08.09.07

Today’s weather & traffic

Posted in weather, city, roads at 9:57 pm by admin

My weekly update on traffic and the weather:

today it was hot, in the 90’s. I couldn’t stay out long on my porch cause it was a scorcher. Anyway, I-40 traffic wasn’t too bad. However, on Hendersonville Rd in South Asheville it was bumper to bumper in some sections. The banks were crowded too cause it was most people’s paydays. Thats probably why the roads had alot of traffic too. I think there are more tourists coming in cause I saw alot of out of state licence plates.

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07.10.07

Today’s weather & traffic

Posted in weather, roads at 9:07 pm by admin

It was comfortable in the morning but reached close to 90 degrees by the afternoon. The traffic on the roads was a bit heavier even on interstate than what I’ve been seeing lately.

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06.14.07

still cool

Posted in weather, roads at 2:37 pm by admin

We got some rain yesterday. Not a whole lot though. We’re suppose to get more today. However, its still a bit cool but comfortable. Traffic is still light on the roads even around noon. I’ve been able to get on and off the exit ramps of I-40 without much trouble.

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06.08.07

traffic & weather for week

Posted in weather, roads at 7:11 pm by admin

This week, again there was surprisingly light traffic on the roads around Asheville. I was able to get on and off my exit ramps with ease. There was little or no traffic and it was 12.30pm too! I noticed the grass around the exits, medians and just all over. It was brown. The weatherman is predicting thunderstorms this weekend. Thunderstorms in the afternoon is normal for this time of year though. Its been hot; in the mid 80’s all week. A thunderstorm breaks the heat in the afternoon. I am running both my air conditioner and fans. I read somewhere if you ran fans with your air conditioner you would cut your electric bill. The fans lower the air temperture about 4 degrees. So, we shall see. My electric bill is close to 200 dollars in the summer cause of my air conditioner. I cant stand the heat.

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05.23.07

Biltmore Traffic

Posted in roads at 11:46 pm by admin

I rode from Fairview to Biltmore today and was surprised at the lack of traffic everywhere. Usually at 12:30pm, the time I went through Biltmore, it is bumper to bumper. Yet, today it was very little traffic. Guess its the high gas prices slowing down the traffic everywhere. I wonder how this summer will be as gas prices soar. And about gas prices, what excuse does the oil companies have now. I heard that before Katrina, the oil companies made a 2 billion dollar profit every quarter. After Katrina, they made a 9 billion dollar profit every quarter. Now, I heard somewhere they are making a 20 billion dollar profit every quarter. Profit means earnings after all expenses are paid out. We should have continued our efforts to make an alternative fuel after the 1972 oil embargo. If they had done so, we would have avoided the oil price crisis that we are in now. To make a correlation between inflation and oil prices, consider this: In 1972, gas prices were .33 cents a gallon and minimum wage was $1.68 an hour. In 1980, gas prices were .99 cents a gallon and minimum wage was around 3.80 an hour. Today, gas prices are $3.33 a gallon and minimum wage is 5.15 an hour.

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