Shit I See On My Commute - 3/11/15 Edition

"RightFootDown" (rightfootdown) 03/11/2015 at 11:30 • Filed to: None

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Welcome to a brand new feature on RFD titled Shit I See On My Commute. I decided this would be a gratuitous genius way of highlighting the stuff I see on my daily one-hour commute from Maryland to RFD's super secret headquarters somewhere in Northern Virginia. Keep an eye out for !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! on my !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

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This morning I was going to feature a Porsche Cayenne GTS I spotted. Why, because I sold out and bought an SUV myself recently. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . So I noticed them a bit more now and, at least from the rear, I found myself not hating Porsche's latest generation of SUV. Instead I decided to ignore the pricey ute and post about this beauty I spotted on the inner-loop.

Would you look at that! Mini-truckin is back ladies and gentlemen and it's bringing parachutes, a stripped out interior, and rear tires wider than Kevin Spacey's forehead! Hell yeah, I only wish this had been sporting a license plate and daily driving around the DC beltway in the rain.

Speaking of the beltway, capitalism is alive an well in the great Commonwealth of Virginia.

For those of you not local to the DC area, this sign refers to the " !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! " which lets you bypass (some) traffic and the ridiculous amount featured above changes based on the level of the aforementioned traffic. The heavier the traffic, the heavier the toll and these prices displayed are several times what it costs normally. All to go a handful of miles around 495.

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And finally, on a brighter note, happy !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

Tune in next time when I see some other random shit and post about it.

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CalzoneGolem > RightFootDown 03/11/2015 at 11:32

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Amber is the color of my energy.

HiredDriver > RightFootDown 03/11/2015 at 11:33

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Just when you think traveling in and out of NYC is expensive. Welcome to Northern Virginia. #SISOMC!

jariten1781 > RightFootDown 03/11/2015 at 11:35

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Don't accidentally get in those HOT lanes without a transponder. They tag you pretty hard.

kanadanmajava1 > RightFootDown 03/11/2015 at 11:36

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It looks like that the bed cover is still attached with Glecos. Maybe someone has just purchased a cheap project.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > RightFootDown 03/11/2015 at 11:46

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Can't say I've heard of this pay to play hot lane before. One wonders if the DOT doesn't arbitrarily slow down traffic to increase revenue.

extraspecialbitter > RightFootDown 03/11/2015 at 11:46

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Does that mean you work somewhere in PG county? I commute from the I-270 side of MD to my super secret HQ in VA, so I see the other end of this shit.

William Byrd > extraspecialbitter 03/11/2015 at 11:47

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Southern MD over to the Tysons area.

William Byrd > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 03/11/2015 at 11:48

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It's pretty new around DC. Big expansion project on the beltway. But instead of just adding extra lanes, they added pay lanes. I'll admit, I use them occasionally if I'm worried about getting somewhere on time.

extraspecialbitter > William Byrd 03/11/2015 at 12:02

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We have similar commutes...

BROTHER!!!

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > RightFootDown 03/11/2015 at 12:03

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Man, I hate 495. I had to go to Essex on Saturday, and that involved going through the beltway, paying tolls, and driving through some of Baltimore City, which, while very beautiful, especially at night, is a nightmare traffic-wise. I couldn't do that every day.

William Byrd > extraspecialbitter 03/11/2015 at 12:04

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Brothers in misery this morning!