It snowed this morning in Cincinnati. Unfortunately, despite only getting an average annual snowfall of less than two feet, in our city, if just one flake is on the road, all the drivers turn into flakes.Traffic completely stalls, so much so that you’d think every Cincinnatian was from a tropical locale and came to a stop to watch this mysterious white stuff flowing from the clouds.
Needless to say, I was a few minutes late to work. Begrudgingly, I will attempt to go home the same way I came. Here’s hoping for dry roads.
Let’s put it bluntly: traffic stinks. It’s been around forever, too, so it earns its place alongside all of those other things humans have not been able to advance their way out of: dust, weeds, Hawaiian shirts.
I Can’t Drive 55 (Or Even 2)
In fact, when aggregated, Americans waste four billion hours stuck in traffic. As a real estate agent, I’m sure most of you can attest to the illogical naming of the phrase ‘rush hour’, after staying still in one place for longer than sixty minutes.
The most frustrating thing about traffic,of course, is that you are stuck. You can’t use that time for much else. A phone call, maybe. Some eating, if you’ve planned ahead, maybe. And yes, smartphones are great, but how much actual focused work can you do?
So, here’s the challenge: what’s your most cringe-worthy traffic story? Ever lost a deal due to traffic? How do you avoid traffic?
Time…Is On My Side (Yes It Is!)
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