Most of the stores I frequent are on the west side of town, while we now live on the east side. So, in the past few months, I have tried a variety of routes to get from the one side to the other. Which is fastest? Which has fewer stoplights? Which is most direct?
My scientific studies have determined that the shortest route with the fewest stop lights runs via Niles Avenue north to Napier, east to Colfax, south to Nickerson, east again to Pipestone, and south to home. It’s not an unpleasant route either. But there is one problem. The stoplight at Nickerson.
No matter what I do, I’ve never made that light. Not even once. And it’s a long red light too.
It used to annoy me. I’d see it change to green way down the road and try to pace myself to edge through before it turned. I’ve raced for it; I’ve dallied. But nothing works. So, I’ve decided to take a different tack. I’m going to see how many times I take this route and am stopped by the light. I figure that eventually the Goddess of Red-Yellow-Green will take pity on me.
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