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  • L lintybits

    Can someone explain to me why people feel the need to slow down to look at accidents on the other side of the freakin highway? :mad: I live/work in Portland Maine. Every couple of weeks I have to be in corp. HQ, which is in Southern Mass. - approx 130 miles each way. I leave fairly early so it usually takes around 2 hrs. This morning it was almost 4 1/2hrs. Ran into a 20+ mile backup going south, the cause of which ended up being an accident on the NORTH BOUND SIDE of the highway. It was pretty much cleared by the time I got to it, but it looked like a simple 2 car non fatal/minimal damage rear ending type of thing. Beyond that, the road was completely clear. great way to start the day, ugh.

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    leckey 0
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    Hey, at least you weren't in the accident. Be grateful for the small things.

    ______________________ stuff + cats = awesome

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      Hey, at least you weren't in the accident. Be grateful for the small things.

      ______________________ stuff + cats = awesome

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      lintybits
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      Yeah you're right. Thought about that after I posted, just needed to vent. Best part was I finished my coffee (about 3 cups) before I hit the backup...then got to sit for another 3 hrs. Let's just say it was close:-O

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        Can someone explain to me why people feel the need to slow down to look at accidents on the other side of the freakin highway? :mad: I live/work in Portland Maine. Every couple of weeks I have to be in corp. HQ, which is in Southern Mass. - approx 130 miles each way. I leave fairly early so it usually takes around 2 hrs. This morning it was almost 4 1/2hrs. Ran into a 20+ mile backup going south, the cause of which ended up being an accident on the NORTH BOUND SIDE of the highway. It was pretty much cleared by the time I got to it, but it looked like a simple 2 car non fatal/minimal damage rear ending type of thing. Beyond that, the road was completely clear. great way to start the day, ugh.

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        Matthew Faithfull
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        I live less than 2 miles from where I work, but it happens to be the other side of a major river with very few bridges. Monday this week it took me 1 hour and 10 mins sitting in traffic on one of the busiest and most dangerous roads in the country to get to work. I so need a canoe it doesn't bear thinking about. :wtf: If there are any other CPians in the Nottingham UK area who happen to have canoe they don't have room for, don't be shy, I'm desparate and I might do almost anything ;P

        Nothing is exactly what it seems but everything with seems can be unpicked.

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        • L lintybits

          Yeah you're right. Thought about that after I posted, just needed to vent. Best part was I finished my coffee (about 3 cups) before I hit the backup...then got to sit for another 3 hrs. Let's just say it was close:-O

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          leckey 0
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          Understood. I tend to vent about small things more than I should. Sometimes I need a reminder to get my perspective back in place.

          ______________________ stuff + cats = awesome

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          • M Matthew Faithfull

            I live less than 2 miles from where I work, but it happens to be the other side of a major river with very few bridges. Monday this week it took me 1 hour and 10 mins sitting in traffic on one of the busiest and most dangerous roads in the country to get to work. I so need a canoe it doesn't bear thinking about. :wtf: If there are any other CPians in the Nottingham UK area who happen to have canoe they don't have room for, don't be shy, I'm desparate and I might do almost anything ;P

            Nothing is exactly what it seems but everything with seems can be unpicked.

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            Matthew Faithfull wrote:

            2 miles from where I work, but it happens to be the other side of a major river with very few bridges. Monday this week it took me 1 hour

            That's absolutely insane! Why not just walk? Probably faster. I live two miles from work and takes 5 minutes. Seven if I hit the red lights.

            ______________________ stuff + cats = awesome

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            • L lintybits

              Can someone explain to me why people feel the need to slow down to look at accidents on the other side of the freakin highway? :mad: I live/work in Portland Maine. Every couple of weeks I have to be in corp. HQ, which is in Southern Mass. - approx 130 miles each way. I leave fairly early so it usually takes around 2 hrs. This morning it was almost 4 1/2hrs. Ran into a 20+ mile backup going south, the cause of which ended up being an accident on the NORTH BOUND SIDE of the highway. It was pretty much cleared by the time I got to it, but it looked like a simple 2 car non fatal/minimal damage rear ending type of thing. Beyond that, the road was completely clear. great way to start the day, ugh.

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              great way to end the day when 30 000 Rolling Stone fans decide they have to take the road that I take at the same time I leave work... X| (that was Tuesday)

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                great way to end the day when 30 000 Rolling Stone fans decide they have to take the road that I take at the same time I leave work... X| (that was Tuesday)

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                Ian Shlasko
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                Well, at least they'll keep their eyes on the road and their hands upon the wheel... Oh wait, that was the Doors, not the Stones. Either way, we're goin' to the roadhouse. We're gonna have a real good time. And to think... Today I skipped the morning dose of caffeine...

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                  great way to end the day when 30 000 Rolling Stone fans decide they have to take the road that I take at the same time I leave work... X| (that was Tuesday)

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                  Especially if they are as old as the Rolling Stones. Nothing like the blue-haired's behind the wheel to scare you.

                  ______________________ stuff + cats = awesome

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                  • L lintybits

                    Can someone explain to me why people feel the need to slow down to look at accidents on the other side of the freakin highway? :mad: I live/work in Portland Maine. Every couple of weeks I have to be in corp. HQ, which is in Southern Mass. - approx 130 miles each way. I leave fairly early so it usually takes around 2 hrs. This morning it was almost 4 1/2hrs. Ran into a 20+ mile backup going south, the cause of which ended up being an accident on the NORTH BOUND SIDE of the highway. It was pretty much cleared by the time I got to it, but it looked like a simple 2 car non fatal/minimal damage rear ending type of thing. Beyond that, the road was completely clear. great way to start the day, ugh.

