Rush Hour and Early Morning Views

I am not a morning person. I wish I was, but it’s never going to happen. But this morning we had to get up by 7 AM to bring our guest from Milwaukee to Union Station. After that we needed to drive to Alexandria to get our punctured tire replaced at Beyer Subaru service. We got a flat tire on Tuesday - luckily in front of our house, during the daylight hours - and were able to drive a couple of blocks to the gas station around the corner to get the spare tire put on it. The gash in the tire was so big it couldn’t be fixed. So as we drove in the early morning light, in rush hour traffic, the typical sights and views looked a little different. I’m just glad we were going in the opposite direction of the traffic  - away from DC - and thankful that my commute for ten years was walking two blocks to the Library of Congress. What a mess the traffic is on good days. So now we are sitting in the Subaru service waiting area waiting for two tires to get replaced. It hasn’t been a good year for our Forester - a cracked windshield, check engine and several other warning lights that wouldn’t turn off, and a flat tire. I can’t wait to get back home and relax. But that isn’t going to happen because there is a work crew banging around the house digging a French drain. We aren’t getting a noise break lately and it’s getting very old.