Thursday July 21st 2016

It was another beautiful weather day. Today’s high temperature was a little higher than yesterday and a little more humid.

I got on the road around eight fifteen this morning. I stopped for breakfast and gas on the Turnpike. I had tried to buy gas before I got on the pike, but the station I stopped at was out of gas or something. All of the pump handles  were covered with plastic bags. I knew the price of gas was higher on the turnpike, but didn’t expect my normally five dollar McDonalds breakfast to be about two and a half dollars higher; live and learn.

This was not a good traffic day. Going north there were two areas of about two miles each that the traffic slowed to 20 mph or less. In one case it was just heavy traffic negotiating a congested intersection. The other was a construction area. The construction signs indicated that the right lane was closed ahead, but when the traffic got there it was the left lane that was closed. I always wondered if the road construction guys knew their right from their left.

Coming south this afternoon the traffic on the interstate came to a complete stop. The radio traffic report indicated that an accident had traffic tied up about 8 miles from where I was stopped. Traffic moved in bursts of less than a quarter mile followed by another long stop. When I reached the next exit, still 2 exits before the area of the accident, I took it. I knew the route, but it was still an over the river and through the woods journey. It added at least a half an hour to my trip.

I got more outside work done at the house today. Cutting the grass helps the curb appeal a little. It isn’t a beauty from the street view, but it’s not terrible. I have a meeting with the real estate agent tomorrow to put the house on the market.

The other activity for the day was more enjoyable. I visited for a few hours with relatives.