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I must be out of touch. I did not know the traffic jams I sit in on I-285 were getting shorter.
AJC staffer Ariel Hart is reporting on a new study that says Atlanta has the nation's 10th worst traffic — not the third worst. And in 2009, Atlanta's average commuter wasted 44 hours a year in traffic jams — down half a dozen hours from previous estimates.
What do you think? Has traffic gotten better here?
Has our double-digit unemployment rate, which has been consistently higher than the nation's, reduced congestion since some former drivers are stuck at home without jobs?
If our traffic really is getting better, will our ability to lure more companies here improve, since congestion is often cited by business execs as a negative when they're deciding whether to relocate to Atlanta?
- Henry Unger, The Biz Beat
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January 20th, 2011
7:08 am
I drive downtown each day via I-85 from near the perimeter. Trust me, there has been more improvement. Any change is most likely due to the depressed economy or to change in the survey methodology. MARTA and other transit services have significantly reduced their levels of service, making transit a less viable option.
One positive note is the number of people bicycling to work or school. In the downtown area, there is a noticeable increase in bicyclists. Even if those bicycling are people closer in as opposed to the freeway users, everyone benefits by reducing vehicle congestion and the demand for parking.
January 20th, 2011
7:31 am
The drive from Douglasville has always been the best of any major interstate into the city. However, I can certainly tell that things are getting more congested. The main problem is that there is no serious mass transit out this way. We have GRTA, yes, but it only runs at peak times and does not help someone like myself who does not work 9-5 everyday.
January 20th, 2011
8:41 am
I haven't seen any improvement, but then again I have started working at home and I never hit the highways at rush hour anymore. A lot of people I know are working from their homes now for many reasons, all related to the economic downturn (office space is expensive). Maybe we've helped cut commuting times down for the rest. However, off peak hours still are bad.
January 20th, 2011
9:10 am
I drive from Lawrenceville to Johns Creek every day. I have seen a big uptick in traffic on this route. Since there is no easy way to get here (i.e. no major Highways) the traffic tends to be heavy, but over the last couple months it has gotten horrible. What used to take me around 45 minutes, on average, now takes me over an hour. And that is NOT on McGinnis Ferry Road, which would take even longer, that is on Hwy 120. I don't get it at all, and I sure hope that when (if) they finish the McGinnis Ferry Road widening project it will help with the congestion.
January 20th, 2011
9:19 am
Commute from Smyrna to Alpharetta everyday via 285 and 400. Morning commute is pretty static since I leave at 6:30 am everyday and it usually takes 35-40 minutes. Going home however is always a crap shoot. Some days, I leave the office at 5:00 pm and I can be home in roughly 35 minutes. Other days, like Tuesday, it took almost 2 hours. WTF? Atlanta is the only city I've lived in where the traffic patterns are consistenly out of sync. How can anyone expect to plan anything?
January 20th, 2011
9:22 am
I work in the city, so I live in the city. My commute is 11 miles. I don't need to get on any of the Atlanta highways to get to and from work. And my job allows teleworking once a week, so it puts less cars on the road.
Atlanta traffic is good with me.
January 20th, 2011
9:27 am
I haven't seen any improvement, actually it seems to have gotten worse! I drive from Decatur to Roswell ever day and the traffic is bad morning and evening. While some problems are due to poor driving skills, most are simply volume related – its too much traffic for the roads.
If Ariel is using information/data from the DOT, then the results are suspect because the cameras are frequently offline or showing hours or day old pictures and the road conditions/traffic speed listed are often inaccurate.
And thanks Clayton county for ending bus service and forcing more drivers on the road.
January 20th, 2011
9:30 am
I've commuted from Alpharetta/Cumming to just north of Hartsfield for the past 20 years. Each year my commute has gotten longer and longer. Depending upon the time of day, it can take me anywhere from an hour to upwards of three hours… EACH WAY! In my opinion, there are three distinct factors for the traffic problems in Atlanta: 1) The GA DOT has failed to keep up with demand and growth. 2) Atlanta drivers are some of the worst on the planet 3) Mass transit in Atlanta is a joke (and now we're adding a trolley?).
January 20th, 2011
9:32 am
Traffic on 400 South in the mornings has been TERRIBLE in the past 6-7 months. There is no improvement at all; and honestly its worse than ever. One thing I have noticed in this city is that traffic is at its worst on Tuesdays. I can't explain it, but take notice next week…Monday is bad, but Tuesday is worse. It makes no sense to me, but Tuesday is my longest commute.
January 20th, 2011
9:34 am
I daily travel from the Mercer University area to the Airport area. It's nominally 35-40min. @ 5:30am. I have flex time to thank for it.
January 20th, 2011
9:39 am
My commute is HORRIBLE! I don't understand. They need to improve the roads. Do the new Solar-Roads here in Atlanta and I think it would be better for the streets and also, allow MARTA to run 24 hours. Raise the tax! OMG!
January 20th, 2011
9:42 am
I have lived/worked in various parts of the city since January of 2000. I live in Loganville and drive downtown near Georgia Tech to work. I can work out several ways to get to/from work but no matter how I do it 3 out of 5 days a week I will spend at least an hour and 45 minutes in traffic both ways. This is a drive that takes 40 minutes max, any other time of the day/week.
