today i decided to venture out and take care of some of my errands, meaning - returns. headed out to ikea to return a $25 shelf. what a fucking mistake. as i'm driving down the 205 freeway, i notice that there isn't a single car in the opposite direction. i then notice that on all the on-ramps on the opposite side there are people outside their cars walking around on the ramps. i then notice there are cops on every overpass and helicopters circling overhead. at this point, i know something is up. no one knows what's going on. i decide to keep going because the traffic getting off at every exit is really backing up. i finally make it to ikea, heavily annoyed. i return the stupid $25 shelf and head back out hoping that the traffic is gone.
the traffic is slow but moving. then it comes to a complete halt. i then see a huge insane motorcade pass and it's obvious that it's someone important. while stopped i check my iphone (yes i know it's illegal but we weren't moving!) and it appears that the vice president is in town and going to some private fundraiser. thanks man!
i creep slowly along with the other annoyed peeps. i finally make it to the 205 bridge that goes over the big river in portland. traffic comes to a complete stop again and we don't move. a while later sirens begin to blare and people are driving everywhere on this 4 lane bridge to make room for the fire truck. did i mention that we were completely stopped and there was no where to go?! clusterfuck.
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we keep inching down to 1 lane of traffic to pass a horrible motorcycle wreck in the middle of the bridge. the person was laying in the middle of the road while the firemen worked on him. it was bad. the ambulance couldn't even get up there. i was just glad to make it by and hope that that person is ok...
finally made it home after 3 hours. then went and bought another fan in hopes that it would help. now i feel like i'm in a convection oven and not just an oven. yay.
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