random thoughts – Day 1,382 – (Friday) – green lights

It was another light traffic morning drive-time in beautiful Pawtucketville, Dracut, Centralville, and downtown Lowell. Fridays usually have lighter traffic and a quick and easy ride, but today was even lighter, quicker, and easier. To add to the thrill, every intersection I approached had a green light in my favor. All five of them. It was amazing, I wish it could be like that every day, and once upon a time it probably was.

Draining the garage.

The weather was more of the now too-familiar and becoming increasingly annoying gray, cloudy, rainy motif. The garage on John Street was flooded on the lower level and hoses drained the water into the the street. This has also become a little too familiar. Luckily, on the other side of the river, my basement was dry.

At the office, the vibe was light. There were five of us in the suite and it was mostly quiet, except for right after I chugged a cup of coffee and then got all chatty because that it is how it often works with coffee and me. 

A healthy amount of the chatting was about work stuff, so it could be labeled "collaboration" or "project planning" and be correct. The peace and quiet of the office was sometimes punctuated by the sound of rain on the roof. Project parts moved along in the review process, tasks were completed, and things were crossed off the list in red ink. It was a triumphant achievement for the last day of work for the year and felt most satisfying. 

The ride home was a quick as the ride to work with more green lights and no idiots blocking intersections, which was also satisfying. Of course, once school resumes and holiday vacations end and the traffic pattern returns to its regular self, I, and the other drivers, will all be cranky again. But it's been nice while it lasted and I can cherish the memory of the week the drive was civilized and pleasant.