bad decisions

it took me 2 hours to get to work. ok, fine 1 hr and 50 minutes, but close  enough.

it was just one of those mornings where every choice was the wrong one. first, i just didnt wanna get outta bed, happens a lot but usually fine. except i forgot it was supposed to snow. snowfall wasnt too bad, about an inch, but then it takes about five minutes to clean off my car, and im already about five/ten minutes late.

i have two options to get onto 95 to go to work. I usually go through my town and pick up 95 a little more south, so this is option A, option B goes through a neighboring town and takes about 2 miles longer, so like every day i take option A. but then i got stuck in traffic right outside of my neighborhood, i think there had been an accident and so to get about half a mile took 10 minutes. a few minutes after that i get stuck in charter school traffic, this happens everyday, but its usually just a minute or two, nope another 10 minutes. I’m thinking goddamn i really shouldve taken option B.

Less than a mile on the highway, car accident, but that only took a few minutes. but with the snow, everyone is doing about 30-40, which was fine cause i really didnt wanna go faster, but i was only a quarter of the way to work by the time im normally there. i live in foxborough, massachusetts, i work in north kingstown rhode island.

this is where my next choice is, i can stay on 95 or take 295. 295 is longer but usually less traffic. however, its only 2 lanes and has a higher speed limit. considering the snow, though when getting closer to RI was freezing rain, i didn’t want to go fast, and i know people wouldve still been flying, and if theres an accident i would’ve really been screwed, so i stayed on 95.

for the most part it was fine. then from the rhode island state line to providence place mall was bumber to bumber. providence place is about the halway mark of my 43.4 mile (one way) commute. by the time im passing the mall, im 10-15 mins late for work. but from here on out it was good, the freezing rain was easier to drive in, and the traffic was normal, but i was still 45 mins late to work and had been in my car for 2 hours. but if i had even made 1 or 2 of those choices better, probably wouldve been on time.