Rush Hour Madness

Which lawfirm was he with?

Terry, I applaud you for recognizing the obvious and realizing that the rat was a HE and not a SHE. 🙂

LOL. What's your worst/craziest island-commute story?

Good one Alexandra!! LOL!!

nycgirl asks:

"What's your worst/craziest island-commute story?"

On any given morning, I'll be halfway to work when I'll notice a hitch-hiking gecko hanging on for dear life to the windshield wiper or antenna...they always have this look like "what the heck!! nobody told me this thing was going to move..."

Herd of goats crossing the street and having to wait for them to cross the street, and they always have a knack of dashing back across the street at the last minute forcing you to JAM on your brakes. Luckily no hits yet!

Or having a suicidal Iguana jump underneath your tires and having to hear them pop. Breakfast anyone?

Ha, worst I had was coming around a tight corner and having a flippin cow standing in the middle of my lane. Definitly had to lock up the brakes for that one

nycgirl - only one?! I saw three this morning while waiting for the E train at 34th Street, not to mention the homeless man passed out in the corner seat once I got on the train, bless him. You must be in a really clean neighborhood! Think we're prepared to handle geckos, goats and cows, don't you?

the latest commute story is from last night when I rounded a corner in the dark with oncoming traffic over the centerline only to find a homeless man standing about 3 feet into my lane with his pants down to his knees and his privates getting some intimate attention from his hand. That would have been quite the thing to explain to a police office had I not miraculously managed to avoid running him down.

Alexandra,

ROFLMAO !!!

He almost didn't have a happy ending.... Sorry couldn't resist.

And yes the cows, especially by Home Depot. screeeeeech!

We were driving toward Nadir in front of Bolongo once and I swear all the race horses made a break and were running/racing down the middle of the road toward Donkey Hill. I pulled way over and prayed.

The normal rush hour madness is to get passed by a full safari on a turn with a double yellow line.

In case you haven't been here before, the commute into downtown is always delayed by the newspaper ladies selling papers on the side of the road. EVERYONE stops to get a paper, and the backup is only a mile or two. Coming up over a hill top to stopped traffic can set you sideways on the RIGHT side of the road... but'No Worry"... we only drive 35 mph here! LOL

is that true? Only 35mph on the WHOLE ISLAND?

That's if you find a nice straight stretch with no traffic.

STT has a limit of 35, STX has a max of 55. What's the max on STJ? I think 35, also, but I could be wrong...not that any of us ever look at our speedometers, anyway!

Now that the STX police have a speed gun I do pay some attention to my speed on the south shore road. Not to hard to find yourself doing 50 -60 and the limit is 35.

Jim

I think 35 is just the average... 10 -15 mph UP the hills and 65 - 70 mph DOWN the hills. LOL

LOL. ok ok, i guess a little rat is nothing next to suicidal iguanas and um "pleasure" seekers.

But Alexandra, what was the look on HIS face upon your unexpected arrival? :)) hee hee

Believe it or not, the other day two deer almost ran us off the road!

OK YOU GUYS! I am getting way depressed here! It took me 2 1/2 hours to get to work this morning because of severe thunderstorms that passed thru. It's like everyone says "OH BOY, IT RAINING LETS GO PLAY ON THE FREEWAY!!" It has been 90+ here all week and no rain in forever make the roads slick slick slick! And you want to know whats REALLY unfair!? I STILL have to watch for cows and deer on the back roads!!! LOL Good 'ol Texas. Man I cant wait to come down and check that place out!!!!!!!

Could you please send us some of that rain???

And watch out for the armadillos!!

Nycgirl - lots of men say they want to die in bed with a beautiful woman in the throes of ecstasy. Maybe this guy wanted to die in ecstasy but didn't have a hope in the world of getting a girl. He just looked stoned on something.

20 mph on STJ 🙂