8 hour commute:
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Topic: 8 hour commute:
Posted By: tallen702
Subject: 8 hour commute:
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 12:20am
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That's what I faced last night to get home. What is normally a 1 hour trip took me 8 hours.
Not because of the weather Not because of my driving skills Not even due to the fact that NONE of the roads were plowed But because the federal gov't refused to allow people to telecommute/work from home/leave early enough to beat the storm. The OPM (office of personnel management) also failed to notify DDOT, VDOT, and MDDOT of their decision to dismiss people at 3PM which meant that none of the traffic signals were set to the out-bound rush hour schedule. This meant instant gridlock. Worst commute I've heard of so far? 13 hours to go 10 miles. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
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Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 2:02am
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shoulda slept in your office. I'm not sure my car has enough gas to idle for 8 hours. ------------- http://www.anomationanodizing.com - My Site 
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Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 2:44am
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Amateur. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Highway_110_traffic_jam - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Highway_110_traffic_jam
But really, that sucks. ------------- 
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Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 8:31am
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Holy. Crap.
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Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 11:01am
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wasnt you who posted on arfcom about this was it? ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 11:13am
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That must have been the most aggravating experience. Situations like that call for some mood adjusters to be on hand. -------------  irc.esper.net #paintball |
Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 11:33am
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Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 2:09pm
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I almost pooped myself Whale.
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Posted By: __sneaky__
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 3:21pm
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I have a driving philosophy: If you are on the same road that I am, whether you're going the other direction, in the other lane, 3 cars ahead of me, etc; I hate you. You will, have, or are currently doing something that is causing me to become angry with you, so please turn off at the next intersection. Thank you. ------------- "I AM a crossdresser." -Reb Cpl Forum Vice President RIP T&O Forum |
Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 3:59pm
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^ This. -------------
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 5:13pm
This. 1000 times this. I have become increasingly intolerant of the people I have to share the road with. They all suck but me. Tallen, tough break on the drive. I don't know if I could have done it without cracking. ------------- ? |
__sneaky__ wrote:Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 5:28pm
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Mine took 6 once for a 1 hour drive. That sucked horribly. Also, what Sneaky said. it sucks so bad for that to happen ------------- Que pasa? 
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 6:31pm
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People in town here drive to make a 5 min drive a 20 min drive. Id hate to get stuck in one of those jams. ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |
Posted By: Rofl_Mao
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 11:24pm
Speaking of driving, I just got my permit on Tuesday  first try too!
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 11:54pm
Just? Iv had my license since I was 14. But good job on gettin it first try. ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |
Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 29 January 2011 at 12:19am
double the koodos (sp). In NY you just have to ID a stop sign and poof, you get it. I took it in the snow though so it was EXTRA fun. Thing i hate about the driving test is that it doesn't prep you for some of the things you'll experience on the road or highway |
Posted By: Rofl_Mao
Date Posted: 29 January 2011 at 12:43am
Meh, I didn't really have much incentive to do it in the past, but turning 18 made me not want to be a loser and have to rely on others to drive me around. It's intense enough driving for the first time on the road, i'm glad now that I live in a rural town in New Brunswick and there isn't much traffic. I shudder now at the thought of having to learn how to drive on the streets of South Florida. (stick-shift too btw) |
Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 29 January 2011 at 1:18am
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You guys have to take a test for the permit? -------------
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Posted By: mbro
Date Posted: 29 January 2011 at 2:09am
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Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos. |
Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 29 January 2011 at 2:20am
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I just had to show proof that I was enrolled in a driving class. -------------
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 29 January 2011 at 9:50am
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Merc, wasn't me on arfcom. But so many people around here had the same experience. A friend of mine had a 9 hour ordeal to get home the same night. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |