Today in Jordan is Glad He Got the DSG:

"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
11/15/2018 at 20:54 • Filed to: None

My commute is usually 13 miles, but one of the main highways was shut down for 5 hours today. There were no police warnings until you got to the crash(Thanks, Lexington PD), causing quite the jam.

And this leads me to a mini rant: Whoever designed most of the roadways around here , should be thrown into traffic. In what world is it a good idea to have absolutely no main road on one side of a highway, staggered left turn lanes, no lights, no right turn lanes, and no bypass route? I won’t even get to the interstate entrance/exits that 18 wheelers completely block because they are merging when you are trying to get off.

Also, thanks guy who didn’t wear his seatbelt who ate blacktop today for shutting down the town.

DISCUSSION (15)

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/15/2018 at 21:08

Reminds of the Norm MacDonald bit about us as drivers. When we see a deadly accident, we never think, “Oh God how awful,” we just stew and say, “That dead guy made me late!”

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
11/15/2018 at 21:09

I mean, it was a pretty preventable death.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/15/2018 at 21:20

I highly recommend Waze for avoiding bad traffic.

DasWauto > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/15/2018 at 21:24

Are you like me in that you never use the volume knob on the radio because the power symbol would then not but upright? I exclusively used the steering wheel controls in my Golf for that reason.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TheRealBicycleBuck
11/15/2018 at 21:26

The issue is there was no way to avoid it. I was using Waze.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > DasWauto
11/15/2018 at 21:26

I actually do use it occasionally, I just lucked out on it being centered.

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/15/2018 at 21:29

I have only one route to get to my house from work. There is an alternate route, but it would take me about 3 hours extra. 7 or 8 times a year I will happen upon an accident and sit there for a couple of hours. That’s with me checking TripCheck before I leave town. If I didn’t do that the number would be higher.

bob and john > DasWauto
11/15/2018 at 21:30

thats one thing i HATE about the VAG cars. THE SYMBOL MUST BE ALIGNED.

fintail > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/15/2018 at 21:50

Looks like a typical Seattle area commute time on a rainy day.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > fintail
11/15/2018 at 21:53

My commute usually takes 25 minutes on a bad day.

Textured Soy Protein > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/15/2018 at 22:16

I was all like, “man, I dunno how long I’m going to last driving a stick shift in DC traffic,” contemplating what kind of automatic transmission car I would get, and then I got laid off, with a severance package, and lined up a new job/sorta-my-own business (it’s not that complicated but not worth explaining) where I work from home. I think it’s been at least a month since I filled my tank. I don’t even remember actually. I mostly just putz around my little corner of the burbs, going to my gym that’s a mile away and various other errands that are for the most part all close by. It’s DELIGHTFUL.

for Michigan > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
11/15/2018 at 23:01

Everyone seems to think the internet made everyone assholes, but traffic proved we were all assholes long before the internet existed.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/16/2018 at 07:32

What you wrote implied there were no warnings, thus the suggestion. I always check Waze before I leave the driveway so I can see what might be in the way and select my route accordingly. Sometimes things happen along the way and mess it all up. As for a lack of alternative routes, there are lots of reasons a particular route has few or no alternatives. You can usually thank an environmentalist, a politician, or a limited budget for that.

GoodIdeaAtTheTime > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/16/2018 at 08:36

We get more of the same here in Louisville. I am thinking my next new car might be built by Bell or Sikorsky. A helicopter will solve almost all of my traffic complaints. Parking will be a bitch, but whatever, I will have a frickin helicopter. I can do what I want.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TheRealBicycleBuck
11/16/2018 at 13:42

In this case, it’s the one family that owns all of the land.