Don't you just love morning traffic snarls........

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• erco Posts: 20,261

  2011-10-17 13:08 edited 2011-10-17 13:08

  I have to take a photo of the surface street traffic on my commute. Sure, there are tons of cars, but every day there's at least one giant tanker truck clearly marked DANGER: MOLTEN SULPHUR.
  
  It's like something out of a Terminator movie waiting for something to blow it up.
• Publison Posts: 12,366

  2011-10-17 13:11 edited 2011-10-17 13:11

  Boy, the I-5 looks a little barren this morning.
• mindrobots Posts: 6,506

  2011-10-17 13:14 edited 2011-10-17 13:14

  ....at least that kind of turkey doesn't text and drive....or text and drive and drink coffee.....
• RiJoRi Posts: 157

  2011-10-17 13:31 edited 2011-10-17 13:31

  Well, I was once halted by a flock of Canada Geese! I think there were 30 or so of the honkers, which is rare on Long Island (NY). Fortunately, all my jobs here have been either counter-traffic, or North-South -- I live east of NYC, so there's a gazillion cars headed west in the AM, and back east in the PM. I'd love to move down to the boonies of NC, where my MIL lives: 5 cars in a row is the "Rush Hour"!
  
  --Rich
• David Carrier Posts: 294

  2011-10-17 13:43 edited 2011-10-17 13:43

  I've woken up to those guys in my back yard before. (A female and several poults, or babies) I don't know how many times I've had to wait for a turkey to cross the road, (or chicken in Fair Oaks) yet I cannot convince people from out of California how rural most of this state is. By the way, what road were you on?
  
  — David Carrier
• WBA Consulting Posts: 2,938

  2011-10-17 14:33 edited 2011-10-17 14:33

  @erco: you mean molten sulphur isn't a welcomed site? lol
  
  @david: my family has called it "the old road" for decades, but it is about the middle Dyer Lane at the southwest corner of Placer County. About 12 miles from Parallax.
• lanternfish Posts: 366

  2011-10-17 19:31 edited 2011-10-17 19:31

  I could have sat and looked at that image all day. All we have in NZ are flocks of sheep or herds of cows and the odd feral hippie.
• erco Posts: 20,261

  2011-10-17 19:40 edited 2011-10-17 19:40

  Come with me if you want to live...

  

  

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• Capt. Quirk Posts: 872

  2011-10-17 19:53 edited 2011-10-17 19:53

  Back in the day, we traveled up to the Auburn fairgrounds to race speedway.
  
  We always looked forward to that race and Auburn.
• kwinn Posts: 8,697

  2011-10-17 20:46 edited 2011-10-17 20:46

  Reminds me of the road I used to take to work a few years back except they were Canada Geese. First time I encountered them there were a couple of dozen blocking the road so I stopped the van and got out to shoo them off the road. They circled around me and pecked the back of my legs and tush. Surprisingly aggressive and somewhat painful. Got back in the van and slowly pushed my way through.
• frank freedman Posts: 1,985

  2011-10-18 00:10 edited 2011-10-18 00:10

  RiJoRi wrote: »

  Well, I was once halted by a flock of Canada Geese! I think there were 30 or so of the honkers, which is rare on Long Island (NY). Fortunately, all my jobs here have been either counter-traffic, or North-South -- I live east of NYC, so there's a gazillion cars headed west in the AM, and back east in the PM. I'd love to move down to the boonies of NC, where my MIL lives: 5 cars in a row is the "Rush Hour"!
  
  --Rich

  
  Yep, beautiful places to see and live out in NC, RTP and some areas out there are really nice. Cary is actually an acronym for Containment Area for Relocated Yankees. Traffic can be a bear if you have to commute the loop into RTP or some of the back roads in which are still two laners. Of course, you may not want to get too far into the boonies, say Johnston or Harnett counties. The MIL can fill you in on some of the er, unusual apparel and customs............
  
  Frank
• RonP Posts: 384

  2011-10-18 00:20 edited 2011-10-18 00:20

  

  
  It should fit try it.
  
