Last time I wrote was about going to my 40th high school reunion. After driving all day Saturday from Lancaster PA I arrived in Stoneham MA. I got a real Boston traffic welcome too. Since it was Saturday, I decided to go through the city of Boston. I drove through the infamous Big Dig on my way to Stoneham. Just I left the city I saw I-93 was squeezed down to two lanes for a bridge replacement project.
I got off the highway in Medford thinking I could go through the two center to Stoneham. Bad idea. Medford was jammed with hundreds of cars with the same idea as I had. Since I always have a bicycle with me, I stopped at a donut shop on route 38 and circled around in Medford until I found a good back road into Stoneham. I arrived a half hour early so I parked at Robin Hood Elementary School (my elementary school!) and road around the streets in the area of Stoneham where I grew up.
I went to the reunion with my best friend from High School, Frank Capuano, and his wife Diane. They live in Stoneham. Diane works in Stoneham, Frank designs medical devices. His current commute is to Rhode Island!!! I know its not a long commute, it may be shorter than my 70-mile commute to Philadelphia. But Frank commutes from the north side of Boston to Providence. That's a long commute in Boston traffic.
I am at 300 words and haven't even gotten to the reunion yet. Next post more reunion.
70 miles! Is it at least through good traffic? I'm fortunate in that mine is now down to about 45 miles and I can telecommute on two days.
ReplyDeleteDrive or ride to train station in Lancaster--2miles. 66 miles on Amtrak. Subway or ride 2 miles in Phila.
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