Saturday, December 6, 2008

There's An Exit Up Yonder Somewhere

The only thing better than having a nice smooth highway to speed you to your destination is getting off that nice smooth highway.  Assuming, that is, that it's close to said destination.  The problem is, that there are always others who want to get off at the same point!  I guess that isn't actually a problem, per se.  What is a problem, though, is that so many people seem to need a whole lotta prep time to get off the highway.  Now, I'm not talking about out-of-towners.  I'm talking about folks that you know probably take that same exit every day just like you do.  I have one exit in particular in mind.  Though (thankfully) I don't use it that often, the 103rd Street exit off I-295S is a prime example.  It's a very popular one.  103rd is a major east-west thoroughfare. Though these precious hearts know exactly how much roadage they have before the exit, in the main, it still seems that eveybody needs, oh 2-3 miles to prepare to exit.  So, if you are so foolish as to be in the right-hand lane (whether taking the exit or not), you get the experience of two lanes to your left whizzing by at the speed of light.  I'm all for defensive and alert driving.  But it's just an exit!

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