I'm still trying to catch up on the first 4 months of posts, but I decided I better start logging some entries in real time to capture some notes on daily living in Ireland.
The traffic in Dublin is known for being some of the worst in Europe, and it is as bad as they say. The baffling thing about it though, are the daily surprises. In 6 weeks of driving home from work, we have yet to establish a pattern of traffic jams. That said, you can always expect a traffic jam. I've coined my own term for the unpredictability of Dublin area traffic... the Clonsilla train effect. We'll call it CT for short.
Reuben and I left work today and headed toward Lucan to shop for a car, and took some choice little backroads. Everything was smooth sailing until we hit the Clonsilla train station... Here's the scene..... we watch one train pass, wait 10 minutes without the gates opening, then watch another train pass, wait another 5 mins for everything to clear, then someone in a tower hand cranks the gates closed. 20 minutes after the first train, we're finally moving, and cars are lined up back to Blanchardstown. You never know when, or where, the CT effect will strike next.
The traffic in Dublin is known for being some of the worst in Europe, and it is as bad as they say. The baffling thing about it though, are the daily surprises. In 6 weeks of driving home from work, we have yet to establish a pattern of traffic jams. That said, you can always expect a traffic jam. I've coined my own term for the unpredictability of Dublin area traffic... the Clonsilla train effect. We'll call it CT for short.
Reuben and I left work today and headed toward Lucan to shop for a car, and took some choice little backroads. Everything was smooth sailing until we hit the Clonsilla train station... Here's the scene..... we watch one train pass, wait 10 minutes without the gates opening, then watch another train pass, wait another 5 mins for everything to clear, then someone in a tower hand cranks the gates closed. 20 minutes after the first train, we're finally moving, and cars are lined up back to Blanchardstown. You never know when, or where, the CT effect will strike next.
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