Getting Around

Is traffic as bad in Los Angeles as everyone complains and jokes about? Yes.

Is it as bad as that scene in Fellini's 8 1/2 where Marchello Mastroianni's character is stuck on his way out to his film shoot in the country. Sometimes.

Los Angeles is a town of full of people who have cars.

Los Angeles is a town that you measure in minutes. I'll give you a couple of examples.

• From the Cat and the Fiddle Bar in Hollywood to Santa Monica Pier is 14 miles or 30 to 40 minutes.
• From Hollywood and Highland Shopping Center to The Grove on 3rd and Fairfax is about 3.5 miles it takes at least 20 minutes.
• I live 7 miles from work, it takes me 25 to 40. It is not because I am taking the less than stellar public transportation system. (The next post, will be my inauguration of Bus Blog)

It is just takes that long because there are just so many cars on the road all day every day. Traffic never takes a day off.

It can really be frustrating because really there is no way around the relentless traffic in this town. Not on the weekends, not at 8:00 p.m. not Tuesday at 10:35 a.m. Never.

Anyone have a traffic story to share? Email me: fadeinmail@yahoo.com