In article <zYmdnTAvMr9eSeDbnZ2dnUVZ_g-dnZ2d@bresnan.com>,
Nathan W. Collier <asdf@asdf.com> wrote:
#....i know a lot of you live in california and i certainly mean no offense
#when i say HOLY SMOKES i dont see how you guys do it every day. the weather
#was beautiful....matched only by the beautiful scenery (absolutely BEAUTIFUL
#mountains you guys have!)....but DANG you guys have traffic. rush hour
#chicago traffic wasnt even comparable to southern california I-5. it took
#nearly 5 hours to go from LA to san diego (just over 100 miles) on the
#interstate and that was on a saturday. with the weather and the scenery i

Only 5 hours? Lucky so-and-so! It's taken me up to 8 hours in each
direction with the other bazillion people all making our way to and
from the SD Comic Con.

/herb

 

Earle Horton proclaimed:

> "Stupendous Man" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
> news:5e6641F365fsuU1@mid.individual.net...
>
>>>....i know a lot of you live in california and i certainly mean no
>>>offense when i say HOLY SMOKES i dont see how you guys
>>>do it every day.
>>
>>I don't. I live in the Sierra's, about 50 miles south of the Rubicon
>>trail.
>>I hate the cities, and rarely drive my jeep below 2000 Ft.
>>--
>
> About the only thing cities are good for, is manufacturing. Picture
> yourself trying to make a microwave oven from raw materials. Here in
> Colorado we have cities clear up to 10,000 feet. The only traffic jam we
> have is on the fourth of July, when all the flatlanders come up to Silverton
> to see the volunteers fire department's show.

I dunno, I actually had to wait for 7 whole cars to go by the other day
before I could make a left on Hover street. That may not be a traffic
jam, but it possibly qualifies as traffic jelly.

 

Earle Horton proclaimed:

> "Stupendous Man" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
> news:5e6641F365fsuU1@mid.individual.net...
>
>>>....i know a lot of you live in california and i certainly mean no
>>>offense when i say HOLY SMOKES i dont see how you guys
>>>do it every day.
>>
>>I don't. I live in the Sierra's, about 50 miles south of the Rubicon
>>trail.
>>I hate the cities, and rarely drive my jeep below 2000 Ft.
>>--
>
> About the only thing cities are good for, is manufacturing. Picture
> yourself trying to make a microwave oven from raw materials. Here in
> Colorado we have cities clear up to 10,000 feet. The only traffic jam we
> have is on the fourth of July, when all the flatlanders come up to Silverton
> to see the volunteers fire department's show.

I dunno, I actually had to wait for 7 whole cars to go by the other day
before I could make a left on Hover street. That may not be a traffic
jam, but it possibly qualifies as traffic jelly.

 

Earle Horton proclaimed:

> "Stupendous Man" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
> news:5e6641F365fsuU1@mid.individual.net...
>
>>>....i know a lot of you live in california and i certainly mean no
>>>offense when i say HOLY SMOKES i dont see how you guys
>>>do it every day.
>>
>>I don't. I live in the Sierra's, about 50 miles south of the Rubicon
>>trail.
>>I hate the cities, and rarely drive my jeep below 2000 Ft.
>>--
>
> About the only thing cities are good for, is manufacturing. Picture
> yourself trying to make a microwave oven from raw materials. Here in
> Colorado we have cities clear up to 10,000 feet. The only traffic jam we
> have is on the fourth of July, when all the flatlanders come up to Silverton
> to see the volunteers fire department's show.

I dunno, I actually had to wait for 7 whole cars to go by the other day
before I could make a left on Hover street. That may not be a traffic
jam, but it possibly qualifies as traffic jelly.

 

Earle Horton proclaimed:

> "Stupendous Man" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
> news:5e6641F365fsuU1@mid.individual.net...
>
>>>....i know a lot of you live in california and i certainly mean no
>>>offense when i say HOLY SMOKES i dont see how you guys
>>>do it every day.
>>
>>I don't. I live in the Sierra's, about 50 miles south of the Rubicon
>>trail.
>>I hate the cities, and rarely drive my jeep below 2000 Ft.
>>--
>
> About the only thing cities are good for, is manufacturing. Picture
> yourself trying to make a microwave oven from raw materials. Here in
> Colorado we have cities clear up to 10,000 feet. The only traffic jam we
> have is on the fourth of July, when all the flatlanders come up to Silverton
> to see the volunteers fire department's show.

I dunno, I actually had to wait for 7 whole cars to go by the other day
before I could make a left on Hover street. That may not be a traffic
jam, but it possibly qualifies as traffic jelly.

