My brother and I took my parents to JFK airport (boo hiss!!) last night, and from my brother's house in Clinton, the GPS system told us that the best way to get to the airport was through the city.
Ha.
It took us 2.5 hours to drive about 80 miles, thanks to brutal congestion through the Lincoln tunnel, Manhattan, and the LIE. Absolute nightmare.
We thought the way back would be somewhat easier if we could take the Belt PArkway and go over the bridges.
Ha.
Before we knew it, we were on to another fucking bridge into Manhattan. Sure, the city looked cool from the vantage point of the huge bridge, but that view doesn't make up for the bumper to bumper traffic all the toward the Holland Tunnel.
Ug. If we had any real maps to go by beside that GPS thing, we might have been able to make it home faster, but nope...we were the GPS's bitches.
I have learned something, though. The next car I get will be tiny and agile, so if for odd reason I have to drive through the city again, I'll be prepared with a car I can dart around with.
Pedestrians, beware.
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