Well, there have been so many times I have left way too early for one of these rides, when I have to go south and there has never been a problem. But, now I see that the mistake was that those rides were in the summer, when there is less traffic in general. The worst traffic, though, was the 2 mile back up on Lowell Rd. going into Concord center. I always think, "Why are these people going to work so late?" Since I always have had to be at work no later than 7:30, I've never had to deal with this stuff. And my last job was all local driving, mostly country back roads. Right now, I have to be at my internship at 8 AM, but it's all back roads until I get within a mile of my office; then it takes me like 10 minutes to go the last mile. I don't know how people do this.
We are going out tonight, so I will have my cake (or something like cake) then.