Traffic is part of life in many large cities around the world. The traffic in the busiest of USA cities is nothing compared to the grid-lock that affects many urban centers, particularly in the “developing world.”
I loved our years in Nairobi, Kenya, but I do not miss the traffic. And it’s probably twice as bad as when we left in 2007. The roads were built to accommodate about 1/10 of the traffic they carry. So today it may take two hours to get somewhere that used to take 10 minutes, when we lived there in the mid-1990s.
I am very thankful to live in boring suburban Denver, when it comes to not having to regularly sit in mind-numbing Nairobi traffic.
Looking back at the past made me thankful for today. What experience are you glad that’s in your past and not part of your present?
I took the photo while sitting in traffic. At least sales people would peddle their wares while you were sitting there. Sometimes that was a pleasant diversion. I also wrote about Nairobi traffic when we lived there.
You may remember how far I drove from my home in Pomona to the WBT office in Huntington Beach. After Wycliffe moved away, I took another job in Orange County. For about 17-18 years I commuted 80 miles a day in rush hour traffic. Finally I decided that was enough. For the past 10 years I’ve been working at home, and although I make less money, I don’t for a minute regret giving up that drive. It’s just not worth it!
Great move – quality of life is always better than money!