When you wake up with a headache.

When you run out of milk at breakfast.

And most importantly when you sit in unexpected traffic. As I’m still fuming over this morning’s traffic madness I figure I’ll blog it and maybe that will help me wash it away.

I understand that there will be construction and that sometimes delays just happen. What I don’t understand is why people turn into utter morons when it does. I understand that some construction jobs require redirecting traffic. What I don’t understand is why they can’t give any notice when you could avoid it or at least prepare for it or why they always pick THE worst possible time to do it.

To the construction staff who make these decisions might I suggest doing a small stakeout for research say the day before? That way you could see that traffic is already buggered in front of the junior high school for roughly 20 minutes every morning. On this note I truly must vent for the lack of traffic planning to begin with. A simple berm preventing left turns at dangerous points would be an economical and practical solution. Directing flow of traffic does much to alleviate problems.

To the dozen or so idiots that angrily swerved out from the line behind me, raced up the turning lane only to realize all traffic was being redirected back to the line and then cut in that line again, I tell you how fortunate you are that I don’t have a superpower granting me the ability to act on my thoughts or every single one of you would have had 4 blown tires this morning and be left stranded on your escape route. Here’s the thing, you’re not any more important than anyone else in line. Your schedule and where you need to be is no more important than the guy next to you. We all have things to do and places to be. So buck up, stay in line and stop causing more accidents. You make me cranky.

And finally to my sweet 5 year old in the backseat, mommy is sorry for your exposure to her wrath and descriptions of those dozen or so drivers. And thanks for being there so mommy kept her descriptions watered down.

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