Today is Sunday, May 22nd, 2016. The sermon was very nice and informative. I love going to worship and learning more about Christ and building that relationship with Him.
Enough of that for now. Today's though that I will write about has to do with work shift times. Now I am going to write about my experience in L.A. and other places where I have been stationed at but I am sure this applies to all big city businesses.
Here is the thing, we have our rush hour traffic from around 0500 to 1000 and again at 1400 to 2100L. That is a long time. Even with what I am suggesting I know its not going to change much, even around here. But changing the times that people come and go would seem like a partial solution. When I was in the military that is what we did. We staggered shifts so people weren't all trying to come in at the same time and it would not create a back log of cars at the gate in the morning and again in the afternoons. I don't see why more businesses don't do that. Where I work now at the FAA we do that. Shifts start anywhere from 0600 till 0900L and stay for your 8 hours. It doesn't help in the big scheme of traffic but it does work well for the business. It worked well in the military as well.
It just doesn't make sense to me, in a large city, such as L.A. to have everyone coming into work at the same time. Stagger them, give others time to sleep in a little if they want and stay and work a little later. Try anything to free the traffic parking lot that is our freeways. Seriously, if you go on the freeway during peak driving times, you might as well bring your dinner and something to read because its going to take you at least 30 min to travel 1 mile. That is literal and is NO joke. So forget it if you have to travel more than 5 miles, you will spend just as much time on the freeway going to and from work then you actually do at work. Think about it....1-2 to get there and 2-4 hours to get home, that is almost as much time. So you end up spending another work day on the road. Some people here live 30+ miles from where they work because the housing is so expensive in L.A. that they move to the outskirts, where its a little cheaper and commute in every day.
Can you imagine living 40 miles away? Driving back and forth, besides it being 80 miles a day minimum on your car, its also the time spent sitting, and I mean sitting, in traffic. Then work for 8 hours, then back to it again. When do you see your family? When do you have time to go out? I mean really, by the time you get home Fri your done for that day so you only have Sat and Sun left. Now let me explain that. Sat and Sun here in L.A. is no different as far as traffic then on the weekends. The freeways are the same except instead of rush hour for the morning and late afternoons, you have rush hour almost all day long because everyone has to go somewhere apparently. Forget trying to go to the beaches or amusement parks after a certain time, your screwed basically.
The best time to drive on the freeway is late Sat night/early Sun morning. That the is slowest time, don't get me wrong, there are still cars everywhere, but its not stop and go.
Oh and don't forget if there is an accident on the freeway your on in your direction or not, you might as well turn the car off and take a nap, because your not getting anywhere, especially if its a multi-lane one. Just call where ever you were going and tell them to either expect you way later or just cancel and reschedule. Although I do have to admit, if its on the other side you might actually move at a turtle or snails pace but still, you will be late because apparently, EVERYONE has to slow down to see what happened? WHY?? Just keep going, do they not understand there are others driving that are trying to get places, other people behind you that when you put on your brakes to look have to slam on theirs to avoid getting in an accident! Think about it people and figure it out. It's really not that difficult.
Ok that is it for now. On to other work that I have to do today. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and talk to you all tomorrow.
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