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We're vacationing out near Laguna Beach this week in Orange County south of LA and this weekend the authorities have closed I-405, one of the busiest highways in the world, for construction repairs. It's been dubbed "Carmaggedon" and that's all is on the tv and in the radio as it will obviously have a major impact on traffic this weekend. 25 mile backups on other roads could be a possibility.

Me? I'm heading out to catch some rays :)
 
Tis but a bump in the road. That road was only being closed for the weekend. I'm sure the LA'ers will survive. You want traffic problems? Come to the DC area on Black Friday.{sm2}{eek3} -- Al
 
lancer said:
Tis but a bump in the road. That road was only being closed for the weekend. I'm sure the LA'ers will survive. You want traffic problems? Come to the DC area on Black Friday.{sm2}{eek3} -- Al
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......or the M25 near Heathrow Airport any Friday afternoon {eek3}^&grin

Cheers

Martyn:)
 
I work in LA a lot and traffic does suck...but they make it seem like what the people in Japan had to go through with the Tsunami . If the closing of the 405 is the worst you have to deal with count your blessings. I love how the media has to name everything or if it is raining or snowing stick a live reporter out in the weather.
 
This is not a media creation. The LA city authorities have been warning and prepping the residents of this for several months and have a crisis command center.

Apparently, the warnings were heeded as many Angelenos either got out of town or stayed put. So far they are calling this "Carmaheaven."

I've lived in Washington and this is our fifth trip out to Orange County and there is no comparison between DC/Va/Md traffic and this.
 
OK the fact that they have a "Crisis Command Center" for a weekend freeway closing says it all.
 
I was going to college in LA during the '84 Olympics. They were predicting end of the world traffic, but it turned out that traffic was lighter than usual. People adjust their driving when they have advanced notice of a event. An unexpected ice storm, though, like they had in DC this last winter is the killer. People stuck in their cars for 12+ hours. A nightmare.
 
According to the latest breaking news updates, LAla land has survived. Much ado about nothing.:rolleyes2: -- Al
 
jazzeum said:
This is not a media creation. The LA city authorities have been warning and prepping the residents of this for several months and have a crisis command center.

Apparently, the warnings were heeded as many Angelenos either got out of town or stayed put. So far they are calling this "Carmaheaven."

I've lived in Washington and this is our fifth trip out to Orange County and there is no comparison between DC/Va/Md traffic and this.
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I'm not saying that it wasn't real. I'm saying that the media appealed to/exploited some people's need to react hysterically to things. In the end, as others have noted, the appropriate reaction seems to be, "Meh."
 
Combat said:
I was going to college in LA during the '84 Olympics. They were predicting end of the world traffic, but it turned out that traffic was lighter than usual. People adjust their driving when they have advanced notice of a event. An unexpected ice storm, though, like they had in DC this last winter is the killer. People stuck in their cars for 12+ hours. A nightmare.
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That ice storm was a killer and pretty typical of what a "weather event" does to traffic in the DC region. DC has a huge transplanted population (from all over the world) that is constantly being added to. A large amount of these people are of warm weather origin and thus have little or no experience with winter driving, rain, sleet, ice, snow or a combination thereof. The result is a driving disaster when an "event" occurs. Our oldest son was stuck in that ice storm traffic for 8 hours, advancing less than 3 miles (out of the 30 he needed to go) towards home before giving up and returning to his office for an overnight stay. The joys of driving in the DC region need take second place to no other city. {sm3} -- Al
 
Ice storms are never a problem out here and we're looking to move out here in a couple of years. Looks like a nice sunny day again, not too humid like it must be back east.

Time to get ready for the beach!
 
theBaron said:
I'm not saying that it wasn't real. I'm saying that the media appealed to/exploited some people's need to react hysterically to things. In the end, as others have noted, the appropriate reaction seems to be, "Meh."
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Like "Snow Storm of The Century" of the week around here.
 
Scott said:
Like "Snow Storm of The Century" of the week around here.
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LOL. Sort of like our DC weather forecasters discovering that temperatures can go above 90degrees in August.:rolleyes2: Watch out, we are doomed.:tongue: -- Al
 
jazzeum said:
Ice storms are never a problem out here and we're looking to move out here in a couple of years. Looks like a nice sunny day again, not too humid like it must be back east.

Time to get ready for the beach!
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Just watch out for the fires, earthquakes, and mud slides. Santa Barbara is a nice place. Close enough to LA, but far enough away to avoid many of the daily hassles. A lot of people seem to like San Diego. Unless real estate prices have dropped though it's outrageous to buy in California. Even in this market.
 
I remember when the Pope came to St louis in 1999, the news media were predicting massive traffic jams the like of which we had never seen. Guess what, I felt sorry for Pope John as he rode thru the streets of St louis,it was embarressing.
There was nobody, the media scared everyone away.
Also with weather here, they predicted a tornado and it actually happened. Now we have a thunderstorm 50 miles from the city and they interup the regular tv program for an hour showing a radar picture of a thunderstorm that may effect 150 people.
Gary
 
Well, another sunny day here: a visit to the old mission at. San Juan Capistrano, originally built in the 1770s by Father Juniper Sierra, topped by a nice dinner in Laguna as the sun went down.
 
jazzeum said:
Well, another sunny day here: a visit to the old mission at. San Juan Capistrano, originally built in the 1770s by Father Juniper Sierra, topped by a nice dinner in Laguna as the sun went down.
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I was there for carmageddon and what a fluff...I was sold or should I say bought into the news/rumors it would be a madhouse. Turned out to be one of the most pleasant LA drives I have had...I'm glad your enjoying your visit...the sunsets are great!
 
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