I don't find our roadways to be an issue, nor do I find our transit systems to be a problem, I find the drivers in this area to be the worst I have dealt with in the nation (SORRY neighbors!!!). People simply do not follow common rules of the road. People still text and drive, put on makeup and drive, talk on the phone, shave, READ NEWSPAPERS!!!! (how is it this is accomplished by the way??!!)
I've lived in Kansas City, Wichita, small towns, farming communities, nowhere have I encountered the rude attitude drivers have here – a little kindness goes a long way.
If your car breaks down – get it pushed off the road and we won't be backed up from 285's perimeter all the way into Stone Mountain three hours later. Doesn't effect the person that broke down but it effects everyone behind you. Perhaps the folks driving around the poor gal broke down could stop and help her get pushed out of the way at least? A little kindness goes a long way to relieve a lot of congestion…
The wet stuff that falls from the sky is the same stuff you stood in for 30 minutes getting yourself to wake up in the shower this morning – it's WATER – in a RAIN shower – doesn't hurt – doesn't paralyze you when it hits your car, just slow down a little and keep on going with care and respect to your neighbors…oh and a little kindness.
January 20th, 2011
9:44 am
Maybe on interstates (don't buy it), but not on the major secondary roads. My commute from SE Cherokee (between Woodstock and Roswell) to Norcross down Hwy 92/Holcomb Bridge (22 miles) takes 35 minutes with no traffic and 1 hour 10 minutes with. That's obscene. I'll be leaving my job this year to change this. It has a major effect on family life. More than half my day is now work and commuting.
January 20th, 2011
9:44 am
I-85 South in the AM and North in the PM around Spaghetti Junction is a toss up. Most days, it's heavy but flows. The next can be total grid lock for a while. Overall, it kinda gets on my nerves. All you see are single passenger vehicles on the road.
January 20th, 2011
9:46 am
JoeV, I've noticed the same thing… Tuesday's are the worst on 400 and Friday's are the best… What's up with that? Another thing I've noticed since the New Year is the cops out in full force… trying to fill those coffers…
January 20th, 2011
9:54 am
I drive GA400 every morning. I have noticed that the traffic light thingys they installed on the exit ramps to 400 are NEVER on at Holcomb Bridge. Why is that? Traffic is a nightmare from McFarland to there.
January 20th, 2011
9:56 am
I drive from Lawrenceville to the Perimeter Mall area via I-85/285. It takes me a minimum of an hour sometimes 1.5 hours to get there. This time last year, I was driving from the same origin to the Powers Ferry / Windy Hill area and could get there in an hour and it's 10 miles farther. So, yes, I think the traffic is worse now than it was a year ago.
One, caveat, I have to be to work at 8:30 at the Perimeter wheras I didn't have to be there until 9:30 at Powers Ferry. I don't think that's enough to explain the difference, though. The traffic is not that much better at 9:30 than 8:30.
January 20th, 2011
10:00 am
I commute to downtown from cartersville—it usually takes 1-2 hours each way and sometimes longer with an accident that stalls the whole system. Atl needs high speed rail up I-75, but will never get it due to the morons that run the transportation system in the state–totally backward.
January 20th, 2011
10:02 am
I also think the traffic has gotten worse. More people are commuting to/from the suburbs. I drive down Johnson's Ferry road from Marietta to Buckhead area for work and the congestion is horrible in the morning and evening. They are nearly complete with the road widening project but I don't see it doing any good. The road goes from two lanes down to one as you cross Abernathy and there just too many cars. The main highways are one thing but the secondary roads coming from Marietta are horrible and don't see that improving.
January 20th, 2011
10:03 am
Now that America's Mart is gone, it's fine.
January 20th, 2011
10:04 am
I think a predominate factor involved here is that more people are moving closer to where they work. Gentrification and the creation of many new apartment/condo locations within Buckhead-Midtown-Downtown region has brought a lot of former OTP and outside of Georgia folks within the city limits.
To give some personal perspective: I work downtown near the Capitol and moved to a house just six minutes down the road following formerly living in Buckhead.
January 20th, 2011
10:06 am
I drive from Stockbridge to the Airport area each day and the ride in is smooth(5:45am), but at 5:00pm the 675-75 interchange still bottlenecks even after the addition to the auxillary lane. Don't get me wrong, its better than it used to be, but it can still be a bear. The good part is I get off on Hudson Bridge and not any further south.
January 20th, 2011
10:22 am
I live in town & cross commute to the suburbs & never sit in traffic. I guess that is why I pay so much in exorbitant Atlanta property taxes.
Being a half way intelligent person that doesn't need to pay consultants millions of public dollars my guess is "tele-commuting" has more to do with less traffic than anything else.
Just my two cents from talking to people everyday, duh.
January 20th, 2011
10:35 am
Reading the comments, I have to say I'm with John: "everyone benefits by reducing vehicle congestion and the demand for parking." I work with The Clean Air Campaign and talk to people every day who carpool, vanpool, walk, bicycle or ride transit to work. Others I work with don't have to commute at all on certain days thanks to compressed workweeks and teleworking, like George above. Along with HERO, ramp meters, etc., the capacity for more commuters to choose alternatives to driving alone holds the promise of improving quality of life in the region – and commuters see immediate benefits, especially in making better use of time and money. Since we can't always look to more lanes to solve our traffic problems, commute options provide an immediate answer to reducing congestion. More than 1,600 employers in the region are on board with this concept because they understand that the most productive – and happiest – employees are the ones NOT stuck in traffic. And for those who currently drive alone, it's not as hard as you might think to carpool or ride an Xpress bus in to work. We have lots of resources to get you started at http://www.cleanaircampaign.org.
