Avoid Traffic Jams? - Live in Lubbock - Work Evenings
I read an interesting post in LifeClever about strategies for reducing traffic jams. After living in San Jose, Atlanta and Dallas I am well acquainted with the paralysis of gridlock. Even living in the mountains above Santa Cruz yielded traffic jams going to the beach & to Monterrey on weekends. But as I read this article I realized that for me it had an air of unreality. I realized that the three years I have lived in Lubbock, Texas have been virtually traffic free.
Lubbock's population of just over 200,000, is part of the answer. The fact that my work shift is noon to 9pm also sees to it that I don't see the worst of what little traffic Lubbock has. There are construction delays and Walmart and the Southplains mall parking lots fill on weekends, but I am able to largely avoid those. My work schedule allows us to do our shopping on weekday mornings (Mondays for Walmart - Thursdays for health food and groceries).
Reading that traffic article gave me an opportunity to reflect on how much less stressful our relocated and reorganized life is and to spend a few moments in reflective gratitude.