2.1 Detour - Construction

Bestest Friend and I are in the middle of a blog project. Each day of the month we will post a picture on a pre-determined theme and write a little something about it. The theme for the first day of each month is "Detour."
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The old saw in every state where I’ve lived has been “there are two seasons here – winter and construction season” and even though it’s so overused that it just gets an eye roll from me, it’s also kind of true. Our neighborhood is now cut off from downtown because of construction at a major intersection, so for us to get to the downtown areas and businesses (including the university), we have to drive a couple of miles out in one direction or another.  

While this isn’t the biggest inconvenience in the world, it IS a nuisance.  It’s doubling our commute time to work and we put off doing downtown errands until we can’t possibly wait anymore. In addition, there is also construction in our neighborhood, tearing up the roads and sidewalks. I know that there’s construction every year when the weather turns nice, but this year it seems to be out of control.  If anyone wants to learn the functions of all the huge pieces of construction equipment, come visit us!

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To see what Bestest Friend wrote about the theme of the day, check out her blog, Too Legit to Quit.