July 18, 2009

Day 122 on the Road in 2009

After the conclusion of the Alabama State Bar Meeting, Jan and I got in the car and headed north toward Birmingham from Point Clear. We had a very special duty that night: to babysit for our newest grandchild, Thomas Hutton Wells, and to give his parents a much needed night off. Thus, we were somewhat anxious to get back so that we could be timely in our babysitting duties.

However, that was not to be. We were making good time once we got to Interstate 65 North, until we got about 9 miles south of Montgomery. Unfortunately we saw a sign indicating there was construction ahead, and the traffic came to a dead standstill. It appeared that the Alabama Department of Transportation had elected to make that Saturday the day they would close all but one lane of the Interstate from the Airport Exit south of Montgomery all the way through Montgomery. Thus, reduced to a driving crawl, we took almost two hours to go nine miles to get to the other side of Montgomery.

Thus, it appears you don't have to be flying to have your own travel difficulties. The good news was we still made it in time for our babysitting duties and to take care of Thomas Hutton Wells.