I went to school at Albany St. in upstate NY. When it was time to go home for holidays, 12:00 pm was the magic time. If I got on the throughway in NY after 12, I hit traffic at the first tollbooth. I was then assured of not getting to Long Island any time before 5:30pm. If I left even a minute before 12:00pm, there would be no traffic at the tollbooth. Arrival time in Long Island, 3:00-3:30.

Pf

>Perry,
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><< It seems I've only been on the 405 at the worse possible times. I hear from 12:00 midnight to 12:15 you can fly >>
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> *rof'l*
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>Hey, I drove from Costa Mesa last Saturday to Normandie and was going both ways as 65-70 almost all the way.
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>I can say that a fifteen minute difference at the start can turn into a 60 minute difference at the end. Southern California is the only place I know where people plan their driving. *g*
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>Best,
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>DD