Rush Hour(s)
I heard on radio that the turnpike was closed southbound between Allentown and Quakertown this morning. I worked in Philadelphia for two weeks for training before being transferred to Trenton. I was living in Easton and had to drive 20 miles across the Lehigh Valley to get to the turnpike and take in into Philadelphia, another 50 miles or so to work. I worked in the Olney section of town. My exit was Ft. Washington. I don't know what I would have done if, during that two weeks, the turnpike was closed. Traffic was bad enough as is and the wait to actually get to the toll booth at Ft. Washington extended out to the highway, exceeding the allotted length the exit lane sometimes. I do not miss long commutes. People who commute to Philadelphia or NYC from the Lehigh Valley are crazy. Life's too short to spend three or four hours a day in traffic.
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I agree with your assessment, Brain, of the situation regarding the 5 year old girl who was way out of control. However, your sentiments echo a familiar tune, i.e., the "good old days" when things like this were unheard of. The problem is that unfortunate as it may be, these aren't the "good old days" anymore. The Genie has long since escaped from the bottle, and all the longing for the "days of yore" won't change the "days of now!" Society itself has created this monster which continues to revisit itself upon us in a myriad of different ways each and every day. Unless and until we as a society decide to take a look within ourselves and see the reality of the world we have created, and make a concerted effort to change things as they are now, incidents such as this will continue to be common place!
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