Monday – Overnight with the kids.
Huge Thunderstorms last night, I thought the plants would fly away. Jack Diamond commented on the movies Despicable Me came in second, Sorcerers Apprentice came in third (not as well received). Dinner for Schmucks, yet another stupid movie, most likely will make a lot of money thanks to the Schmucks who will see it.
Lansdowne performance this Friday with Jack Diamond, looking forward to it after I tried all year to get to one of his performances.
Bowling today – fun time with Abby, Max and Chloe
Rushing to DST afterward for Abby’s workout. Beautiful rainbow
Pitching practice afterward. Big Bang Theory on the TV.
| BTW |
Traffic lightsOnce I lived in a little town called Herndon. Some thirty odd years ago it was way out next to nowhere, two lane road through the historic downtown district. Over the years it boomed and is now a thriving city. There is one catch – traffic lights. Over a two mile stretch there are 12 or so traffic lights. Now enter Ashburn - same scenario – suburbs with only one road out of the town (if you don’t take the toll road and pony up $4.25 one way or enter Route 7 as a parking lot), peppered with lights. Now how hard is it, after all the traffic counters I have seen, to adjust the lights so the main traffic will make it through the next light? Towards the east side of town there is a parkway – literally you park there - there are four lights over a 2.6 mile stretch. No way that you will hit every light in a go mode, unless you are speeding, speed limit is 45 mph. The side streets get priority. Why can those engineers not figure out how long it will take for twenty or so cars to get from one light to another and leave it open? It takes more gas and pollutes more if you constantly stop and go. |
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