  Received an email today with pics of this little mix up. I am sure it caused some traffic.
  
  Ron

  

  

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• sylvie369 Posts: 1,622

  2011-10-18 03:56 edited 2011-10-18 03:56

  Sometimes traffic is light, but if it backs up, we can always take the ferry here to cross the river Styx.
  
  

  

  

  

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• RiJoRi Posts: 157

  2011-10-18 07:19 edited 2011-10-18 07:19

  frank freedman wrote: »

  Yep, beautiful places to see and live out in NC, RTP and some areas out there are really nice. Cary is actually an acronym for Containment Area for Relocated Yankees. Traffic can be a bear if you have to commute the loop into RTP or some of the back roads in which are still two laners. Of course, you may not want to get too far into the boonies, say Johnston or Harnett counties. The MIL can fill you in on some of the er, unusual apparel and customs............
  
  Frank

  
  T'aint th' 'parel, ets the fuhnny why they-ole toke!
  
  Stokes County is pretty, and pretty empty! Some of the customs get a "Lawn-Guylander" really twitchy:
  (1) Up here, you go to the Waldbaum's (Yankee version of Kroger's) and zip-zap-zoom you are through the checkout, goods are bagged, and in the car. Down there, the cashiers will pause (horrors!) to converse with the customers in front of you!
  (2) The last time I was down there, my wife and I switched drivers -- she was tired. I'd just gotten my seat belt fastened, and a police car pulls up. Here on LI, it's "Lemme see yer license an' 'surance!" Down there, the officer wanted to know if everything was OK, and then socialized for 10-15 minutes!
  (3) I was going down the highway, and saw a car a good mile ahead, wanting to make a left to go in the direction I was. On LI, six or seven cars would have popped out before I got to the intersection. Instead, the driver waited until I passed!
  
  Yep! Weird customs down there! Weird, but nice.
  
  --Rich
• erco Posts: 20,261

  2012-09-14 08:33 edited 2012-09-14 08:33

  Epic commute this morning. Three big tanker trucks were directly inline at a stop light. Gasoline, molten sulphur, and liquid petroleum gas. There's a Michael Bay movie in the making.
  
  Buddy, got a match?
• mindrobots Posts: 6,506

  2012-09-14 09:03 edited 2012-09-14 09:03

  Yup, wife and kid were both in the kitchen when I passed through to get a cup of coffee on the way upstairs to my office....it got a bit dicey for a while with the hot coffee and all!!
  Oh, if I go into the office? Oh, sure, I see some other cars.........
• frank freedman Posts: 1,985

  2012-09-14 13:10 edited 2012-09-14 13:10

  mindrobots wrote: »

  Yup, wife and kid were both in the kitchen when I passed through to get a cup of coffee on the way upstairs to my office....it got a bit dicey for a while with the hot coffee and all!!
  Oh, if I go into the office? Oh, sure, I see some other cars.........

  
  OOOOOHHHHHHHHH, shut up!!!!! (spoken in best snarky british stiff voice)
• LoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537

  2012-09-15 01:06 edited 2012-09-15 01:06

  Today's newspaper mentioned that the city I live in has the highest motorscooter use in Taiwan. About 61% of the people move around by scooter and the registered scooters equal 85% of the population.
  
  Personally, i just love them if the weather is appropriate. It is easier to park, insurance and fuel costs are minimal. And parking is much easier.
  
  As an added benefit, you get to see all the pretty girls on them. People in cars see unaware of those around them.
• blittled Posts: 694

  2012-09-15 08:13 edited 2012-09-15 08:13

  I grew up in a city that most of the roads were in a grid pattern so that alleviated most of the traffic jams. In fact the city is rated as one of the top 10 places for road rage since you don't want to mess with anyone caught in a traffic jam, they have no patience! BTW the traffic lights there also have both sides turn red for about 10 seconds when they change since running red lights is quite common. They have one street that traffic jams are expected. The name of the street is Peach Street so they are called Peach Jams .