What can you do in an hour...

...?
- watch a television show
- go to the gym
- stalk your friends on Facebook
- eat a meal

... and the list goes on, and on.

One of the perks necessities of my big girl job is driving an hour and fifteen minutes (on a good day) from my parents home, into the metropolis where I work. That's the one-way time. It takes just as long if not longer on my way home in the evening. So, after braving this commute for several weeks now I have found I have plenty to rant about. So... here we go.

First, if you are in your car in rush hour traffic, the driving is completely different. Suburbanites need to learn to put their big kid pants on and drive like they know what they are doing! You are not in the suburbs, you cannot take your time changing lanes... if you need to get over: signal, get over, and move on! DO NOT sit in your lane and signal for 30 seconds then leisurely glide over into my lane and expect me to be all hunky-dory with it. I don't have time for you. If you don't like my take on this... think of it this way... in NASCAR races they don't signal at all- they run you down... so it could be worse (and actually, I think some people on the road really think they are in a NASCAR race- you are not, you are just tailgating me and it is very annoying- but if you would like I will get over into the other lane and you can speed past me and be caught by the police officer that is inevitably waiting for you around the next turn- have fun!).

Next, you (or your car) will not melt if it is raining. Maybe if you are green all over and have an army of flying monkey minions you will... but I haven't seen any green drivers or flying monkeys lately. While I completely agree with being cautious while the heavens are raining down replenishing the earth, there is no need to pretend you are in a 19th century car that doesn't go over 10 mph. Be safe... but also, get on down the road. Then maybe it wont take me 2 hours to get back to my warm, dry house. That being said, there is another side to that spectrum as well. Just because people are going 10 mph (yes it drives me crazy too), there is no need to go cutting people off and spraying water all over their windshields so that they cannot see where they are going... hello genius- that will cause an accident!

So, while commuting in the big city, I would appreciate it if you didn't pretend you were still in the suburbs or act like you are on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. There is a very happy medium to be found and if we would all just accept that and be courteous to the drivers around us, everyone's commute will be a lot more enjoyable bearable.

Now that that rant is taken care of, I hope all of you have a pleasant and safe ride home today!


Just keep swimming...