Rainy Friday afternoon in the summer 5:30 and 5.5 mile traffic backed up eastbound

Rainy Friday afternoon in the summer 5:30 and 5.5 mile traffic backed up eastbound

You can sure tell that school is back in session. Traffic was heavy last night but tonight it was worse. I had to stop at library and had to wait for a nice driver to let me back into traffic – all the side roads were all backed up. So it was later than usual when I got home and since it’s still humid – decided to stay in. Right not i hear thunder and see lighting – rain would be good since lawn service seeded yesterday.
Left work on time for a change and just before I got to the Hanover Street bridge, I noticed that there were two police cars ahead and the road was shut down. So what to do – what to do? I made a right hand turn and worked my way over to Russell Street. Went thru an industrial section – a part of Baltimore I had never been – but i kept following the signs for 95 South and hoping for the best. I ended up at this intersection – wow a right hand turn and I am on Russell Street – amazing. Made my way to the Beltway – it was busy – a good reminder as to why I don’t go home that way every night.