick Road was slow due to construction - and since that's a one-lane road, I decided not to touch it and stayed on Route 40.
Just as I was passing Patapsco State Park, the radio informed me there was an accident at Nuwood Drive... and all the traffic ground to a halt.
Apparently, some dumbass hit a school bus, and the accident was blocking ALL THREE LANES of 40 West - and trapped in the Patapsco State Park corridor, there was no escape.
I swear, when I finally inched around the accident with the cops directing traffic, I was screaming. (My windows were closed, of course.)
It normally takes me 15-25 minutes to get to work in the morning.
Today, it took me a whopping hour and 15 minutes to get there. I'm taking leave to get out of here before 4.
I'd have had better luck on the Beltway.
