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23-DEC-2005	Robin Reid

December 23: PaD Addendum – How Was Your Day?

Rancho Bernardo, CA

Well happy eve of Christmas Eve to all. I ventured forth on what should have been a simple 90 minute trip to pick up my car from being serviced, to collect a new receiver/amplifier I had order on the web, and then do to do my grocery shopping.

Instead this took me FIVE hours. The traffic on Interstate 15 (both south and north) was horrific. We crept along bumper-to-bumper at 2 mph for about an hour.

The wait the car dealer was only 30 minutes, but they had said it would be ready right away.

The Best Buy lot was a zoo with virtually no parking spaces, and once inside I had to wait about 30 minutes.

The drive back to RB wasn’t much better even though I took an alternate route. Vons was very busy but not too bad.

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/100s f/3.2 at 70.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Sandi Marasco		10-Feb-2012 17:52
Great photo! Glad this day is FAR behind you.

Guest		28-Dec-2005 20:43
Nice image with very interesting effect. It looks so busy like your busy sched lately :)

Guest		24-Dec-2005 17:33
Lol, your image say it all about your day, now what you have is to enjoy your Christmas eve, have lot of fun, wich is something you do great, and keep your great sense of humor and creativity. Wow, If Santa could bring to me a little bit of your creativity and way to see life!!! Merry Christmas my friend!!!!

Elaine (etfitz)		24-Dec-2005 16:45
Nice ps work! Nice sp!

Guest		24-Dec-2005 15:27
This must be the pre-Christmas swirl. At least you are at the center of the vortex. :-)

Marjan Schavemaker		24-Dec-2005 14:53
A weird photo, Robin, but people get crazy during these days, everywhere the same I guess! Merry Chrismas, Marjan

Zak		24-Dec-2005 11:14
we have all the traffic problems here too ;-) (sarcastic...) Nice SP, nice car too!!

Lee Rudd		24-Dec-2005 10:14
you are not getting much sympathy are you! I stay well away from stores and busy towns at this time of year, if I possibly can

JW		24-Dec-2005 09:09
Hilarious image! If you thought this image was sharp and clear, you were probably in no fit state to drive! LOL Happy Eve of Christmas Eve!

Di		24-Dec-2005 06:00
LOL...what the hell were you doing out today, anyway? Hope you learned your lesson,;-) Your image conveys your frustrations well. Good job.

coaster		24-Dec-2005 05:50
Nice shot. I was in some of that traffic on 15 day, after playing golf in RB. I was tired when I reached home in O'side, but it was a great day for me.

Rochelle Weiss		24-Dec-2005 04:04
Great photo. That kind of traffic is why I don't live in Seattle anymore. Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Manfred Bachmann		24-Dec-2005 02:56
Excellent and very creative work! PS. Merry Christmas and a happy new Year!:)

Guest		24-Dec-2005 02:54
Robin, oh Robin, sounds like SD is getting a bit LAish! Our day was spent heading North on I5 from the Valley to Stockton. The drive took 20 minutes longer than on non-holiday weekends, but not bad.

Cindy Flood		24-Dec-2005 02:49
Nice SP. Your photoshop skills are awesome.

laine82		24-Dec-2005 02:47
Oh how I love living out in the sticks !! No traffic jams. Oh your poor car, take it back & get a refund :>)

Gary Winters		24-Dec-2005 02:10
I got caught in trafffic like that on Wednesday night. It's not fun! Good shot which really helps us imagine your day. But next year, Robin -- shop a little earlier! :-)

Guest		24-Dec-2005 02:06
Too bad on the traffic - wasn't nearly that bad around here, but I wouldn't want to be on any of the major corridors today (like I-5 or I-405) like you were. Hope you get that problem in your lens worked out - the photo is so distorted! ;-)

Coleen Perilloux Landry		24-Dec-2005 01:38
Well, what did you expect two days before Christmas. In the thumbnail I thought it was a cop car with the blue light flashing. Nice effect.

Herb		24-Dec-2005 01:36
Sounds like a fun day

Guest		24-Dec-2005 01:33
I just came from the new Sears. My dad will be recieving some nice wratcheting wrench's this year. :)

Dan Chusid		24-Dec-2005 01:29
You could have called me and I would have picked you up in my helicopter... ...if only I had one. ;^)

royalld		24-Dec-2005 01:21
You certainly captured the day well. Tomorrow will be better. Happy eve of Christmas Eve.

Breland		24-Dec-2005 01:14
I understand a Topsy-turvy day Robin. Nice effect.