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| A good day; Followed by the drive home from hell | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 23 2009, 08:54 PM (152 Views) | |
| Luke's Dad | Jul 23 2009, 08:54 PM Post #1 |
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Emperor Pengin
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So we went to Kings Dominion today. It's about an hour and fifteen minute drive. Everybody had a great time, and there was a 2:00 rain shower that caused most everybody to leave, yet twenty minutes after the rain started, you would never have known it rained. That worked out really well as there were no lines. As I said, everybody had a blast. Then came the ride home. What was supposed to be a little over an hour turned into three hours, thanks to a six mile backup due to two lane closures. It took over an hour and a half to travel six miles. There were two kickers. 1) The actual distance the two lanes were closed for? 50 ft. 2) The entire distance of the backup, there were HOV lanes that could have been utilized, but they had barriers up because it wasn't rush hour. VDOT Engineers must all be graduates of UMUC (University of Maryland University College, yes that's the real name). |
| The problem with having an open mind is that people keep trying to put things in it. | |
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| Mikhailoh | Jul 24 2009, 04:24 AM Post #2 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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The only thing I dislike about VA is the traffic laws. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Jul 24 2009, 04:27 AM Post #3 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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50 feet? I would have gone ballistic. Happened to me once when I was on my way to Annapolis. I was cruising along, doing about 80 mph on Rt. 50 when I see this trooper barricade in front of me. I come close to laying a patch down on the road, then stop just short of the cruiser parked lengthwise on the highway. We all sat there for about 20 minutes until the chopper came in and landed in front of us. Then it took off, and they let us go. |
| I cite irreconcilable differences. | |
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| Riley | Jul 24 2009, 07:48 AM Post #4 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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LD, last week the 403 (major highway) was closed due to an accident, causing horrible traffic everywhere. What should have been a 10-15 minute drive home from the grocery store took 2 hours. At least you were expecting a reasonably long drive. It was about a four kilometre drive. So I was averaging 2 km/h. Walking, it would have taken no more than an hour. |
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