what I will and what I won't miss......

“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."

 -William Arthur Ward

There will be certain aspects of this time spent in quarantine that I will surely miss.

I will miss the slower pace of day to day life.

For the last 3 months,the "heat" has been turned down.Much of what we deemed as urgent and important has been put on hold or at least the back burner.

This has been a good thing.

Even the best of pressure cookers will eventually blow if to much heat is applied.

Another thing I will miss is the empty roads.

As someone who spends a solid 5 hours each morning behind the wheel of a bus,it has been a blessing to not have to deal with traffic and out of control motorists.

Oh sure, during the shutdown I still encountered the occasional, even daily, aggressive driver. The roads however were empty.It was easier to see them coming and there was always ample opportunity to avoid them.

This has been one of the first things to change.

The volume on the roadways is beginning to pickup quickly. Added drivers means more aggressive drivers and less room to maneuver.

Add to this the walkers who have throughout this quarantine decided that the street surfaces now belong to them.They are still walking, even more so with nicer weather, regardless of the fact that there are many more cars on the road.

I will miss having the roads to myself. Myself and the UPS,Amazon and Fedex drivers.

Landscapers abound!

PSE&G may have the largest fleet of vehicles in the world. That is if you don't lump together all of the cable company trucks.

They have all been out there during the efforts to crush the curve.

Now we have John Q. Public joining the fray and getting behind the wheel.

I swear, some feel the need to drive even more aggressively having been denied access to driving for such a long period.

I will miss feeling safe on the roads.

This is the price of progress!