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                    David Crow
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                    You're assuming the accident started in the northbound lane. It could have started in the southbound (your) lane, and caused a reaction in the northbound lane (which re-affected the southbound lane). ;)


                    "A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow

                    "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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                    • L lintybits

                      Yeah you're right. Thought about that after I posted, just needed to vent. Best part was I finished my coffee (about 3 cups) before I hit the backup...then got to sit for another 3 hrs. Let's just say it was close:-O

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                      David Crow
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                      lintybits wrote:

                      Let's just say it was close

                      At least you had empty cups lying around, just in case!


                      "A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow

                      "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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                        Matthew Faithfull wrote:

                        2 miles from where I work, but it happens to be the other side of a major river with very few bridges. Monday this week it took me 1 hour

                        That's absolutely insane! Why not just walk? Probably faster. I live two miles from work and takes 5 minutes. Seven if I hit the red lights.

                        ______________________ stuff + cats = awesome

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                        Matthew Faithfull
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                        I can do a lot of cool stuff, including some things with macros you would not believe, but I can't walk on water. That's why I need a canoe, the road and the only footpath, which is a swamp even in the summer and blocked for bikes, go miles down the river to the next bridge. I'd have to walk more or less the same way I drive and it would take ~1 hour. I love where I live and I love where I work but commuting is, as you say 'insane'. Still I used to cycle into London in the rush hour from outside the M25 so who am I to talk about sanity :omg:

                        Nothing is exactly what it seems but everything with seems can be unpicked.

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                        • L lintybits

                          Can someone explain to me why people feel the need to slow down to look at accidents on the other side of the freakin highway? :mad: I live/work in Portland Maine. Every couple of weeks I have to be in corp. HQ, which is in Southern Mass. - approx 130 miles each way. I leave fairly early so it usually takes around 2 hrs. This morning it was almost 4 1/2hrs. Ran into a 20+ mile backup going south, the cause of which ended up being an accident on the NORTH BOUND SIDE of the highway. It was pretty much cleared by the time I got to it, but it looked like a simple 2 car non fatal/minimal damage rear ending type of thing. Beyond that, the road was completely clear. great way to start the day, ugh.

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                          Lost User
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                          Which bits are linty? :rolleyes:

                          The tigress is here :-D

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                            Which bits are linty? :rolleyes:

                            The tigress is here :-D

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                            lintybits
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                            Shhhh...it's a secret;) Actually, the origin isn't that interesting. It's related to a band I used to be in (Liniment). When I'd play solo I'd book myself as A Bit of Liniment, which eventually got shortened.

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                            • D David Crow

                              lintybits wrote:

                              Let's just say it was close

                              At least you had empty cups lying around, just in case!


                              "A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow

                              "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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                              the thought did cross my mind

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                                great way to end the day when 30 000 Rolling Stone fans decide they have to take the road that I take at the same time I leave work... X| (that was Tuesday)

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                                lintybits
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                                I'd take Stones fans over one afternoon I had last summer. Jessica Simpson made an appearance at a Walmart near my office. I've never seen anything like that in my life

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                                  lintybits wrote:

                                  Let's just say it was close

                                  At least you had empty cups lying around, just in case!


                                  "A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow

                                  "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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                                  Gary Wheeler
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                                  X|


                                  Software Zen: delete this;

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                                  • L lintybits

                                    Can someone explain to me why people feel the need to slow down to look at accidents on the other side of the freakin highway? :mad: I live/work in Portland Maine. Every couple of weeks I have to be in corp. HQ, which is in Southern Mass. - approx 130 miles each way. I leave fairly early so it usually takes around 2 hrs. This morning it was almost 4 1/2hrs. Ran into a 20+ mile backup going south, the cause of which ended up being an accident on the NORTH BOUND SIDE of the highway. It was pretty much cleared by the time I got to it, but it looked like a simple 2 car non fatal/minimal damage rear ending type of thing. Beyond that, the road was completely clear. great way to start the day, ugh.

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                                    ednrgc
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                                    lintybits wrote:

                                    I live/work in Portland Maine.

                                    What did they hit? A moose? :laugh:

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                                    • L lintybits

                                      Can someone explain to me why people feel the need to slow down to look at accidents on the other side of the freakin highway? :mad: I live/work in Portland Maine. Every couple of weeks I have to be in corp. HQ, which is in Southern Mass. - approx 130 miles each way. I leave fairly early so it usually takes around 2 hrs. This morning it was almost 4 1/2hrs. Ran into a 20+ mile backup going south, the cause of which ended up being an accident on the NORTH BOUND SIDE of the highway. It was pretty much cleared by the time I got to it, but it looked like a simple 2 car non fatal/minimal damage rear ending type of thing. Beyond that, the road was completely clear. great way to start the day, ugh.

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                                      Joe Woodbury
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                                      Hey, at least the traffic slowed for a reason. There's a spot on the freeway on my way to work where everything comes to a halt for no reason most days. Unfortunately, every now and then, this results in a multi-car accident (almost had one myself this morning--first time in ages I've locked up my brakes. I'm just glad the van in back of me had good brakes as well.)

                                      Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke

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                                      • D David Crow

                                        lintybits wrote:

                                        Let's just say it was close

                                        At least you had empty cups lying around, just in case!


                                        "A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow

                                        "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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                                        DavidCrow wrote:

                                        At least you had empty cups lying around, just in case!

                                        :laugh::laugh:

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