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An Amusing Look At The Journey Home
So you've finally made it through the day. Boredom is beaten, battered, bruised and broken, lying defeated at your feet. You march out of the office into the glorious outside world, free at last, free to cast off the shackles of rules and regulations and do whatever you want. You have precious few hours until you're forced into the inevitable and you must sleep before the return to your place of work the following day, so make the most of it. There's just one thing for it, drive home.
The drive home is different for everyone, unless you live with someone that works at the same place as you and drives separately, which would be strange so I will ignore that scenario. The drive home should be a carefree time, a time to relax and listen to some music while you cruise through the lanes getting ever further from work and ever closer to home, boredom seeping away with every mile you cover. Except it is not always so, sometimes life throws up obstacles and barriers to impede you, things that seem to have the sole purpose of delaying you for as long as possible.
The thing that I encounter with every single journey I've ever had to work is temporary roadworks and the traffic lights that they bring, like a squirrel bringing nuts in the spring. The Highway Agency will manage to strategically place the obstruction at the place where it will cause maximum disruption to motorists, causing you the most enormous delays. Of course, when you get there there is already a queue and so you won't have enough time to get through when the light turns green. Watch in despair as the person in front of you stops as the lights turn amber, blocking you and consigning you to another wait. Frustrating to say the least.
Have faith, clear you mind of rage, you're through the lights and home free, surely. Well slow down there Linford because you're not. Not by a long shot, not if the guy in the Toyota Yaris has anything to do about it. Not. When you drive home the road will be plagued by really slow drivers. People intent on just making you drive more slowly. It's not like you're trying to speed either, these people insist that you must drive at 40mph when the speed limit is 60mph. They make you drive at 20mph through that village, anyone that might want to make decent progress is clearly mental. Adding to your woes the only good overtaking spots are always busy, thwarting your mental efforts and extending your journey by a huge amount.
Despite all the obstacles and annoyances you face you will make it home, home to an evening that is free for you. You can do whatever you want. The sad thing is that more often than not you're like a bottle full of rage and someone's been shaking. All the boredom and annoyances of the way home have left you shaken and ready to explode. What will happen?
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