Commuter Woes

This happened last night, but it still astounds me and I therefore find it worth posting...

My commute is 14 miles, door to door, varying slightly depending on the route.

Last night, it took me one hour and 45 minutes to get home from work. Which is enough time to calculate that this is roughly about eight miles/hour.

That's not fast. It's atrocious, is what it is. First, there was a huge wreck on the Bay Bridge, which stacked everything up. Then, I took my traditional exit, which happens to go right by the Moscone Center. Only when I finally got to Market Street did I realize my route was closed due to a Barack Obama speech.

Which still makes no sense to me, but I guess it's a security thing? There were people EVERYWHERE, and while I plan on voting for Obama, I can't say this was a particularly lovely outcome. Hope he raised some good money though.

ONE HOUR AND FORTY FIVE MINUTES. TO DRIVE 14 MILES.

Sigh.