Luck
A headache finally caught up with me yesterday, complicating my journey slightly. I was heading west on 40, scanning roadside signs for lodging, around 5 p.m. I took a random exit because it promised a Budget Inn, but no Budget Inn was immediately apparent, and then the deluge. For about 10 minutes it rained buckets. Then the sky cleared and I got back on 40, heading for Frederick, MD, where I was sure I would find a hotel.
Well, the 13 miles to Frederick took about 90 minutes to traverse. There had been several accidents, presumably during the rainstorm, and traffic was a bumper-to-bumper crawl.
Bad luck, right? But really I think it was good luck. If I hadn't had a headache and been desperately searching for the nearest hostelry, I wouldn't have exited at Mt. Airy just before the storm hit. And if I hadn't done that, I would have been directly in the path of the multiple crashes on 40.
Another piece of luck: my rental car is a Vibe. They told me to pick anything on the lot, and I figured taking a car I already know how to drive was the safest choice.
Well, the 13 miles to Frederick took about 90 minutes to traverse. There had been several accidents, presumably during the rainstorm, and traffic was a bumper-to-bumper crawl.
Bad luck, right? But really I think it was good luck. If I hadn't had a headache and been desperately searching for the nearest hostelry, I wouldn't have exited at Mt. Airy just before the storm hit. And if I hadn't done that, I would have been directly in the path of the multiple crashes on 40.
Another piece of luck: my rental car is a Vibe. They told me to pick anything on the lot, and I figured taking a car I already know how to drive was the safest choice.