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That's my point - the commute I mentioned is genrally 15-20 minutes, traffic included. I wasn't complaining of extra traffic, I was complaining of driving 25 mph on a roadway on which I normally do 75 mph, thanks to the weather conditions.

McAvoy - that's nucking futs.

Soccer moms Mikey. Soccer moms everywhere. When there is snow on the ground they take up both lanes and drive 5 MPH.

McAvoy wrote:Soccer moms Mikey. Soccer moms everywhere. When there is snow on the ground they take up both lanes and drive 5 MPH.

Yesterday, I found that the bigger problem was testosterone junkies with Jeeps who don't understand that 4WD doesn't help you brake any better.

Well, of course it does! They can go 60-70 in snow and ice and come out of it fine! Upside down, but fine!

Mikey wrote:

McAvoy wrote:Soccer moms Mikey. Soccer moms everywhere. When there is snow on the ground they take up both lanes and drive 5 MPH.

Yesterday, I found that the bigger problem was testosterone junkies with Jeeps who don't understand that 4WD doesn't help you brake any better.

Testosterone junkies, young insecure punks, just plain old dumbasses. The real driving hazards on the roads. Besides the crumbling infrastructure.

By me it's soccer moms more so than the young, or idiotic.

Princeton Junction is where there is are families that are rich but not quite rich enough to live near Princeton drive. These are doctors and Lawyers and successful business people.

They drive these big ass SUVs and minivans and small SUVs where they drive super slow the moment the ground is wet. Snow just gives them an excuse to drive like they own the road but afraid to claim it.

There's light at the end of that tunnel for all of us on the east coast US; it is by now gradually warming into spring. At least it's above 0C most of the time (except perhaps overnight lows on cooler days) so a lot of the accumulated snow has melted already. Earlier this week it was genuinely nice out though the ups and downs of day to day weather made it cooler again. Alas, tomorrow forecasts as cool and rainy.

I'm going to welcome being at work tomorrow anyway, since it will get me away from the noise caused by some work going on at home. The same was the case on Monday and Tuesday (the contractors apparently had other jobs Wednesday and Thu/Fri aren't convenient for us so the work picks up Sat and then next Monday). It's the bathroom: initially a leak at the bathtub (evidently rust around the drain, as it is/was a stainless steel tub closing on 30 years of age) that turned into a renovation of whole room with new tiling and fixtures all around. Right now a new tub is there, but with the surrounding wall panels removed all we can do is sort of carefully sponge-bath without splashing water over the edges.

And... I seem to have sciatic nerve pain in the upper right thigh and lower back starting in the last couple of weeks. There's also what is likely just eczema on one calf, though when I see the doc next week I'll get an opinion on whether it''s something else like ringworm (along with a prescription for physical therapy). Naproxen (generic Aleve), avoiding bending at the hip and walking as much as I can get out will manage for now.

On the plus side, I'm generally told I look younger than my 32 years, even if I don't always feel it.

And tomorrow is April first. Prank day. Oh so great.

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:And tomorrow is April first. Prank day. Oh so great.

Boy am I glad I don't work tomorrow night...

Sonic Glitch wrote:

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:And tomorrow is April first. Prank day. Oh so great.

Boy am I glad I don't work tomorrow night...

Aye. I'm glad I don't really have to leave my house, save to get the mail.

I think this might be last time I will go to Church. I am being forced to do this and my Dad says it will be good for me. That means he has no understanding why I am the way I am. I don't attend Muslim or Jewish ceremonies because that will be good for me.

The snow is mostly gone around the yard, and good god it looks wrecked from the winter.

So at tonight's Lakewood BlueClaws (a local single-A minor league baseball team) game, my son was recognized on the field before the game for being a Most Improved Student and got to introduce himself on the big screen, followed by my daughter singing the national anthem with her school chorus. So, that was a thing.

Mikey wrote:So at tonight's Lakewood BlueClaws (a local single-A minor league baseball team) game, my son was recognized on the field before the game for being a Most Improved Student and got to introduce himself on the big screen, followed by my daughter singing the national anthem with her school chorus. So, that was a thing.

Awww, that must have been awesome for them and you! Congrats

Mikey wrote:So at tonight's Lakewood BlueClaws (a local single-A minor league baseball team) game, my son was recognized on the field before the game for being a Most Improved Student and got to introduce himself on the big screen, followed by my daughter singing the national anthem with her school chorus. So, that was a thing.

Wow, congrats. Very cool.