 

Herb Leong proclaimed:

> In article <zYmdnTAvMr9eSeDbnZ2dnUVZ_g-dnZ2d@bresnan.com>,
> Nathan W. Collier <asdf@asdf.com> wrote:
> #....i know a lot of you live in california and i certainly mean no offense
> #when i say HOLY SMOKES i dont see how you guys do it every day. the weather
> #was beautiful....matched only by the beautiful scenery (absolutely BEAUTIFUL
> #mountains you guys have!)....but DANG you guys have traffic. rush hour
> #chicago traffic wasnt even comparable to southern california I-5. it took
> #nearly 5 hours to go from LA to san diego (just over 100 miles) on the
> #interstate and that was on a saturday. with the weather and the scenery i
>
> Only 5 hours? Lucky so-and-so! It's taken me up to 8 hours in each
> direction with the other bazillion people all making our way to and
> from the SD Comic Con.

Worst area I can recall is the notorious south bay curve that runs from
down just south of the harbor all the way up to just about by the
airport. San Francisco bay area complains about the 680/580 junction
or the altamont pass...but all of them put together would disappear as
mere glitches in the mess along the 405 south of los angeles.

 

Herb Leong proclaimed:

> In article <zYmdnTAvMr9eSeDbnZ2dnUVZ_g-dnZ2d@bresnan.com>,
> Nathan W. Collier <asdf@asdf.com> wrote:
> #....i know a lot of you live in california and i certainly mean no offense
> #when i say HOLY SMOKES i dont see how you guys do it every day. the weather
> #was beautiful....matched only by the beautiful scenery (absolutely BEAUTIFUL
> #mountains you guys have!)....but DANG you guys have traffic. rush hour
> #chicago traffic wasnt even comparable to southern california I-5. it took
> #nearly 5 hours to go from LA to san diego (just over 100 miles) on the
> #interstate and that was on a saturday. with the weather and the scenery i
>
> Only 5 hours? Lucky so-and-so! It's taken me up to 8 hours in each
> direction with the other bazillion people all making our way to and
> from the SD Comic Con.

Worst area I can recall is the notorious south bay curve that runs from
down just south of the harbor all the way up to just about by the
airport. San Francisco bay area complains about the 680/580 junction
or the altamont pass...but all of them put together would disappear as
mere glitches in the mess along the 405 south of los angeles.

 

Herb Leong proclaimed:

> In article <zYmdnTAvMr9eSeDbnZ2dnUVZ_g-dnZ2d@bresnan.com>,
> Nathan W. Collier <asdf@asdf.com> wrote:
> #....i know a lot of you live in california and i certainly mean no offense
> #when i say HOLY SMOKES i dont see how you guys do it every day. the weather
> #was beautiful....matched only by the beautiful scenery (absolutely BEAUTIFUL
> #mountains you guys have!)....but DANG you guys have traffic. rush hour
> #chicago traffic wasnt even comparable to southern california I-5. it took
> #nearly 5 hours to go from LA to san diego (just over 100 miles) on the
> #interstate and that was on a saturday. with the weather and the scenery i
>
> Only 5 hours? Lucky so-and-so! It's taken me up to 8 hours in each
> direction with the other bazillion people all making our way to and
> from the SD Comic Con.

Worst area I can recall is the notorious south bay curve that runs from
down just south of the harbor all the way up to just about by the
airport. San Francisco bay area complains about the 680/580 junction
or the altamont pass...but all of them put together would disappear as
mere glitches in the mess along the 405 south of los angeles.

 

Herb Leong proclaimed:

> In article <zYmdnTAvMr9eSeDbnZ2dnUVZ_g-dnZ2d@bresnan.com>,
> Nathan W. Collier <asdf@asdf.com> wrote:
> #....i know a lot of you live in california and i certainly mean no offense
> #when i say HOLY SMOKES i dont see how you guys do it every day. the weather
> #was beautiful....matched only by the beautiful scenery (absolutely BEAUTIFUL
> #mountains you guys have!)....but DANG you guys have traffic. rush hour
> #chicago traffic wasnt even comparable to southern california I-5. it took
> #nearly 5 hours to go from LA to san diego (just over 100 miles) on the
> #interstate and that was on a saturday. with the weather and the scenery i
>
> Only 5 hours? Lucky so-and-so! It's taken me up to 8 hours in each
> direction with the other bazillion people all making our way to and
> from the SD Comic Con.

Worst area I can recall is the notorious south bay curve that runs from
down just south of the harbor all the way up to just about by the
airport. San Francisco bay area complains about the 680/580 junction
or the altamont pass...but all of them put together would disappear as
mere glitches in the mess along the 405 south of los angeles.

 

I have to travel thru LA to San Diego a few times a year. I try to time it
so Southbound I drop from the Grapevine after 8PM, and Northbound leave San
Diego around 4AM, thus avoiding the roughly 4.6 million people who have
nothing better to do during working hours other than drive around in
circles.

--
Stupendous Man,
Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty