Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Timing...


Timing is everything.  We were heading out to do some shopping.  The destination took us to a busy intersection along Loop 101... we discussed taking a different exit and then going on a secondary road.  Had we been on the scoots, we wouldn't be on this Loop highway, but we were in the car.  It was right before the spring training baseball games, and there are stadiums on either side of this exit.

Bad move.  It took us 45 minutes to go about 1/4 mile.  During that time, people were getting riled, cutting in front of each other... I understand how road rage can overcome you, if you had to deal with this every day.  Fortunately, we weren't on a schedule, the air conditioner was keeping us comfortable, and my belly wasn't growling too much.

We now know to avoid this intersection for a couple hours before game time.  When we were done shopping and ready to head home, I just had to see if the gridlock had let up... yep.

And, we're heading back to that area to meet Steph and Dan for supper... hopefully well after the games have let out.  ;-)


2 comments:

John and Kathy said...

Are you folks going to be in the Phoenix area after the 6th? We are heading up to Verde Valley and we would love to meet up with you.

Captain Jim and the Blonde said...

Hi John and Kathy,
It would be a treat to meet up, but we will be back in TX by then. Sorry it doesn't work out this time. Hope to see you down the road.