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To: Orbiting_Rosie's_Head
Highway is on fire, lots of wreckage from other trucks and cars.

Living in D.C. suburbs, having to commute through traffic Hell every day, I have to ask: Where is the news here? This is a regular, pretty much daily, occurrence, in the D.C/Baltimore area's gridlocked road system.

64 posted on 01/13/2004 1:13:13 PM PST by 69ConvertibleFirebird (Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.)
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To: 69ConvertibleFirebird
Living in D.C. suburbs, having to commute through traffic Hell every day, I have to ask: Where is the news here? This is a regular, pretty much daily, occurrence, in the D.C/Baltimore area's gridlocked road system.

The news is not in how inconvenient this is for commuters. I live in the Philadelphia area, and I can't stand to watch the traffic report. There's a fiery traffic accident, and the tone of the report is "Gee, this is bad. Traffic is backed up for 3 miles on the Schuykill Expressway. Commuters should plan an alternate route." No mention of the people involved. Did they live? Did they die? It doesn't matter. The big story is, will I have time to stop for a cup of coffee on my way to work, or will I be tied up in traffic? Is there an alternate route that's still flowing along at 90 mph? And the people that are caught in that traffic jam - how many of them are praying for the people involved in the accident? Probably not many. Most of them are just pi$$ed off because they've been delayed.

insert Forrest Gump voice› A flaming tractor and trailer is blocking the road, again.

146 posted on 01/14/2004 12:26:53 AM PST by BykrBayb (Temporary tagline. Applied to State of New Jersey for permanent tagline (12/24/03).)
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