Tagged With: driving
The Reason for Guard Rails
I was driving to Shore Leave tonight, right about 5:30pm, and on the way there I had my wife pull up a Prisencolinensinainciusol video so we could listen to it. As I exited from 97 North onto 70 East in Maryland, I was telling her about Will Smith’s reaction to the song. Suddenly, I went … Continue reading
What a Drive
Good grief. Tonight, I drove home from Gallaudet through the world of the insane. I had a giant tray of uncovered Chinese food in my trunk, so I was trying to be pretty careful. Suddenly, while on H St NE, somebody honked at me from in front. Wait, what? I suddenly realized that the guy … Continue reading
THAT Gets a Ticket?!
Oh dear lord. People, I got a parking ticket today. While parked IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. Yes, it’s only a $20 ticket, but it was IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. I apparently violated the law by parking with the driver’s side up against the curb, rather than the passenger side. Apparently this is a … Continue reading
DC DMV and Firefox Both Hate Me
Argh…apparently the DC Motor Vehicles people didn’t get my mail adjudication request in time. Or rather, perhaps they did get it, but didn’t get off their duff and open it in time. So I am now the bearer of a shiny new ticket, this time for $150. This was for the “red light violation” ticket … Continue reading
A Ticket Either Way
The main artery into DC from where I live is HOV-2 only until 9am. Not just a lane, the whole road. So if you’re timing your commute to get to the HOV starting point right at 9:00, but traffic is lighter than normal, you get there a little early. Usually people pull over a few … Continue reading
So Much Lost
It is now 1:15am. I am finally back in bed. I had some…adventures. Much getting-lost and going-crazy ensued.
Adventures in Driving
Well, that was fun. We were running errands around town, and everything was going fine. We stopped at one place and both of us went in, and then when we got back in the car it balked at starting but finally relented. At the next stop, only :A: had to go in, so I stayed … Continue reading
LiveJournal Phone Post: Stuck on the Beltway
MP3 Phone Post (362k, 1m41s) This absolutely, totally sucks. When I leave work, I can either jump onto Route 1 real quick, or I can take I-95. Now, normally I take 95, because I’m going home and it makes more sense to go that way. But today I have to drive to Baltimore, and for … Continue reading
Driving in the City
I learned something last night: I cannot drive in New York City. Specificially, I cannot park a car in Manhattan. We had parked for the week on a street with a school, so the signs said “No Parking 8am-6pm School Days.” The kids have been on vacation all week, but this morning they returned to … Continue reading
Foot Update
First of all, I sincerely appreciate all of the comments and e-mails I have gotten! It’s nice to hear so many people express concern. I made it through the interpreting gig without any major incidents; I had a nice chair (but high, like a stool) to sit on and I managed to keep going even … Continue reading