I like to listen to the news on TV in the morning and in the evening. I'm usually doing something else, but this is an ingrained habit acquired over decades of life. I enjoy the Today Show in the morning, at least for the first hour. I also enjoy the local news. So, I listen to a Tampa station, that's as local as we can get! Tampa is 80 +/- miles away. I guess one should call in local-ish!
This morning, as often happens, a cute young gal was describing traffic situations, pointing out delays and areas to avoid.
She cautioned drivers to avoid "malfunction junction". I almost choked on my coffee! What a fabulous name for 'those' types of highways. In our RV travels back and forth across the country, we have seen more than our share!
For haha's I typed "malfunction junction" into Google search and was surprised at the results. Mr. A-I-nstein reported that "malfunction junction is a common nickname for severely congested, poorly designed, or accident-prone highway interchanges in the United States. The most infamous, current example is the I-4 and I-275 interchange in Tampa, Florida. Wow! My "local area" is famous for something!!!
Here's a Google map image of malfunction junction
How funny! Wasn't there some song long ago with the words "malfunction junction, what's your function ..."?
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Hugs!
You are thinking of the song, "Conjunction Junction". I almost put it on the blog post!
DeleteWhen we were stationed at MacDill AFB downtown traffic was horrid in Tampa and that was 50 years ago!
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DeleteDo you remember the "mouse trap" in the Denver area? I think they've mostly cleaned it up by now, but growing up it was a dreaded part of the drive through Denver.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I will say about Colorado, when they decide to make improvements to a highway it seems to be accomplished far faster than any other state we've been in!
DeleteI avoided driving through Denver at all costs! I would often go out of my way to get to the other side of town!
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