Hiya BetterMost friends.
I forgot to set my alarm, and didn't wake up until 7:00am, I'm usually only about 10 minutes away from work at that time! I quick got up, dressed, and got on my way to work......by 7:15 I was about 10 minutes away from work, when traffic slowed to a crawl. I wasn't surprised, I was on Route 78 in NJ, it can get very slow there.
However, as I approached the ramp that connected 78 to Route 24, traffic came to a complete stop. Apparently there was an accident. I was about 7 cars away from the beginning of the ramp, and in the middle (of three) lane. A truck with a flashing sign showed up that said "Ramp closed" with an arrow to continue on to Route 78. However, people at the front of the hold up believed the ramp would open again shortly, so they waited, and held up traffic for 40 minutes.
Once the police showed up and forced people to go onto 78, traffic started to move again, but I had to go 5 miles up the road to the next exit and u-turn onto the opposite direction and use that highway to get to work.
In general, it takes about 20 minutes or so to get to work. Today, I hit traffic at 7:15am, and got to my cubicle at work at 9:30am.
It was awful. I truly hope that whatever happened on that ramp, that everyone survived. My brother is on the police force, and he told me that when an accident area is closed to other traffic, it can mean the accident resulted in a fatality.
Work was crazy today, and I hadn't been online since last night. Ugh!
Today's Travel Destination:
Vence - Provence-Alpes-Cote D'azur, France
Cognoscenti are attracted to the open-air market in Vence (regarded as one of the best in the region) and to the unpretentious, everyday feel of the city, which is tucked in the rolling backgountry beyond the coastal Riviera.