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November 23, 2005

So California's #1 Thanksgiving Sport

Trying to get from here to there via freeway.

Been watching the local news ... the freeways out of the basin, especially going out the Newhall pass (at the north end of the San Fernando Valley where the 5 and 210 merge) -- Traffic backed up all the way to Burbank.

The world's largest parking lot, the 405 freeway, is living up to its reputation.

Now, here's where it gets exciting. Major east/west freeway, the 10, was closed in both directions earlier because someone claimed to have a bomb which they tossed under a bus (near El Monte) and then scampered away.

Then another El-Lay sport, The Car Chase - Express Edition, started with a stolen car flying at 100 mph on the remarkably traffic-lite 105 freeway, then careening through Downey neighborhoods. Jesus must have been riding shotgun because not only wasn't anyone hurt, but suddenly the driver pulled the car over, jumped out of the car and immediately fell to his belly spread-eagled on the ground. Nice, clean ending.

I've finished my pie baking for tomorrow. Two pumpking, one mince and a decadent cheesecake, with sourcream topping (my grandmothers recipe).

Mmmmm.

Posted by Darleen at November 23, 2005 10:02 PM

Comments

Well, find comfort in this:

No new freeways are bing built, and few are being expanded.

And trolleys are coming back; slowly.

Posted by: Carl W. Goss at November 25, 2005 08:32 AM

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I hope it was relaxing.

Posted by: Mieke at November 25, 2005 05:43 PM