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October 21, 2003
inexplicable traffic jams
i've had my share of inexplicable traffic jams in los angeles. one time, heading south on the 101 i was in an hour-long jam just to learn that there was a leggy blonde on the shoulder who's car had overheated and she was waiting for AAA. that one made me angry and bitter about la traffic morons.
another time, there was a ladder in the #3 lane that caused a 30 minute jam as everyone swerved around the offending hardware. this one was understandable, but frustrating nonetheless.
however this morning, i was crawling along highway 1 in malibu for about 20 minutes before finally coming upon the source of the slowdown. a buck-naked homeless man proudly parading up the coast pushing his shopping cart with one hand while the other was held high in the air swinging a plastic shopping bag to an unheard rhythm like a limp baton of a drum major at the head of his own hypothetical marching band.
this one made me laugh out loud.
Posted by heidijanet at October 21, 2003 11:36 AM
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oh, how i miss l.a.!
Posted by: mrs diggs at October 21, 2003 08:26 PM
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