Aaahhhh.....Monday

Four random thoughts as to why many people don't like Monday!

1. I overslept again. I need to start waking up on time. As punishment, I got to experience #2.

2. My normal 15 minute drive to work this morning took 35 minutes. All the RR crossings in downtown Durham were malfunctioning: barriers were down and would not go up. I sat at the Mangum crossing for 10 minutes. Once finally getting turned around (thanks to a nice person who let me back-up) and driving on a road (Ramseur/Pettigrew) parallel to the tracks, the next 3 crossings were blocked too. I finally backtracked to Hwy 98 and went out Hwy70 to Bethesda to work.

3. Scary sight but maybe not surprising......I saw EMTs carrying someone on a stretcher out of the Hardees on Hwy 54. Is it just bad food at that restaurant or over-indulging in 6-dollar, Angus burgers?

4. My colleagues and I were blindsided by a longtime partner this afternoon. The company decided they did not want to be part of our highly successful team when the contract is re-bid this winter.