Surrounded by stupid. Literally.
Even before I got on the freeway, my morning commute consisted of:
- guy in front of me so engrossed in his cell phone conversation that he kept drifting into the adjacent lane (not once, but every couple minutes)
- woman on my left putting on make up—while driving, vanity mirror down
- guy on my right, combing his hair with both hands while driving
When I got to I-25, southbound—the direction I was going of course—it was at a complete standstill. The overhead sign was flashing, "CRASH AT HAMPDEN. EXPECT DELAYS."
A crash? In Denver? Impossible!
Half an hour later, when I finally got to Hampden, there were two cars (minor damage) and a highway patrol cruiser at the side of the road. THIS is what backed up traffic for at least two and a half miles because everyone (all five lanes) apparently had to slow down and look at it. "Ooh are there bloody, mangled bodies in the road? Decapitations? I WANNA SEE!"
And because of this I was late to work. Guess I'll be taking a fifteen minute lunch today.
If that weren't enough, I have yet another meeting scheduled with our absolutely clueless COO this morning…right after we had an I.S. meeting with her yesterday afternoon.
FML.
It could be worse – it could still be winter and being stuck in traffic!
Add to the list reading the newspaper, using an electric razor, eating junk food and it reminds me of Tucson.
I'm starting to think I had an exceedingly easy commute in Phoenix because I rarely saw this shit; sure, there was occasional stupid in the four miles I traveled to and from work each day (and never on freeways), but nothing like what I see here on a daily basis.
Colorado drivers also do not understand (or just don't care about) the 3-second rule. ATTENTION COLORADO: that space I leave between myself and the car in front of me is not an invitation for you to get in. It's the space I'll need if someone ahead of me does something stupid and I need to stop without plowing into the rear end of the car in front of me.
The one positive thing I can say about Colorado drivers, is that if you signal to make a lane change, they actually let you do it, unlike Phoenix, where they speed up just enough so you can't…