Tag: Highway

CAR-MA AND COPS – Marilyn Armstrong

It was a lovely crisp Saturday morning. I was heading north out of New York to visit Garry in Boston. I don't remember which car I was driving. Probably my turquoise VW Rabbit, my personal pocket rocket. I am not a slow driver, though I try to be a careful one. If I see a wide open … Continue reading CAR-MA AND COPS – Marilyn Armstrong

DYING IN TRAFFIC – Marilyn Armstrong

FOWC with Fandango — Traffic When we lived in Boston, traffic was life. It was like getting up in the morning. It was getting to work, the grocery, the doctor. Anything and you always had to calculate how much "extra" time you needed to deal with traffic. I had audiobooks in the car to keep my brain … Continue reading DYING IN TRAFFIC – Marilyn Armstrong

CEE’S DIRECTIONAL CHALLENGE TO THE DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED

Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – March 9, 2018 I am directionally challenged and never know which way I'm supposed to be going. There's a certain futility to my progress through the roads of the world. I can read a map -- fortunately -- but most maps don't show small, local roads, so once I'm … Continue reading CEE’S DIRECTIONAL CHALLENGE TO THE DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED

URBAN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS

Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – Feb. 9, 2018

DEATH BY TRAFFIC

When I lived in Boston, traffic was basic. It was as much "life" as getting up to go to work. I had audiobooks in the car to keep my brain engaged. Traffic was fundamental. You couldn't go anywhere without adding that extra hour -- in case traffic was bad. Traffic was usually bad, but sometimes, it was … Continue reading DEATH BY TRAFFIC

DYING IN TRAFFIC

When I lived in Boston, traffic was basic. It was as much "life" as getting up to go to work. I had audiobooks in the car to keep my brain engaged. Traffic was fundamental. You couldn't go anywhere without adding that extra hour -- in case traffic was bad. Traffic was usually bad, but sometimes, it was … Continue reading DYING IN TRAFFIC

RETURN OF CEE’S WHICH WAY CHALLENGE

Cee’s Which Way Challenge – July 27, 2016 Lots of road pictures in my world. For people who don't travel much, we seem to be on the road all the time. Lots of little trips ... vets, doctors, groceries, friends, the pharmacy ... and back again. And everywhere ... construction. From the day after the … Continue reading RETURN OF CEE’S WHICH WAY CHALLENGE

ON THE ROAD: CEE’S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE

ON THE ROAD: CEE'S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE This week's top is freeways, turnpikes, expressways, and other high-speed limited-access roads, though a good, not-so-busy multi-lane standard road might work, too.  

KARMA OR MAYBE CAR-MA

It was a lovely crisp Saturday morning. I was heading north out of New York to visit Garry in Boston. I don't remember which car I was driving. Probably my turquoise VW Rabbit, my personal pocket rocket. I am not a slow driver, though I try to be a careful one. If I see a wide open … Continue reading KARMA OR MAYBE CAR-MA