January 20th, 2011
10:41 am
I have been traveling my commute on the North end on two lane roads and I have seen about a 20% decrease in car traffic. In 2006 there were a lot of trucks carrying wood products, vans loaded with construction workers. I have not seen one single 18 wheeler since Obama was elected thus the 20% reduction in workers in the Atlanta Metro area. The only positive is much less trash on the side of the road.
January 20th, 2011
11:03 am
Atlanta has some of the worst traffic and drivers I have ever experienced. I recently moved here from Miami and have lived in Houston, New York City, and Los Angeles so I have experienced it all. What I don't understand is who taught drivers here to tailgate at 70 plus mph? Never in my life have I seen such lunacy. Do they not teach drivers ed in schools here? I can live with bad traffic but the drivers here are going to kill somebody or themselves. I do applaud Atlanta for having those dedicated State Farm trucks that help clear things up – at least that is good.
January 20th, 2011
11:19 am
Are you serious – improved? H____ No! The worst thing about living in or around Atlanta is the fact that they don't have enough highways to handle all the existing/new traffic that has come to this area in the past 15 or so years. I really don't understand why nothing has been done and nothing is being done. They just keep spending money for bandaids that really don't make a difference. I know for a fact that 8 years ago the state had purchased property to build the "northern arc" for the beginnings of a second perimeter around Atlanta, but that just fizzled out for some reason. If any city needs 2 perimeteres/outerbelts, it is this one. This new Governor had better get on board and get these badly needed roads built or Atlanta will begin losing what businesses it has and nobody will want to locate here.
January 20th, 2011
11:26 am
Richard – "Do they not teach drivers ed in schools here?"
No, unfortunately they don't. I grew up out west and learned to drive when I was 15. back then it was an actual class you had to take in High School in order to graduate. As soon as you turned 16, you could immediately get your license. Down here, there are 2 choices A. Pay for a Driving School, or B. Your parents or an otherwise qualified adult can teach you.
Obviously the latter is why we have such horrible drivers down here. bad examples = bad drivers.
January 20th, 2011
11:26 am
Ummmmmm….Yes I have a few things to interject.
First of all, let's talk about the economy and the 10.2% unemployment rate. Exactly where are you getting your facts. I know that I am a very logical person, perhaps too logical for most. But, if you tell me that 10% of the states population is unemployed AND that there are no jobs available AND that no one is hiring anyone…. Where are all these people going on 400 in the morning? If you are unemployed, where you going? I gots to get to work and all you crazy people need to move on out the way. My only conclusion is that the economy is fine and unemployment is at 1% not 10% cause if all these people are out of work and no one is hiring, where are all these people going?
January 20th, 2011
11:49 am
It is bad and continuing to get worse. The commute down 575 is just about the worst in the greater metro area. That road should have been widened, like 400 was, years ago. It could be done without taking any additional land; there is a huge median and plenty of shoulder to work with.
Instead, we were presented with a half-baked scam of a "paid reversible toll lane" up the median, and I've now heard the federal government refused to pony up part of the money for this boondoggle (good for them). Just. Widen. The. Road. All the way between mile marker 1 and 14, where the last of the heavy traffic exits.
January 20th, 2011
12:05 pm
Hampton to N. Druid Hills takes me 1:25 in the morning and 1:45 home in the evening. Definitely not getting any better. It used to take me an hour in the mornings and a little over an hour in the evenings.
January 20th, 2011
12:09 pm
I am a student at UGA and am doing an internship in Buckhead so I have to travel from Athens to Piedmont Rd. every other day. It took me 2 1/2 hours to get to work yesterday, hitting 316 traffic in Lawrenceville, I-85, and I-285 traffic before 400 S was finally a relief. On the way home I decided to go Lenox Rd. to I-85 to 316 and that was much better, it took me an hour and a half to get home which is about 15 more than it should. It all depends on the time of day I travel because, like a reader previously said, there is no rhyme or reason to Atlanta traffic.
The traffic in downtown, midtown, and Buckhead may either be a little better or about the same, but traffic in the suburbs is getting out of control. I am from McDonough and sometimes my commute from Buckhead to McDonough takes 2 hours when it would normally take about 35 minutes. Someone previously spoke about the I-75/675 junction and it is absolutely horrible. Even the new lane has done very little if you live passed the Eagle's Landing/Hudson Bridge exit. It is unfortunate that our public transit has developed into what it is, being completely government subsidized and unionized, and I am constantly thinking in my 2 hour commute about what I could be doing instead of sitting in traffic. Most people in the South believe that cars equal freedom because public transit has not been a part of their lives growing up. I think ideas like the Beltline though can definitely help improve Atlanta's infrastructure. Too bad there's not a train now from Athens to Atlanta, it probably won't help me in the future. If the city of Atlanta actually planned for growth then new roads built, like the additional lane on 75S before exit 224, wouldn't simultaneously become obsolete once construction is complete.
