The first thing someone said to me at work today was, "How long did it take you to get to work this morning?", to which my reply was, "No longer than usual". Apparently it had taken her nearly ten times longer than usual to get to work.
Then I headed into my office and was asked the same question by another colleague. Odd to be asked the same thing twice by the first two people I saw,
Speaking with more people at work, I found out that traffic seems to have gotten considerably worse in the past week. Commutes have more than doubled for many, while others are taking very long detours in an attempt to beat the traffic. But when did it get this bad?
My drive home yesterday took longer than it should have as two lanes merged into one to turn right by the hospital, where it is clearly NOT sign posted for motorists, leaving long queues as those in the left lane attempt to push in, while those in the right lane shake their fists at the perceived queue jumpers.
Today I took an alternative route and found it not much better, with right turning traffic queues so long at two sets of lights that they were blocking straight through lanes.
So what's happened? Surely it can't all be earthquake related! I noticed that even four lane Brougham street was backed up, despite the fact that I know there isn't a single lane closed due to earthquake damage.
Any ideas?
