I'm here in Fredericksburg this weekend for a teacher workshop on teaching the Civil War and to learn more about the Battle of Chancellorsville. It is sponsored by the Civil War Preservation Trust which is a marvelous organization that, in addition to work to preserving battle sites, does a lot for student and teacher education. I'm very excited about the all-day tour of Chancellorsville that we'll have on Saturday.
Before I drove up here, I drove up to D.C. to drop my daughters off there and so I had the distinct pleasure of driving through the Northern Virginia traffic two times. Each time I drive through that mess on I95, I am so thankful that I don't have to deal with that in Raleigh. I don't understand how people endure the traffic day in and day out. And I can see why the major issue in Virginia's gubernatorial campaign will be how to fund new roads. Bob McDonnell has come out with a plan, but the Democrat, Creighton Deeds, still hasn't come out with his plan. Just spending one afternoon in that traffic convinces me that I would be voting based solely on that one issue.
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Betsy,
Welcome to my world. I leave my house at 0430 to travel less than 35 miles, so that I can arrive at work before 0530. It usually takes about 45 minutes but any issues with traffic can create a huge problem. The same trip at the same time took 35 minutes in 2006 but the the roads are actually better now; It's the volume of traffic that has changed everything.
If I had to make that same trip starting at 0600 it would take me at least 90 minutes if there were no accidents along the way.
I'm headed to FT Belvoir tomorrow but I don't have to be there until late in the morning. It is a similar distance and similar route but by leaving after the morning rush I will arrive in less than an hour
If I had decided to live in Fredericksburg, a very nice town, I would probably have had a worse commute but as I live in Maryland and work shift schedules, much of my travel is against the traffic.
If you have a chance to take a break for lunch or dinner, check out Basil's on Caroline Street or the Kenwood Inn on Princess Anne Street for dinner.
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