Through my commute though, I have come to the conclusion that Hell has to be sitting in never-ending traffic on 285 being forced to listen to 97.1 The River. It can't get much worse than that…
January 20th, 2011
12:10 pm
I have noticed that everytime there is police near Jimmy Carter exit or the DOT handing out tickets for HOV line users, that blocks traffic alway the why to exit 22 on I-285. Officers of the law stop sitting on the roads during rush hour cause people look at you and then traffic builds up.
January 20th, 2011
12:14 pm
Getting onto 400 Southbound from Abernathy can take up to 20-30 minutes sometimes. That's just getting onto the road. Then there's my actual commute home. It isn't fun.
January 20th, 2011
12:15 pm
Aside from the negatives of riding MARTA of which there are more than a few,IMO riding MARTA everyday is far superior to sitting in traffic. I am extremely fortunate that 2 MARTA stations are less than 5 minutes from my house and the station I get off at is less than 2 minutes from my office door. Without these conveniences, I don't know that I would, but I have been for almost 4 years. And keeps me at a job I probably otherwise would have left lol. There are so many improvements that could be made to make this more viable for more, but the powers that be can't seem to make this happen. Nor can they seem to find a way to alleviate the awful traffic congestion. This makes Atlanta a less desireable location for many.
January 20th, 2011
12:22 pm
Good Afternoon Atlanta. The only reason Traffic has gotten any better in our wonderful City is due to the HIGH unemplyment rate. Take it to the Bank. Nothing has changed. Our State needs to get in Gear and Fix the worst ares in Atlanta. A good First Step would be to get rid of the Tolls on 400 Like promised.
January 20th, 2011
12:44 pm
I drive from Clay Co to Gwinnett at 0630, since they put the traffic lights on the entrance ramps around 285, The commute is 1000 percent better. Many times the bad trafiic on 285 was due to congestion, now if there is bad traffic it is caused by an accident, and you just have to expect that from time to time.
January 20th, 2011
12:52 pm
I can't say that traffic has measurably improved in Atlanta. Fortunately, I telecommute every day, so I have little exposure to the nightmare that is Georgia commuting. But today I traveled from North Gwinnett to North Cobb, leaving just before 10 a.m. Note that the $4.5M GA-Navigator system was DOWN, so I couldn't tell if I should wait any longer for traffic to ease. Great system – cameras and page functionality down, old camera footage from days earlier. Glad we're paying for it. Traffic was stop-and-go until after the 285 merage. Nothing but RUDE truckers and work trucks.
The only road we should even consider building is the northern arc – no # of additional lanes will ever be enough in this state! High-speed rail or nothing. More roads just means more over-development.
January 20th, 2011
12:56 pm
I've been commuting in from Douglasville since '01 and the congestion is just getting worse. I used to hear that there was no traffic problems on the westside, obviously from people who don't drive it on a daily basis. GRTA is the only commuter option from Douglas county, and as a fellow poster already made note of, it doesn't work if you're not on a 9-5 schedule or work outside of it's drop-off areas. Driving to take a train to take a bus doesn't work for me either. Could someone PLEASE ask Cobb county to allow MARTA to go through it to get to Douglas county?
January 20th, 2011
12:56 pm
Terrible as ever coming down I-75 from North Cobb to Perimeter. Only improves during holidays and school breaks.
January 20th, 2011
12:56 pm
I used to take CCT from Acworth to Midtown and that was great. I was able to read and sleep and not worry about traffic. I now work in Buckhead and there is no CCT service or any other bus line that goes to Buckhead excpet Marta. I am not paying for 2 passes, when it costs the same to drive to work. Oh and 75 is a mess and it has gotten worse. Especially with that stupid construction that they are doing.
January 20th, 2011
12:57 pm
There could be some relief if MARTA was allowed in all of the main 10 counties of the metro Atlanta area. Unfortunately, MARTA has been limited in it's expantion because it will bring the "element" from the poor areas to the suburbs. Hey guys, crime is already there for one. Two, there is an obvious need for transit because the other big three have (in Clayton's case had) bus service and Xpress travels to most of the other 5 counties that make up the main 10 counties.
People don't want to pony up the money to have a great transit system but want to complain that there is no decent mass transit here. Transit doesn't pay for itself through fares alone, just like roads don't… BOTTOM LINE! Also, MARTA is going to be the main service provider in the area one way or the other because it is the largest and most established. CCT and GCT need to just let MARTA operate them and pay for MARTA so that rail can be extended and more bus service can be provided.
The more roads you build the more folks are going to drive. Eventually, people are going to have to see that transit is the next option. They will when gas is $4 and $5 a gallon. People are going to be begging for MARTA.
Support the extention of the EXISTING MARTA HEAVY RAIL. Not light rail, except for the Beltline project. For I-75 from Atlantic Station into Cobb, I-85 from Doraville into Gwinett, GA 400 from North Springs into Roswell, extending the Blue Line (west portion) to Fulton Ind. Blvd, extending the Green line from Bankhead to Huff Rd (Midtown West) and from Candler Park up to Emory and then to Tucker, for I-20 East from Five Points to Turner Field (Lord knows MARTA needs a station there!) into Lithonia, from Hapeville into Clayton. This would provide rail service to pretty much every area that needed rail service. Extending local and express buses in areas that need it would follow and then MARTA would finally live up to it's name. Someone even mentioned 24 hour service. That would be great for the city!!
