traffic

The first things I thought about when I saw the news on the meltdown/accident in Oakland, CA was (1) traffic is going to really suck in the morning and (2) I hope people can telecommute. I must be drinking too much of the telepeep kool-aid. I'm not familiar with the highways in CA, but if something like that happened in DC or Philly, it would be absolute chaos during the morning commutes for a long time. I hope this wasn't a single point of failure in the Oakland highway system. I remember several years ago when there was a chemical accident on the outer loop of the Capital Beltway, traffic stopped for 8-10 hours.

Forbes released "Ten Steps To A Less Stressful Commute" and surprisingly there wasn't any mention of telecommuting. Here's a thought - why not eliminate commute stress and most likely improve productivity at the same time by working from home? I guess that might have not really been the point of the article, but I'm still surprised it didn't get mentioned. I do find their suggestion of upgrading your car as one step a funny one. Yeah my commute sucks, but damn I drive a beautiful luxury car ;)