Traffic

[katyon6th]

How I loathe thee.

I take 37N through downtown to I-35 S to I-10 W through Medical every morning, which inevitably means I'm screwed by traffic. I'd like to know if there's a quicker route. Anyone familiar with the traffic on 410 from 281 to 10 W from 7am-8am?

[3rdCoast]

How I loathe thee.

I take 37N through downtown to I-35 S to I-10 W through Medical every morning, which inevitably means I'm screwed by traffic. I'd like to know if there's a quicker route. Anyone familiar with the traffic on 410 from 281 to 10 W from 7am-8am?

Not sure if there is a quicker route...

Traffic blows.

I think a lot of congestion will be cut down once the 281/410 interchange is complete.

[katyon6th]

Not sure if there is a quicker route...

Traffic blows.

I think a lot of congestion will be cut down once the 281/410 interchange is complete.

Like in 2010, though, right?

[3rdCoast]

Like in 2010, though, right?

Yes Ma'am.

[ATX Spur]

I think a lot of congestion will be cut down once the 281/410 interchange is complete.

I think so too. B/c by that time, we'll all have hover cars and won't need to take that way so much. Great scott!

[Old School Chic]

I know the feeling Katy. I have to leave my home an hour early to get to work on time. Traffic in the 410 & IH10 sux.

And it only gets worse in winter, with the cold and rainy weather.

[ShoogarBear]

LAMO. You guys don't know from shit about traffic, cold, or rainy.

Even though, yeah, SA traffic ain't what it used to be.

[gay abc]

LAMO. You guys don't know from shit about traffic, cold, or rainy.

Even though, yeah, SA traffic ain't what it used to be.


:lol

he is right - i recently moved from sa to maryland - the drivers here are just damn rude :ihit - i'm using the metro to get into downtown - it's great :tu

[sa_butta]

How I loathe thee.

I take 37N through downtown to I-35 S to I-10 W through Medical every morning, which inevitably means I'm screwed by traffic. I'd like to know if there's a quicker route. Anyone familiar with the traffic on 410 from 281 to 10 W from 7am-8am?Where are you coming from/going to (streets). Maybe you dont have to take highway, but then you would have to deal with lights. You could do a test run both ways and see which is quicker though.

[SrA Husker]

I walk across the street to go to work :)

[katyon6th]

Where are you coming from/going to (streets). Maybe you dont have to take highway, but then you would have to deal with lights. You could do a test run both ways and see which is quicker though.

There's no way getting around not taking the highway for me, unfortunately. I guess I'll leave earlier than early some day soon and test 281 to 410 to I-10.

[Marklar MM]

Learn to fly.

[Spurfect]

I moved here from Houston last month. S.A. traffic is easy street compared. :D

[johnsmith]

I moved here from Houston last month. S.A. traffic is easy street compared. :D


Don't worry, I moved from Denver to SA a couple of years ago and thought the same thing, you'll get just as sick of it here as you do there.

[katyon6th]

Hopefully by 2010, that's what I'll be doing.

[jman3000]

ive actually learned the later i leave my house... the better shot i have of showing to school on time... 1604 eases up at about 9:30 barring any accidents.

[jman3000]

i had the worst traffic experience ever in houston... i believe a pipeline had exploded or leaked near the freeway a few years ago and they diverted 5 lanes into 1... it took me about 4 hours to go from pasadena to katy.

[ShoogarBear]

i had the worst traffic experience ever in houston... i believe a pipeline had exploded or leaked near the freeway a few years ago and they diverted 5 lanes into 1

Yep, they've just about cleared up the traffic from that one now.

[ShoogarBear]

:lol

he is right - i recently moved from sa to maryland - the drivers here are just damn rude :ihit - i'm using the metro to get into downtown - it's great :tu

Metro rules. I live a block away from a stop.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Metro rules. I live a block away from a stop.

Metro does rule. I had a rental car for the first half of my DC trip and pretty much all of the time, it was easier to ride the Metro. By the time the rest of the people from the program showed up, I was a Metro Pro.

I only used the car to go exploring.

[tlongII]

Check up on the teleportation thread.

[Jimcs50]

Leave 15 mins sooner...your problem will be solved, I promise.

[katyon6th]

tlong and Jim -- thanks for nothing.

[Spurfect]

i had the worst traffic experience ever in houston... i believe a pipeline had exploded or leaked near the freeway a few years ago and they diverted 5 lanes into 1... it took me about 4 hours to go from pasadena to katy.

Pasadena is where I moved from.. I lived there about 7 years. and I hear ya on that one.. when I was trying to evacuate for Hurricane Rita, it took me 6 hours to get from Pasadena to Katy

[jman3000]

Pasadena is where I moved from.. I lived there about 7 years. and I hear ya on that one.. when I was trying to evacuate for Hurricane Rita, it took me 6 hours to get from Pasadena to Katy
what street did you live off of?

[Spurfect]

what street did you live off of?

lol i lived all over the place there.. moved alot around Pasadena.

but where I was living at when I moved was South Houston Rd. (off of Richey). I still have an apartment there and I go and stay there like every other weekend...

[jman3000]

i have no idea why i asked... i don't even know the streets that well over there :lol

just being conversational i reckon.

i know the streets a little better where my cousin lives in pearland... but just because he lives off a street with my name in it.