Support MARTA and support funding for it and for MARTA to be able to use their money as need be. Get rid of the 50/50 restriction. Last support the State of Georgia giving dedicated assistance to MARTA. Heck, we are the tax generator for the entire state, the least the state can do is support and help expand the system that helps Atlanta move.
January 20th, 2011
1:04 pm
I drive from Decatur to Johns Creek every day and it is far better than it was even 10 years ago, especially on the drive back into the city in the evening. Gwinnett and Fulton have drastically improved intersections at 141 & Old Alabama, 141 & State Bridge, and 141 & Medlock Bridge by expanding and lengthening the number of turn lanes. They also have finally improved the light timing which used to be virtually untimed.
Regular commuting still looks like hell though. I don't know how people do it. I'm going the other direction at 70mph and the other side is backed up for miles every day. Forget that.
January 20th, 2011
1:08 pm
@Bryan — MARTA supporter
So they don't want to pay for MARTA because of "the criminal element"? Fine. I say screw 'em. Let them whine and moan about criminals taking TVs on the train back to Bankhead while they're paying $5 a gallon.
And then when they realize that in five years that South Gwinnett has become one giant banlieue they can have the crime and the expensive gas.
January 20th, 2011
1:11 pm
Marta needs to be turned over to the state, with progressive people running the system instead of the local corrupt morons in charge now. If they get the right people in charge without a financial interest, the high speed rail can work all over the state of Georgia, including links to Savannah, Macon, Albany, north Ga, etc. But, it will probably never happen due to all the hands in the pockets of taxpayers, trying to get rich off shady deals.
January 20th, 2011
1:30 pm
I commute from the Centerville-Snellville area to Tucker (12 miles). I does take less time for my commute now than it did 2 years ago. Most rainless days it takes 30-40 minutes coming in and about 45-50 getting back out. On rainy days I know I have to add 15-30 minutes to each commute. What's up with the way people excessively slow down when it's raining.
I do agree with a couple of posters who indicated the entrance ramp lights have helped.
If I had a quarter for every driver I see with a cell phone in their ear, I'd be able to fly over everyone in a helicopter. Please put down the phone.
Also, please prepare to take an exit prior to reaching it. Everyday I see at least 2 vehicles exit US78 at West Park Place from the far left or middle lane.
January 20th, 2011
1:58 pm
Thank God for telecommuting. It did kind of suck last week since I had no excuse to not work on a snow day but the benefits far outweigh the downsides. My office is off of 400/285 in the Perimeter area. We used to have an office of about 250 people who all worked in the office. In the last three years we've shrunk to about 150 people and 140 of those telecommute.
My husband used to work downtown and took the XPress bus and loved it. Then he got laid off and took a job in another city for year before finding one back in Atlanta. Now he commutes from McDonough to Alpharetta every day. Unfortunately that's where he found a job that could get him back home every day, he would be much happier going to downtown. It usually takes him an hour and 5 minutes in the morning but the afternoons are all over the board. Some days it's an hour and 5 minutes and some days like Thursday, Friday and the past two days, he's been pushing 2 hours or more. I guess everyone decided to go into the office this week since they didn't/couldn't last week.
I've seen traffic on the southside of town go from good to horrendous in the 12 years I've lived here. The congestion down here at the 675/75 merge is absolutely mind boggling! It's worse than downtown. And it's not just during rush hour- even northbound on the weekends it's almost always clogged. My husband and I counting down the time we have until our son graduates from HS and we can sell our house and get the heck out of here.
January 20th, 2011
2:13 pm
Traffic wouldn't be an issue if people would simply use their heads.
It makes no sense to live 20, 30, 40 or more miles from where you work. I could understand it after changing jobs for a few months or a year. But 10+years of driving 20+miles to commute to work daily, you are the problem because you are a fool.
If more people lived in the city center (or at least ITP) then mass transit would become more justifiable from a usability and expansion stand point. Marta would actually be able to justify adding and expanding service (buses and rail) with a larger customer base.
As it stands, with all the fools that insist on commuting from BFE on a daily basis, mass transit simply does not make sense.
Stop being a part of the problem, become part of the solution.
January 20th, 2011
2:20 pm
As long as Atlanta's roadways are clogged with 4 of the DUMBEST groups of people to ever roam the planet, Minivan Drivers, Obama Supporters, Smart-Phone-While-Driving Zombies and V-103 Listeners, the traffic here will always be horrible.
January 20th, 2011
2:29 pm
Afternoon connector Southbound sucks more than ever. That they are doing more construction this summer is just depressing.


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Double Slit Diffraction
by foxx0775
Tags: diffraction, fringes, maximum, minimum, slits
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Jan5-10, 10:28 AM
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
A parallel beam of mono-chromatic light (500nm) is incident on 2 long narrow slits: slit width is 0.1mm and the distance between slit centres is 0.3mm.
a) How many bright fringes cover the central diffraction maximum?
2. Relevant equations
Condition for constructive interference:
[tex]\Delta = 2d.cos\theta = 2m(\lambda\div2)[/tex]
Reduces to:
[tex]2d=m\lambda[/tex] as [tex] cos\theta=1[/tex] ?
3. The attempt at a solution
I get 1200 once I convert both[tex] d [/tex]and [tex]\lambda[/tex] into metres. Is this the right thing to do? I'm not sure this is the amount that cover the central maximum, what does this bit mean?
