[GH85Carrera]

Phew, back home.

I went to lunch and met up with Richard. I picked a place close to a grocery store so I could stock up on some stuff for my road trip. The intersection near the store I wanted to go to was getting totally revamped. One lane each direction. and backup up 1/2 a mile. Scratch that place. So I figured a second choice was better. That diverted me to a second mission, pick up a 4TB hard drive for the computer working on the big new project. I knew Staples was much easier to get in and out of the parking lot. As I pull up, crap, it is not Staples anymore, it is a Goodwill donation center. Crap, that means Office Depot and their parking lot is only accessible going west. So back through heavy traffic, and three light cycles to get the drive. As I am walking back to my car, I hear the train going by. Crap, that means the traffic will be at a standstill in all directions. It takes two light cycles to get into a lane that takes me into more traffic, but it is moving. My water temp gauge is climbing and the AC is struggling. Finally we get to go 35 MPH for a 1/2 a mile and the engine cools off a bunch. On the way to the Grocery store, more construction, and one road is just closed, so just go a different way. I was just going to pop into a Target super center and get a few items. The drooling moron in front of me was going 1 MPH, and would come to a stop at the stop signs and wait for them to turn green I guess. I had to tap my horn at both stop signs to get him rolling at 1 MPH again. I finally get to the far side of the lot where the safe parking is, and get in and out.

I was so happy to get back to my side of town where the traffic is almost none.