Unhappy commute

Yesterday, I had a client meeting on the East Side (across Lake Washington) from 3-5 in the afternoon.

It took me 35 minutes to get there from downtown.

Getting back, starting out shortly after 5:00pm, the same distance took me 2 1/2 hours. There was no accident, no stalled cars, no construction, just a complete parking lot of cars.

I was 1 1/2 hours late to my 2-hour knitting class, though I did have the opportunity knit during the approximately 35 minutes I was at a complete standstill in traffic. Glad I had my knitting bag with me.

Fortunately, I only occasionally have to endure the East Side commute (only when I'm working with an East  Side client and then only for meetings). My previous record for a East Side commute was 1 1/2 hours, so yesterday I bested that by a full hour.

I am completely mystified as to what the trouble was. The radio reported accidents elsewhere, but not on 520. There was a Seattle Mariners game downtown starting at 7:00, so that undoubtedly was a factor... but really, 2 1/2 hours?!