- - - Part b)
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
Part b) Calculate the angle corresponding to the first diffraction minima
2. Relevant equations
[tex]sin\theta= ((2m-1)\lambda)\div2)\div d [/tex]
3. The attempt at a solution
Taking m as 1 because it is the first diffraction minima
Reduces to:
[tex]\theta = arcsin[ (5\times10^{-7}) / (6\times10^{-4}) ][/tex]
I get [tex]\theta[/tex] = 0.048 degrees
is this correct?
There is part c) but haven't attempted it yet, overall the whole question is allocated 14 marks.
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
2. Relevant equations
3. The attempt at a solution
Jan7-10, 08:46 AM
we need to find the range of the diffraction central bright band first by using 1st minima condition a sin theta= lambda(m=1 for first minima) and a=slit width
then we determine the condition for interferance maxima (in the same angular range)by using d sin theta= m lambda where d= distance between two slits,m= 1,2,3...... for the right half.
dividing these 2 equations , we will get m which will indicate the number of interferance bright bands within the first diffraction band ON ONE SIDE ONLY.
remember that we still need to add the left half and the central bright interferance band.
in general , the number of bright bands will be 2m+1.
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Breathing New Life into a Tri-Level Home
Architect Ted Wells answers readers' questions about renovations and restorations
Q. Ted, I bought a tri-level home three years ago. I am still struggling with ways to remodel. The one idea that seems to win out each time is adding on another short set of stairs an build about the ground floor level or second floor. This is my wife's idea, and it seems to be the best economically speaking. Are there any other "best practices" for remodeling a tri-level? All my builder friends tell me don't bother, just move. But it is on a beautiful wooded lot with access to a lake. Thank you for your help. Tony Balinski, White Lake, MI
A. Tony, what are the three most important features of any house? Location, location, location. Since you love the location of your new home, think twice or three times before you consider moving. But first, a history lesson: Do you realize that the style of your house was in response to the introduction of television? The Ranch-style house, which gained popularity in the 1940s, introduced the recreation or family room to American homeowners. In the 40s, most family activities were relatively quiet, listening to the radio, some swing records, or reading. When TV burst onto the scene in the 1950s, the recreation room needed to be further removed from the quiet activities. The split-level, or tri-level home was an innovative and efficient solution for separating the various functions of the home. The formal rooms, like the living and dining areas, were "split" from both the informal areas, like the kitchen and recreation room, and the sleeping areas. Because of the way the spaces were arranged, builders could also create dramatic entries with high ceilings and interesting staircases. In the 1950s, 60s, and 70s split-level houses were built in nearly all areas of the country. Today, split-level homes are enjoying a resurgence. Some homebuyers fondly recall growing up in such houses. Builders have rediscovered how efficient they are to build on gently sloping lots. As you are finding out, it can be challenging to add onto a split-level house. Often only a small portion of the house is actually level with the surrounding yard. Sometimes the only choice is to excavate to add-on to the lower levels, or build on a raised foundation to increase the size of the upper level. Both options are more expensive than simply adding a room on adjacent, level ground.
Here are a couple of possible options:
My best advice: listen to your wife. She's right, it will be more cost-effective to add on in a simple way, rather than tear down and start over. Plus you don't want to move from such a beautiful location. Good luck!
Q. Dear Ted, Here's a home we're in the midst of buying. I believe it may have had ornate woodworking around the veranda, as a similar house down the road has such. There is also an ornate archway piece in the hallway. The arch is best described as vertical dowels of varying, yet symmetrical lengths, with a wooden ball at the bottom of each dowel. What can you tell me about this house? Thanks, Ken Naylor, Graham, NC
A. Hi Ken. I would bet that your house had ornate woodwork around the veranda. It might also have had more detailing on the gable eaves. Your home is Queen Anne style. This style was very popular from about 1880 to 1900. Houses were still being built in this style in North Carolina up to 1912 or so. The style of your house is most easily classified as Spindlework Queen Anne. As you mention, your house has knob-like beads on vertical dowels at doorways and other areas inside the house. This is typical detailing found in Queen Anne homes. With the expansion of the railroads, builders could order detailed spindlework and "gingerbread" from catalogues and have it delivered to the nearest train station. This way they could easily customize a home, making a simple design appear more complicated and extravagant. Many Queen Anne spindlework homes throughout the country are two stories. Your one-story version is popular in the South. The roots of the floor plan can be traced to the French Colonial homes of the early 1700's. The deep, overhanging roof and wide porch helped move cool breezes through the house. Congratulations on purchasing your new "old" home. With some restoration work, you can create a living piece of architectural history. Good luck!
Q. Hi Ted, I want to investigate what my home style is and who built it. According to my sale records, I know it was built in 1907. The previous owner had said that the house was moved to its present location around 1953. Any thoughts on where to turn for history on this house? Thanks, Bob Brown, St Paul, MN
A. Bob, you have a treasure hunt ahead of you! Without the original address of your house, it's going to be very difficult to dig up any history. Here's where you might find the original address: First, search records at the city building department. Second, try the records of a title company. Third, check the archives of the local newspaper for any information regarding the move of your house. It might have been moved for some newsworthy reason. Fourth, see if any of the home-moving companies in your city were in business in 1953. They might have records of the move. Fifth, if you have any idea what part of town your house came from, visit that area and see if you find any houses similar to your own. You can then research that neighborhood and perhaps discover who the builder was. Your house has some Italianate influences, the broken pediment gable roof and the vertical proportions on the second floor windows. Those windows likely had shutters or decorative crowns and brackets above them. The room in front on the first floor was once an open porch, possibly with detailed wooden columns and brackets. With a bit of research into the history of Victorian Italianate architecture, you could easily restore some of the original decorative style to your home.
