Given the number of one way streets around Boston, we've all seen wrong-way drivers, however given that this is a slow time of year for unusual events along the river, I'll take what I can get.
This wrong-way driver was heading east on the westbound side of memorial dr. I'm assuming he or she did not realize memorial dr. is a divided highway, with two lanes on each side. I guess they also did not notice that all the cars were parked facing them and there were cars headed towards them in both lanes...
Conveniently, the wrong-way driver happened to head the wrong way right in front of the two state police officers that are stationed outside the sloan school construction. I thought they might yell at him, which would have been exciting, however the police officers stopped traffic and allowed the offender to turn the car around and head off in the right direction. Such a happy ending.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
appropriate exercise clothing
Nothing very exciting has happened on my lunch time walks the past few months. It has been more rainy so I haven't walked as much and there just are not as many people out and about now that it's colder. So, in lieu of a specific observation, I thought I'd rant about all the various inappropriate exercise clothing I've seen over the last few months.
First, there are the people who are inappropriately dressed for the weather. It was in the upper 30s and a girl was running in a tank top and shorts. A few times it's been super-windy and quite chilly yet people are out there in t-shirts, running pants and nothing else. No gloves. No earbands or hats. I guess they're just tougher than me.
Then there are the people who are inappropriately dressed for exercising. I've seen people running in jeans, cargo pants, fashion sneakers or casual shoes, polo shirts...I hope these people aren't going back to work right after their runs.
Finally, there are the people who are just exercising inappropriately. Across the Charles from MIT there was a man who was running in these little circles (I think he was also dressed inappropriately in cargo pants). There are miles of running paths so there is really no need to run in little circles. I guess he just liked the area. And then you get the people who like to think they're running but they're really not. Instead they're doing some weird movement that involves power-walking on their toes while shuffling their feet. I know you've seen them too.
Anyway, hopefully something exciting happens soon or else I'll be obligated to post another rant and that would just take this blog in a whole different direction.
First, there are the people who are inappropriately dressed for the weather. It was in the upper 30s and a girl was running in a tank top and shorts. A few times it's been super-windy and quite chilly yet people are out there in t-shirts, running pants and nothing else. No gloves. No earbands or hats. I guess they're just tougher than me.
Then there are the people who are inappropriately dressed for exercising. I've seen people running in jeans, cargo pants, fashion sneakers or casual shoes, polo shirts...I hope these people aren't going back to work right after their runs.
Finally, there are the people who are just exercising inappropriately. Across the Charles from MIT there was a man who was running in these little circles (I think he was also dressed inappropriately in cargo pants). There are miles of running paths so there is really no need to run in little circles. I guess he just liked the area. And then you get the people who like to think they're running but they're really not. Instead they're doing some weird movement that involves power-walking on their toes while shuffling their feet. I know you've seen them too.
Anyway, hopefully something exciting happens soon or else I'll be obligated to post another rant and that would just take this blog in a whole different direction.
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