Of rain, traffic, and humidity

We had some really bizarre October weather - high 80s! But, it acted like Fall the other night, and today. It rained. Real, driving, pouring rain. It was nice and cloudy today. I love clouds, and Fall. It's my favorite season.

Albany driving is about 10% as crazy as Worcester. There is a grid system here to some extent. There are some goofy intersections, but there are about 95% more street signs. They usually mark both cross streets at an intersection. For those unfamiliar with the wide-open West, 99.9% is the avereage for interesections that have signs for all streets, and usually up where you can see them, not off to the side under a tree! And in town, they're about 3 feet long and.... lit up at night! No kidding. Imagine that. :-) I know it's all part of the test - if you can't drive here, get out! ;-)

That said, people double park anywhere they feel like downtown. And they tailgate on winding, wooded, rain-soaked, under-construction roads.

I forgot to mention one of the most important things about Albany - there are nice malls here! A big one, and a smaller one. I think Troy and Schenectady have them, too!