Tag: traffic

Sweet justice

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There are few things in life­ that makes me as happy as seeing someone busted for violating the HOV lane.  So imagine my pleasant surprise this morning.

Traffic was especially sweltering, probably due to the fact that in the state of Georgia, it’s spring break for most schools and colleges.  After the section of Interstate 75/85 known as the “Grady Curve,” there are occasionally strategically placed cops sitting in the shoulder, attempting to capitalize on unsuspecting HOV lane violators who can’t see them just ahead, only to come out of the curve to see them way too late to even attempt to get out of the lane for their indiscretion.

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A BMW driver doing something douchey, you don’t say

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I know they’re being somewhat mindful, pulling this shit fairly away from everyone else, but seriously, four parking spaces?  And people wonder why BMW drivers have such horrible reputations, it’s shit like this that ruins it for the sane people who happen to drive BMWs that they’re unfortunately pigeon-holed as inconsiderate assholes as well.

The funny thing is that this is just a 318i convertible.  A motor of marginal potential, lodged into an overpriced and overrated name and chassis.  The 318i is the equivalent of the Gobot of BMWs.  The only thing worth any genuine value of the 318i is the fact that it has a BMW badge, and in this case, happens to be a convertible.  Otherwise, it’s just another piece of shit BMW demonstrating stupid behavior.

Miami and I seem to be incompatible

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Disclaimer: This rant was originally written at close to 4:00 a.m., before I went to bed after my first day in Miami, Florida.

I don’t want to jump the gun here too much, and the truth is that I am having a good time down here in Miami so far. I should really be asleep, since I have to be up in less than five hours to ensure that my rental car isn’t ticketed for when the parking lot goes from free parking, into pay parking for the prime parts of the beach days, but I’ve got a lot on my mind about my experiences in the city of Miami so far, and I’d like to get them in writing while they’re still fresh on my mind.

In short, Miami is no doubt a lively, bustling city, but the truth is that this is most absolutely definitely certainly not a place I’d ever want to fathom living. In my opinion, Miami sucks, and I’m not going to miss this place one bit when my trip is over.  Some of my favorite shows like Dexter and Nip/Tuck may take place here, but damn if those shows do a fantastic job of making this place look a whole hell of a lot better than the cesspool that I’m finding this place to be.

Now part of it can be my fault for taking the same cost-effective approach I take on my of my other baseball road trips, but the truth is that such an approach has yielded some genuinely good results in the past.  It’s just this approach in Miami has me led to believe that this is possibly one of the worst places in the country.

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The downside to beautiful weather

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Is that every single person on the planet with a car, truck, bike or any form of automotive transportation is on the road, leading to some unexpected catastrophic traffic. People – they ruin everything.

In other news, I test drove manual transmissions of the two front runners, and I think I really like one of them. It’ll be a hectic next few days to see if I can make everything work out. It’ll take a lot of after hours work, but I think it could just happen.