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August 9, 2006
The Perfect (Shit) Storm
Relying, as we do, on the ferry, we signed up for email alerts - if a boat is running late, or there's something odd about the traffic to or from the dock, they send out a note.
Handy stuff, that.
Today, about mid-day, I got this:
Drivers and bus riders should anticipate heavy congestion today, August 9, with THREE major crowd events adding to peak hour traffic this afternoon: Safeco Field - 1:35pm Mariners game, which ends around 4:30pm; Qwest Field - International soccer match starts at 8:00pm with game-goers arriving in SODO as early as 5:30pm; Key Arena - 7:30pm Faith Hill/Tim McGraw Concert whose attendees will impact traffic on I-5 and elsewhere in the Seattle area.
I have two possible routes home from work - one takes me through the stadiums (literally, between the two of them), and the other takes me past Key Arena.
I decided to cut and run around 3pm, caught the 3:45 boat home, and am finishing my day from my home office (thanks to the aforementioned spiffy new notebook).
As of this moment, the traffic around Seattle looks terrible.
Color me glad not to be stuck in that mess.
Posted by dberger at August 9, 2006 5:36 PM