Life Past 30

After a beautiful weekend, my Tuesday-that-feels-like-Monday morning got a little sidetracked.  I use public transportation to get to and from work everyday simply because I don’t want to be stressed out by driving in traffic.  The public transportation system in Washington, DC may have its problems, but it is by the far the best I have ever used.  It even trumps Los Angeles’ system. 

The problem I had this morning involved being stuck in traffic for 20 minutes on crowded bus.  I’m perfectly aware that the amount of people using public transportation has doubled, even tripled, in some places due to high gas, food, and miscellaneous prices.  Despite that fact, I could not come up with a logical explanation for all the traffic that was on the streets this morning!  The intersection that normally has a lot of rush hour traffic seemed to have five times the amount today, which made the commute longer.  It was as though every commercial truck, school bus, and personal vehicle hit the road at the same time.  I cannot recall ever seeing the traffic that bad on previous mornings.  Really, where did everyone come from?  Did they plan it?  It seemed coordinated, but there’s no proof.       

What should have been an uneventful 30 minute commute took almost an hour.  I’m hoping the commute home will be different.  How is traffic in your area?