The official "I hate holiday traffic" thread ..

Car vs. Driver · 07-01-2005, 11:45 AM

Grrr ... took me 1.5 hours to travel 30 miles yesterday on my way home from work. Wilmington to MIddletown ... i-95 & RT1 suck.

Looks like it'll be worse today. At least I get to pick up my STi tonight

That should make me numb to the traffic.

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MidnightSti05 · 07-01-2005, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Car vs. Driver

Looks like it'll be worse today. At least I get to pick up my STi tonight

That should make me numb to the traffic.

I think it's more like torture if you think about it: STi in traffic

- just keep hitting the water sprayer

TurbojonLS · 07-01-2005, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Car vs. Driver

Grrr ... took me 1.5 hours to travel 30 miles yesterday

That doesn't seem too bad. 30 minutes for 10 miles?

WRX11 · 07-01-2005, 01:05 PM

Hope it'll be better tonight because I'm coming through.

Car vs. Driver · 07-01-2005, 01:17 PM

Normally, that 30 miles takes me about 40 minutes, tops.

WRX11, good luck man, it's totally going to suck tonight. I've lived here long enough to know that you don't touch I-95 south in Delaware the Friday before a holiday if you can at all help it.

If you aren't familiar with the area, I can probably give you a few good back roads depending on where you're going.

slim speedy · 07-01-2005, 01:22 PM

I hope tommorow morning isn't going to be to bad. I am heading up to New York for the weekend.

Car vs. Driver · 07-01-2005, 01:25 PM

I'm headed to York, PA on Sunday to visit my sister. I don't imagine that Saturday through Sunday AM will be too bad. Fear Sunday night into monday ...

Butt Dyno · 07-01-2005, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TurbojonLS

That doesn't seem too bad. 30 minutes for 10 miles?

12345

I wouldn't advise moving to NoVA.

WRX11 · 07-01-2005, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by slim speedy

I hope tommorow morning isn't going to be to bad. I am heading up to New York for the weekend.

I'll be in the city, care to meet up somewhere? Think you have my cell.

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Originally Posted by Car vs. Driver

WRX11, good luck man, it's totally going to suck tonight. I've lived here long enough to know that you don't touch I-95 south in Delaware the Friday before a holiday if you can at all help it.
If you aren't familiar with the area, I can probably give you a few good back roads depending on where you're going.

Thanks for the offer but where I am going, 95 north is really the way to do it. I usually don't remain in DE long.

Any new constructions?

I miss the midnight runs with the semis.

Car vs. Driver · 07-01-2005, 02:25 PM

Yeah, a spot of construction on just north of the RT1 interchange. Take I-495 around Wilmington - it hits 95 again just over the line in PA, they have a lane closed on 95 through the city - it's a mess.

kcook · 07-01-2005, 02:28 PM

it takes me twice as long to go anywhere today

saint_foo · 07-01-2005, 02:30 PM

Bah! My daily commute to work is about 1 hr 15min to 2 hr for a 30 mile commute.

On the way home sometimes it's quicker.

WRX11 · 07-01-2005, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Car vs. Driver

Yeah, a spot of construction on just north of the RT1 interchange. Take I-495 around Wilmington - it hits 95 again just over the line in PA, they have a lane closed on 95 through the city - it's a mess.

Thanks for the heads up.

benjaminetanyahoo · 07-01-2005, 03:10 PM

Ummm yeah I'm about to leave, it better not take 2 hours to get home!!!

slim speedy · 07-01-2005, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by WRX11

I'll be in the city, care to meet up somewhere? Think you have my cell.

I am not going to be in the city. I am going to visit the wife at camp. Which is about 2 hours northwest of the NY city.

WRX11 · 07-01-2005, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by slim speedy

2 hours northwest of the NY city.

Yikes! enjoy your drive Slim. I'll say hi to lady liberty for ya. She'll be hurt that you're not visiting her on her holiday.

I'll tell all of the starving models and actresses you said hi too.

ShannonO · 07-01-2005, 03:39 PM

Wirelessly posted (NinjaTreo: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; PalmSource/hspr-H102; Blazer/4.0) 16;320x320)

it took me an hour to get from fairfax to silver spring today s drive that usually takes 30 min....and this was at noon!!!

AJ711 · 07-01-2005, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by slim speedy

I hope tommorow morning isn't going to be to bad. I am heading up to New York for the weekend.

Agreed. I'm heading out of C'ville around 6AM bound for NH. Taking 83-->81.-->84 up into MA and then my usual route. Somehow, I feel the 95 corridor will be nothing but a large parking lot.

Good luck to everyone taking to the roads this weekend. I'll be driving back from ME next Sunday.

Probably hung over after the wedding as well.

AJ
no, not mine

07-01-2005, 11:45 AM	#1
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07-01-2005, 01:05 PM	#4
WRX11 Scooby Guru Member#: 26638 Join Date: Oct 2002 Chapter/Region: MAIC	Hope it'll be better tonight because I'm coming through.

07-01-2005, 01:17 PM	#5
Car vs. Driver Scooby Specialist Member#: 81620 Join Date: Feb 2005 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Delaware Vehicle: 2004 350Z 406WHP/350WTQ	Normally, that 30 miles takes me about 40 minutes, tops. WRX11, good luck man, it's totally going to suck tonight. I've lived here long enough to know that you don't touch I-95 south in Delaware the Friday before a holiday if you can at all help it. If you aren't familiar with the area, I can probably give you a few good back roads depending on where you're going.

07-01-2005, 01:22 PM	#6
slim speedy Scooby Specialist Member#: 2254 Join Date: Sep 2000 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Chantilly, VA Vehicle: 1992 Sentra SE-R 1999 Infiniti G20	I hope tommorow morning isn't going to be to bad. I am heading up to New York for the weekend.

07-01-2005, 01:25 PM	#7
Car vs. Driver Scooby Specialist Member#: 81620 Join Date: Feb 2005 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Delaware Vehicle: 2004 350Z 406WHP/350WTQ	I'm headed to York, PA on Sunday to visit my sister. I don't imagine that Saturday through Sunday AM will be too bad. Fear Sunday night into monday ...

07-01-2005, 02:25 PM	#10
Car vs. Driver Scooby Specialist Member#: 81620 Join Date: Feb 2005 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Delaware Vehicle: 2004 350Z 406WHP/350WTQ	Yeah, a spot of construction on just north of the RT1 interchange. Take I-495 around Wilmington - it hits 95 again just over the line in PA, they have a lane closed on 95 through the city - it's a mess.

07-01-2005, 02:28 PM	#11
kcook Scooby Newbie Member#: 78074 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: NoVA Vehicle: 2005 STi Aspen White	it takes me twice as long to go anywhere today

07-01-2005, 02:30 PM	#12
saint_foo Scooby Guru Member#: 64364 Join Date: Jun 2004 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Northern Commonwealth	Bah! My daily commute to work is about 1 hr 15min to 2 hr for a 30 mile commute. On the way home sometimes it's quicker.

07-01-2005, 03:10 PM	#14
benjaminetanyahoo * Banned * Member#: 41300 Join Date: Aug 2003 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Midtown West (Lincoln Center) Vehicle: 2000 New York MTA	Ummm yeah I'm about to leave, it better not take 2 hours to get home!!!

07-01-2005, 03:39 PM	#17
ShannonO NASIOC Supporter Member#: 78041 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Maryland	Wirelessly posted (NinjaTreo: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; PalmSource/hspr-H102; Blazer/4.0) 16;320x320) it took me an hour to get from fairfax to silver spring today s drive that usually takes 30 min....and this was at noon!!!