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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

An Open Letter to Rush Hour

Dear Rush Hour,

I understand your excitement at your release from the work day and your frustration at wanting to get home but I have to say that our relationship is starting to bore me. You leave me sitting for at least 30 minutes waiting for you to move or show signs of life.

At first the rush was exciting and I got caught up in your slow, easy pace. Now I see you for what you are: a carbon monoxide emitting, smog addling, fossil fuel wasting time leech. And it’s not just your environmental impacts that are starting to hurt our relationship, we also want different things. I want to go places and see things; you want to clog the roadways and slow life down interminably. I can’t see us working out.

Not only do you waste my time, you push me around. I feel abused when you don’t let me change lanes, merge, or make it through the stoplight ahead. Furthermore you never remain consistent, you are everywhere I want and need to go. You block exits I need to take, you place construction zones on streets I need to use, you close lanes when I least expect it. Worst of all you put “Turn Only” lanes when I need to go straight and “No Turning” lanes when I need to turn. Why do you have such a personal vendetta against my vehicular freedom?

As much as I want to understand and help you, this situation is beyond my ability. I suggest you seek help. Find alternative routes of travel, seek out public transportation, and find support in a carpool. I hope you see the error of your ways soon, and make an effort to change. Please, don’t count on me to be among the masses of victims you consume each day across the country. I’m finished wasting my time sitting and waiting for you to move.

Good Luck
Kate Taylor