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October 16, 2006

Stuck in traffic with the rest of Louisville

I left work today around 5:10pm. My route home has been to take the Watterson from where work is all the way around to US-60. Even though the route is roughly 4 miles longer, I go this way because the Watterson has three or four lanes of traffic depending on where you are at any given point. Traffic also flows much better through this section of Interstate, typically slowing down for a brief period just prior to the ramp to I-64.

Today, however, I found myself stuck in traffic till roughly 6pm. Traffic came to a complete stand-still right around the ramp for I-65 at the airport. After I sat in traffic for a while, I gave Amanda a call to see what she was doing and to tell her that I was running behind because of traffic. When she answered, she explained that she too was stuck in traffic ... only she was seeing the same kind of stand-still at I-71.

I turned on the radio to see what had happened.

Apparently, the Vice President was in town today doing some promoting for a Republican here in town. The cops were blocking all the routes between the airport and his destination, therefore all traffic on the route was blocked off. That's why Amanda was seeing the same kind of backup that I was seeing over 15 miles away.

After being in traffic for way over an hour, I finally made my way home. I got in the door and was feeling very uptight and frustrated. I expressed to Amanda my feelings about the traffic today, to which she whole heartedly agreed. I'm sure that I'm not the only one that felt like this today.

My rant is as follows...

It really goes to show how out of touch from the working man and woman most politicians are today. Everyone in their right mind knows and understands that most workdays end between 4-6PM, and as a direct result leads to the phenomenon known as "rush hour traffic". People are trying to get home from a long days work to be with their family or friends. Only a politician would arrive during rush hour and back up and entire city for a good hour or so, bringing traffic to an absolute halt. And for what? Some national emergency? Nope ... just to make it to a dinner event to raise money for another politician.

... end rant.

I really do wish for the day that we see a politician who really cares about the working man and woman. Someone that will honestly step up for the people and take back our government. Worst case scenario, I would at least like to see someone who cares enough to arrive at an hour that wouldn't effect the vast majority of the city going home from work.

~out...

Posted by ed at October 16, 2006 07:49 PM

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