Q. Hi Ted. We are closing on our house in the next few weeks and I'd love to know the official style. It's in the Laurel district of Oakland, California. It was built in 1942 and is stucco and wood. Anything you can tell me about the house is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jeanee
A. Hi Jeanee. You have bought a charmer! During World War II, many traditional construction materials were rationed. Builders needed to meet a growing demand for housing, especially on the West Coast of the U.S. as people moved there for employment in the defense industry. Architects, designers and builders came up with new construction methods that were fast and inexpensive. Wood studs and stucco met the needs perfectly. These homes that were built from about 1942 to about 1947 weren't luxurious, but they met the needs of homebuyers half a century ago. They continue to meet the needs of home buyers today since the simple floor plans are adaptable, easy to remodel and the houses are located in established neighborhoods close to the city. In the realm of architectural history, your house is a unique and intriguing part of the story of American housing. Many of the construction methods and materials used in your house continue to influence builders today. Wood stud construction is commonplace in most parts of the country, as are metal windows, central heating and stucco exteriors. Over the years, the materials have become more sophisticated but we can trace the roots of many innovations in mass residential construction to houses just like yours. You own a piece of 20th century architectural history. Enjoy it!
Q. Dear Ted, I'm looking forward to knowing more about the architectural style of my home. Between 1924 and 1926, the builder built this house and the two adjacent houses. They are all of similar style. I've a sent a "before" and "after" picture. I am going to be redoing the roof in the future. I want to keep the curvilinear roof line in the front and am wondering what roofing material would be appropriate. Thank you, Jim Riley, San Diego, CA
A. Jim, I congratulate you on your color selections. They aren't authentic, but they are gutsy and your house looks great! You brought life back to a forlorn house. By the mid-1920s, the Craftsman movement had run its course. The style peaked before World War I. But small bungalow-style homes, such as yours, continued to be very popular throughout the country. These houses were especially well suited to southern California. They were easy to build, adaptable to hillsides and views, and best of all, people liked them. I especially like how the builder glamorized the front porch by introducing classical columns on such an utterly simple house. It's a nice bit of theatrics. For your curving front porch roof, I suggest a material that the renowned Arts and Crafts architects, Charles and Henry Greene, used on many of their houses. It's roll-on, torch-down roof. One product I am familiar with, having used it on some Greene and Green restorations, is Dibuten, but there are others. The material is relatively inexpensive. These days it is used as a commercial roofing product so finding a subcontractor who will do a small residential job, and do it with care, can be a challenge. The key is to make sure the installer details the seams (the product comes is four-foot wide rolls) very cleanly. The roofing is a two-step process.
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Good LGB-Inclusive News from Bioware!
One of my biggest complaints (though I really don't have a lot of them) with the Mass Effect series was the lack of LGB-inclusive relationships the hero, Commander Shepherd could have. In both ME 1 and 2, there were not a lot of options for queer relationships, particularly for male Shepherd, who does not have any non-female love interests at all throughout both games.
Now, as lead producer Casey Hudson confirms, ME 3 will be the most LGB-inclusive game in the series yet! Hopefully there will be an equal distribution of LGB and straight relationships.
Bioware has been a leader among other game companies in consistently putting queer relationships and queer characters into their game content, and keep their queer fans in mind. Recently, Bioware defended Dragon Age 2's gay content after complaints from a straight male gamer, saying, "the person who says that the only way to please them is to restrict options for others is, if you ask me, the one who deserves it least." Bioware shows more understanding that gaming should be made more inclusive in order to have an inclusive audience, and that strictly appealing to the cis-male, white, straight gamer is not necessary, or even preferred, in order to be successful and make great games.
So LGB gamers and allies, let's hope that we can trust that Mass Effect 3 will be a game filled with LGB inclusive content. So play on, and romance whoever you want: gay, straight, queer, genderless, no labels, or whomever.


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Ok, so I told my friend Janna that I would finally take some pictures of my new sewing studio. I bought a house last year and turned the upstairs gameroom into my sewing space. After several trips to IKEA, I finally got all the furniture in place around Thanksgiving, though I still have yet to finish decorating. And for a sewer, my curtains are pretty sad…just some cheap ones from target that need a serious hemming. Hopefully I will get to that one day.
Sorry, but it is kind of messy, but here are a few shots of the room. I am still working on the configuration of everything but my space is about 14′ x 16′. When I finally get it done I will post more!
I have a few more cubby holes and wayyyy more fabric! And of course the Cricut I over Christmas that I have yet to use!
My favorite part of this room is my sweet 4′ x 8′ foot cutting table, with one giant self-healing mat that I ordered somewhere online. My dad built this table for me from 3 adjustable fold up tables, so I have it on the tallest height (36″) so it is pretty comfortable when I am cutting fabric.
Yes, my table is usually always covered in piles of fabric.
