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John H[_2_]

On Sat, 06 Nov 2010 21:32:51 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 6 Nov 2010 16:38:55 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

We switch from CST to Daylight Savings Time, tonight. ie you get to
set the clocks back and take an extra hr. snoozer, but not for me,
this means I'll be getting up an hr. earlier. You gotta love it.

Soon it will be get up in the dark go to work in the dark come home in
the dark.

I feel like hibernating.

It just got cold here. Wednesday it was 86, today it was 65. I think
we will be warmed up again next week. The only good news is we get
nice sunsets on our evening cruise. Bad news, my wife is bundled up
like an eskimo.

When I was in DC working days, the worst day if the year was that
first Monday after the time change when I topped the hill at New
Hampshire Avenue (Eastbound) on the beltway and saw 2 miles of tail
lights in the dark. It didn't seem as bad when the sun was up.

Traffic was one of the biggest factors in getting me on midnights for
the last 11 years I lived there. At least when I topped that hill the
line of slowed to stopped cars was coming towards me and I was doing
some illegal speed going the other way.

Ah, retirement is such a joy. I feel for the poor souls on their way to the
beltway or downtown passing me as I walk my dog in the morning.

Trust me, the traffic has only gotten much worse.
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Hope you're having a great day!

John H