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Old 08-17-05 | 08:23 AM
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The commute sucked today! Apparently there was some kind of accident on or near the GWB (George Washington Bridge) which caused a ton of traffic to divert itself onto Riverside Drive. My normally tranquil commute turned into a vicious struggle with a55hat drivers who didn't realize that the city speed limit is 30mph and that perhaps they were the ones who didn't belong on that road (seeing as I'm there every day and they, well...).

Anyhow, I was so infuriated by one guy honking and buzzing (yes in an SUV, like you had to ask) that as I was distractedly filtering (traffic stopped at light) past his Rolling Cage of Death(TM) spewing obscenities which I would never use in front of people my bar end caught a mirror (wish it was his haha) and caused a 2mph crash. Bleah. I need to take my own advice and not let this cr@p bother me and STFU. I really lost my patience after like 10 honking buzzers, though. Minor road rash and a nice bump on the knee; nothing I haven't had in all my other 2mph crashes.

Unlike probably 99% of people at work I know where the first aid kit is so it's all well and good now (I used a spare network cable to tie a bag of ice to my knee too ).

At least the weather was excellent, or at least the temp. Around 70deg F.
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