Day two was a day of driving. We left Pittsburgh by 10, just as people were coming into the city decked out in green and shamrocks for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The alcohol and green had both started flowing the night previous (or earlier) but by Saturday when we left it was in full [...]
Tagged chicago, driving, illinois, indiana, midwest, ohio, pennsylvania, pittsburgh, universityDay one of driving wasn’t too bad. We left during drizzle and wound up driving in the highway equivalent of a bathtub fight with tractor trailers standing in for the sumo wrestlers. But the Pennsylvania Turnpike is a relatively straightforward road to drive so even with limited water-in-the-eye vision it was an easy drive. Unfortunately, [...]
Tagged driving, pennsylvania, pittsburgh, university, weatherI just bought tickets for a brief 24 hour trip down to Baltimore. I’m very excited as I a) really need to go somewhere new(ish) and b) am going to be riding the mythical Bolt Bus. I had tried to snag a seat when I went to Cape Cod but I looked too late. So [...]
Tagged baltimore, bus, technologyI got home yesterday from Philadelphia, leaving an hour later than I should have and arriving about 15 minutes ahead of my GPS’s schedule. That two hour trip, coupled with the 2,000+ miles I’ve driven this summer have yielded some gems of wisdom: After an hour of driving your ankle and knee will start to [...]
Tagged driving, pennsylvania, philadelphiaI was driving today, not an unusual occurrence this summer as I have a dedicated car this summer (my father’s SUV), but, it finally struck me that: I don’t hate driving anymore. Now, this lack of hate is not a like. The scale goes a little more like: Soul-deep LOATHING Grimace-inducing HATRED Vague discomfort and [...]
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