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Had an interview with a solutions provider in Blue Ash today. The drive there was uneventful. The interview went well. After the interview, I went to Micro Center in Sharonville to try and pick up a 320 Gb EIDE drive. I have an empty hard drive enclosure that takes an EIDE drive. But alas, they were out of them, and I don't think there's a SATA-to-EIDE adapter that would fit. Then I went to Red Robin in West Chester for an early supper or late lunch.
As soon as I left the restaurant (around 4:30 pm), the trouble began. I got on to I-75 northbound, which was backed up. I called up ARTIMIS, which told me there was an accident up ahead; it was north of route 129 and the highway was closed at that point. It took me about an hour to move from Union Center Blvd. to Tylersville Rd, where I exited the highway. Tylersville was backed up, but not as bad as I-75. I wanted to take US 42 into Lebanon, but that intersection was also backed up with detoured traffic. I stopped at the Culver's near the WLW tower in Mason, used the restroom, and had some frozen custard. I got back on Tylersville and headed eastbound toward I-71, passing by Kings Island in the process. I didn't get home until 7 PM.
[Updated 26-Aug 01:05] There was no TV news coverage of the crash, but this brief article sums it up.
I hate sitting still in traffic. I think of the gas I and everyone else around me is wasting as we essentially idle. I'd rather be moving, which is why I often end up on these convoluted detours which take longer than staying in the traffic jam. I don't know the extent of the accident -- and I probably won't until the 11 o'clock news -- but it must have been serious if the highway was closed. The section of highway in question is currently being widedned from 3 lanes to 4, so it's a construction zone. My guess -- and I hope I'm wrong on this -- is someone failed to slow down to the posted speed limit and hit one of the workers. Don't people realize that haste is the number one cause of accidents? I want to have a bumper sticker with the words "What's your hurry?" on the back of my car. Meanwhile, an entire community of commuters are inconvenienced. I'm just glad I didn't have to pick up M today.
As soon as I left the restaurant (around 4:30 pm), the trouble began. I got on to I-75 northbound, which was backed up. I called up ARTIMIS, which told me there was an accident up ahead; it was north of route 129 and the highway was closed at that point. It took me about an hour to move from Union Center Blvd. to Tylersville Rd, where I exited the highway. Tylersville was backed up, but not as bad as I-75. I wanted to take US 42 into Lebanon, but that intersection was also backed up with detoured traffic. I stopped at the Culver's near the WLW tower in Mason, used the restroom, and had some frozen custard. I got back on Tylersville and headed eastbound toward I-71, passing by Kings Island in the process. I didn't get home until 7 PM.
[Updated 26-Aug 01:05] There was no TV news coverage of the crash, but this brief article sums it up.
I hate sitting still in traffic. I think of the gas I and everyone else around me is wasting as we essentially idle. I'd rather be moving, which is why I often end up on these convoluted detours which take longer than staying in the traffic jam. I don't know the extent of the accident -- and I probably won't until the 11 o'clock news -- but it must have been serious if the highway was closed. The section of highway in question is currently being widedned from 3 lanes to 4, so it's a construction zone. My guess -- and I hope I'm wrong on this -- is someone failed to slow down to the posted speed limit and hit one of the workers. Don't people realize that haste is the number one cause of accidents? I want to have a bumper sticker with the words "What's your hurry?" on the back of my car. Meanwhile, an entire community of commuters are inconvenienced. I'm just glad I didn't have to pick up M today.
