In case this morning’s commute wasn’t enough
Some information that I got in my inbox at work this morning, about 4 hours too late.
I’m putting it here a bit too late as well, but whatever.
Please be advised of a major traffic alert this afternoon due to the Get Motivated conference going on Downtown Atlanta today. Event ends at 5 pm and all roads are expected to be severely congested until at least 7 pm.
Additionally, please note the break and lunch schedule for this event so that you can alter your lunch plans as needed:
Break – 11:20am – 11:40am
Lunch – 12:40pm – 1:50pm
Break – 3:10pm – 3:25pm
Ends 5:00 pm
Be careful out there tonight. Leave early if you can.
My husband was caught in the traffic this a.m. It took him an hour to go what usually takes about 10-15 minutes. According to him (and he is a highly reliable resource) there is also a “Poultry Expo,” or as he called them, “Mother Pluckers.” He is a funny man.
yeah, this morning was nightmarish to the point of humor. (it’s because of a “motivational” seminar, which motivated many bad jokes about what the people on the roads were motivating others to do). i unwittingly took what I assume to be the worst route ever, marietta street past Phillips and the CNN center. An old man walking passed me three times.
But there were actual traffic cops doing a decent job, which I honestly don’t think I’d ever seen before.
Someone in my office comes in from Alpharetta to our downtown office — he left his house around 7:30 and rolled in at 10:20. rough.
also, the AJC article makes me think that if you’re planning on leaving early you should maybe pad your exit timing a bit. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2007/01/25/0125mettraffic.html
oh, and I’ve heard that the poultry people refer to themselves as “chicken pluckers.” almost as hilarious as mother cluckers, annie
it was so bad GLENWOOD was backed up in front of my house…thanks god my boss gave me a special dispenstion to get out of there early…
I bike. I love traffic jams — they’re like slaloms for me.