Late

The time is 7:45AM. The time I take to prepare for work is 10 minutes. I played it out wrong today, and missed the 8:00 AM bus for the first time. It is a heavy price, costing me an hour to wait for the next one. I rewarded myself with a hot chocolate from Starbucks and spent some time with God.

But wait, there's more.

The bus that arrives for 9:05 AM arrived at 9:15 AM. The bus driver says "There is a problem on the 401, we'll be taking an unusual route today to avoid the traffic, so don't be alarmed if you don't recognize anything." I drift off into oblivion.

The time is 10:30 AM. I awaken. I felt very refreshed. To my dismay, We are still on the road. Not only that, we haven't made the first stop yet. Half an hour later, I arrive at work. It typically takes 40-50 minutes to get to work. Today, the commute was two hours.

On the way, I saw the cause of the slow traffic. 401 was reduced to 1 lane, right at the exit I would have normally gotten off at. There was no way to avoid it! The bus driver was quite comical about it. "To your left, you will see...the cause of the delay."

It's all good though, I needed the quiet time.