The light changed before I could cross the street. I sadly wave at the south end of the last northbound express bus of the day. That means I have 15 minutes to people watch until the local bus meanders to this stop and ample time to goof off on the "milk route" home. Such is the plight of the commuter. Well, such is the plight of the commuter who isn't very good at watching the clock!
The bus driver just informed us that there are not one, but two wrecks on the I-5 bridge ahead which means no getting home by the usual route. Time for a scenic tour of north Portland side streets. This has the makings of an epic commute for the record books.
This will be totally boring, but I must chronicle the first epic commute of my fledgling blog....
6:20 I leave my desk
6:31 I missed the express bus
6:45 I am picked up by the local bus
7:02 The bus driver tells us about the wreck. My handy KGW traffic app verifies the problem. It usually shows green, yellow or red. It is showing black.
7:07 The bus driver bails on to the side streets, backtracks to Portland and then heads east on I-84. Yay for freeway speed. The commute has abated on this side of town.
7:17 We make it to I-205. I pause to enjoy a somewhat hazy view of Mt. Hood.
7:20 I hum Roll on Columbia as we cross the river and enter Washington.
7:22 Now heading back west towards Vancouver on Hwy 14. I'm actually glad now that I missed the regular bus, because that driver sounds like he is hopelessly bogged down in the I-5 tangle. It is a nice compensating error.
7:28 We pass historic Fort Vancouver and begin the meander through the local stops in downtown Vancouver.
7:32 On to I-5 for the home stretch to the park and ride. I should have tweeted this instead. I am sure all three of you who are going to read this would be waiting anxiously for the next update.
7:44 We arrive at the bus stop only 24 minutes late. Good job driver.
Thank goodness tomorrow is work at home Wednesday.
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