[Spurfect]

lol I was thinking you used to live there or had family there or something... but yeah Pearland isn't that far from Pasadena. I liked it over there :(

[Jimcs50]

tlong and Jim -- thanks for nothing.

Katy, what?

You want to avoid sitting in traffic, yes?

If you leave 15 mins earlier, you will get to work sooner, and you will be happier.

Yes?

[katyon6th]

Katy, what?

You want to avoid sitting in traffic, yes?

If you leave 15 mins earlier, you will get to work sooner, and you will be happier.

Yes?

This would mean waking up earlier or spending less time on my hair, both of which are out of the question.

[jman3000]

i do have some family in pasadena... but we don't go up there that much anymore because they come here more often. you miss pearland or pasadena?

were you there when it snowed like 1/2 an inch and everybody went nuts?

[Spurfect]

I miss Pasadena. lived there for a long time and was on my own but had a good network of friends.

I was actually here in S.A. when the snow thing happened, wasn't it the same time that it snowed here in S.A. too? but yeah, it was barely anything lol

[jman3000]

the only thing i can remember liking about pasadena was that my aunt had like 6 dogs. she wasn't necessarily on the good side of town so maybe i just didnt see enough of it.

[Jimcs50]

This would mean waking up earlier or spending less time on my hair, both of which are out of the question.

Fix your hair at work...also go by Starbucks and drink coffee at work while reading the morning paper about your Spurs.

What could be better?

[jman3000]

katies hair sucks.

[katyon6th]

katies hair sucks.

You suck because you don't even know how to spell my name correctly when it's right in front of your face.

[jman3000]

You suck because you don't even know how to spell my name correctly when it's right in front of your face.
i spell whatever i want however i want.

[jman3000]

and it would be appreciated if you unquoted me so i can go back and change the spelling error.

[Buddy Holly]

The 281/410 Interchange or 'The Web' will be finished in 2008.

[ZStomp]

There's no way getting around not taking the highway for me, unfortunately. I guess I'll leave earlier than early some day soon and test 281 to 410 to I-10.


That is worth trying out Katy.

I think it would work out better for you.

IH 10 going toward 410 from downtown- OH MY GOD.

No thanks.

[Spurfect]

to go to my job I have to go IH 10 and get on 410... I said screw that and don't even bother with getting on IH 10. I just go through Vance Jackson and Jackson Keller, get on 410 from there. makes it much simpler and I get to work in 20 min. coming from NW side and going to NE

[ShoogarBear]

This would mean waking up earlier or spending less time on my hair, both of which are out of the question.

You must spend an hour each morning brushing your teeth.

[katyon6th]

That is worth trying out Katy.

I think it would work out better for you.

IH 10 going toward 410 from downtown- OH MY GOD.

No thanks.

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. I totally want to avoid it, so I'm definitely going to give that alt route a try. Thanks!

[LuvBones]

I go on I-10 to downtown but the traffic was getting so bad some mornings that I just took 410 to 281 downtown and it was pretty much the same. I just swerve through everyone like I have mad road rage... gets you there faster. :lol

[Spurfect]

I just swerve through everyone like I have mad road rage... gets you there faster. :lol

yes, and it's very scary. :lol

[jman3000]

it's been my experience that no matter how slow traffic appears to be moving on the highway... the access roads will almost always be slower... going 5 mph > stopped @ 4 consecutive red lights.

[Vizzini]

Aww man, I thought this thread was about the movie, or the music group. Damn. I was ready to kick it with some "Dear Mr. Fantasy" or to talk about how hot Zeta-Jones looked even though she was pregnant. Oh well.

[TurretMonkey]

How I loathe thee.

I take 37N through downtown to I-35 S to I-10 W through Medical every morning, which inevitably means I'm screwed by traffic. I'd like to know if there's a quicker route. Anyone familiar with the traffic on 410 from 281 to 10 W from 7am-8am?

Move closer to where you work. Next question.

[ShoogarBear]

IH 10 going toward 410 from downtown- OH MY GOD.

No thanks.What about with the lights flashing?

:cop

[sa_butta]

to go to my job I have to go IH 10 and get on 410... I said screw that and don't even bother with getting on IH 10. I just go through Vance Jackson and Jackson Keller, get on 410 from there. makes it much simpler and I get to work in 20 min. coming from NW side and going to NEThe only thing that sucks over there is all the school zones during those times. I use to use that route to work from Jackson Keller to Dezavala during the summer.

[Notorious H.O.P.]

Try leaving 5 minutes earlier, then 10, then 15. Sometimes there will be a miraculous "break point" where leaving earlier than the point gets you to where you want to go significantly faster than the difference in departure time.

When I was just out of high school as still living at the parents house, I took the mandatory job at West Telemarketing (I think they have offer letters printed on the back of all high school diplomas in San Antonio). The break point was 7:17a. If I left before this time, I could be at work in 15-20 mins. If I left even 5 mins after that? A 30-35 min ordeal.

If you can manage to pry yourself off the bed a few minutes earlier, it might be worth it to try. But I do have to mention that I don't exactly practice what I preach. I'm skidding into the parking lot a minute before work starts. :lol