tbm3fan
Old Man with a Hat
My son's seventh birthday was the 16th and my wife wanted to take him down to Universal Studios for it. That meant driving down US 5 on Friday at 4 pm but before you can get to it you have to drive 12 miles of stop and go along 580. Oh, fun. Yet I check 411 traffic and it seems not so bad. Turn computer off and head out the door of my office as we are leaving from there.
As I approach the door I see my FEMA patient outside the door talking with my wife. What is this about? He tells me he had a dramatic appearance of floaters this morning in his right eye. I ask if it was preceded by flashing lights and he says yes. Ok, I won't be leaving now and have to dilate and take a look in. With that done we get on the road at almost 5. Of course my traffic window had gotten worse.
Took about an hour to go the 20 miles to US 5 South to L.A. Once on it was smooth sailing for awhile. Stopped at and In and Out Burger around 9pm and noticed a fellow pull in driving a 1991 Cadillac Brougham. Almost broke my neck as the corner of my eye caught a glimpse of a leager chrome bumper and grille. Talked to the owner who told me it has only 62,000 miles and is driving it from Oregon to Phoenix for the vacation home car. It was pristine and he said it just glided down the highway. I bet it did!
Back on the road and L.A. by midnight now. Oh, no not by midnight. There is a massive traffic jam on this two lane highway south. WTH. Takes another hour to go 12 miles as Cal Trans vehicles and a very big wrecker pass us on the shoulder. Yep, and overturned tractor trailer blocking one of the lanes. Ok, maybe we hit the hotel by 1:30 am now.
Amazingly I am pretty awake although my eyes are drying out and telling me I should be asleep. Have to rub them off and on to get them to tear a little to help clear things up and of course I never remember artificial tears in these situations. So I am passing through Sylmar-San Fernando in the third lane of five. Car in cruise control and am rubbing my eyes when I vaguely see something in my lane if front. Holy crap it is a man waving his arms standing in front of a stalled car. This area is pitch black. Have to make an emergency move to the right to avoid hitting a stalled car at 65 mph. Of course everyone wakes up in the car.
Needless to say I was pissed since his hazard lights were very dim and he came to a stop in the middle of a freeway. Who the hell does that. I have had three cars die on my, while on the freeway, and managed to coast over to the right shoulder every time. Yet some people can't seem to use their brains and do that. Instead they stop in the road!!!
By the way Universal Studios is the biggest ripoff I have ever seen. Nothing but a extremely large shopping mall, disguised with movie themes, and a whole six rides. Disneyland at $105 regular is waayyyyy better than Universal at $85. This place is for the dumb, the gullible and those who are star struck by Hollywood. The icing on the cake was that by the time we left at 5 and got back to the hotel I was on my way to a 101 degree temperature with a really nice headache. I had to let my wife drive some today and I have come to the conclusion in that I can't ride with my wife anymore. Either I drive or I stay home.
As I approach the door I see my FEMA patient outside the door talking with my wife. What is this about? He tells me he had a dramatic appearance of floaters this morning in his right eye. I ask if it was preceded by flashing lights and he says yes. Ok, I won't be leaving now and have to dilate and take a look in. With that done we get on the road at almost 5. Of course my traffic window had gotten worse.
Took about an hour to go the 20 miles to US 5 South to L.A. Once on it was smooth sailing for awhile. Stopped at and In and Out Burger around 9pm and noticed a fellow pull in driving a 1991 Cadillac Brougham. Almost broke my neck as the corner of my eye caught a glimpse of a leager chrome bumper and grille. Talked to the owner who told me it has only 62,000 miles and is driving it from Oregon to Phoenix for the vacation home car. It was pristine and he said it just glided down the highway. I bet it did!
Back on the road and L.A. by midnight now. Oh, no not by midnight. There is a massive traffic jam on this two lane highway south. WTH. Takes another hour to go 12 miles as Cal Trans vehicles and a very big wrecker pass us on the shoulder. Yep, and overturned tractor trailer blocking one of the lanes. Ok, maybe we hit the hotel by 1:30 am now.
Amazingly I am pretty awake although my eyes are drying out and telling me I should be asleep. Have to rub them off and on to get them to tear a little to help clear things up and of course I never remember artificial tears in these situations. So I am passing through Sylmar-San Fernando in the third lane of five. Car in cruise control and am rubbing my eyes when I vaguely see something in my lane if front. Holy crap it is a man waving his arms standing in front of a stalled car. This area is pitch black. Have to make an emergency move to the right to avoid hitting a stalled car at 65 mph. Of course everyone wakes up in the car.
Needless to say I was pissed since his hazard lights were very dim and he came to a stop in the middle of a freeway. Who the hell does that. I have had three cars die on my, while on the freeway, and managed to coast over to the right shoulder every time. Yet some people can't seem to use their brains and do that. Instead they stop in the road!!!
By the way Universal Studios is the biggest ripoff I have ever seen. Nothing but a extremely large shopping mall, disguised with movie themes, and a whole six rides. Disneyland at $105 regular is waayyyyy better than Universal at $85. This place is for the dumb, the gullible and those who are star struck by Hollywood. The icing on the cake was that by the time we left at 5 and got back to the hotel I was on my way to a 101 degree temperature with a really nice headache. I had to let my wife drive some today and I have come to the conclusion in that I can't ride with my wife anymore. Either I drive or I stay home.