Until later, happy sewing!


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text: "No." I spat at my best friend, Haley, who was trying to get me to talk to this one guy I had my eyes on at her roaring house party. "Why?!" Haley beckoned me with pleading eyes staring into mine. "Oh sure! A guy like that," I said, gesturing over to the gorgeous light, shaggy brown hair boy who was cracking jokes with his friends, his smile a never ending sea of pearly white stretched across his face, "would want a girl like me!" I took a swig of my drink, the light alcohol stinging my throat. "Come on, now. You're gorgeous. At least go say Hey, he seems like a nice guy." Haley added, giving me a nudge to my shoulder, pushing me back slightly. "Alright, alright. I'll go talk to him." I said, giving into to her word. As I began to walk away from my mischievous fried, there was a pat on my back, I turned around, "Good luck." she assured me, and I began to make my ascent to the beautiful boy. As I inched closer like a lion stalking her prey, his accent became more evident to me. It wasn't like normal british accents, it was more smooth, more high pitched, and it made me feel more comfortable. There I was, standing directly behind this boy, so nervous that it almost hurt. I raised up my hand, and tapped him on his broad, muscular shoulders. He swiftly turned around, and his eyes peered into mine. Wow. His eyes were absolutely stunning, they were a light, crystal clear blue. An ocean that lasted for over a thousand miles. "Hey babe!" He said cheerfully, accepting my invitation of greeting. "Hey! Im (Y/N)." I replied, smiling a toothy grin at him. "And Im Louis! What can I do for you?" He questioned, and my stomach dropped, not sure as what to do, or say next. "You, um, you want to dance?" I stuttered out as a fast paced cliche pop song began to play. "Of course, babe!" He replied as he reached for my wrist and pulled me into the crowd of sweating bodies, clamored together. Our bodies smacked together as I grinded my hips into his, as we danced along to the beat. Louis's hands snaked around me, and gripped my hips pulling me in closer to him. We we're dancing in perfect rhythm, my pulse rising, the music pumping, when suddenly, someone knocked into Louis. His body hurdled into mine, sending us crashing into the floor. My quick instincts made my hands smack up against my chest, palms facing the ground. I landed on the ground with a loud thud, my hands stopping my head from hitting the hard fabric covered concrete. Soon Louis toppled on top of me, my hands giving out as his large, sweaty body hit mine. As soon as our bodies touched, he rolled off of me, relief shooting through my skin. "Jesus fucking Christ, does no one watch where they are going?" He chuckled out, lifting himself onto his feet, reading an arm down to help me up. I accepted his kind gesture as I intertwined my fingers with his, his bicep poking through his plain teeshirt as he pulled me to my feet. "Sorry about that, love." Louis apologized as I wiped down my dress, adjusting my look. I nodded my head yes, reassuring him everything was fine. "Follow me." He said, pulling my arm slightly, indicating me to follow his lead. We made our way up the stairs of the very familiar house, that I had been to many of times. At the top of the stairs Louis looked around, confused as to where to go. I pointed down the short hallway to a spare bedroom that was Kyle's, Haley's brother, before he left for college. He dragged me towards the bedroom, and my mind was getting oddly creeped out. Was he already trying to get me into bed after a whole twenty minutes of knowing each other? Louis twisted the door handle, and pushed the large door to the bedroom open. He ran inside and dove face forward onto the bed. "Dear Lord. People just bother me so much sometimes." Louis sighed as he sat up on the large, blue duvet covered bed. "No offense, Lou, but what the hell are we doing up here?" I asked, trying to be cautious of the stunts he might try to pull. "I just wanted to get away from the party. Calm down a bit. Plus, when I fell, your elbow jabbed into my side and it really hurt." He laughed as he explained. "Oh my God!" I cried out, as I walked towards Louis laying down gently on the bed. I sat next to him, making a dent in the bed, and he sat up scooting next to me. I reached up and pushed Lou by his shoulder, indicating him to sit back and lay down. He nodded and scooted towards the middle of the bed, laying down with his feet dangling over the edge. The bed shook slightly as I made my way near him, sitting cross legged next to his waist. I lifted up is blue, thin teeshirt and right there on his left side was a giant red mark where my elbow had smacked into him. My eyes gazed over his defined stomach and sculpted chest, and my pupils grew at the sight of him. I rubbed my soft hand over his stomach and caressed his skin up to the red spot. As the tips of my fingers reached the sensitive area he winced in pain. "Wait here." I demanded, lifting myself out of the awkward position on the bed, "Hurry back, babe." He said, and I nodded okay at him while flashing a smile at him. I walked into the guest bathroom that was inside the spare bedroom. There was a small cabinet located underneath my seat, I reached down and gripped the small handle in my hands. I swung the door open and grabbed a washcloth. I closed the sink and swiftly turned on the water, letting it set to a warm temperature and running the washcloth underneath the flow of water. The washcloth left small droplets of water on the bathroom floor as I folded it into a small square. The small rag was warm against my skin, as I began to carry it lightly making my way back towards Louis in pain. I pushed the door open quickly, a breeze of air flowing over me. When I stepped back into the room he was lying in, I noticed a familiar blue fabric tossed near the door. As my eyes looked over at Louis I noticed he was a shirtless. His tan skin glowing under the dim light, his muscular arm resting on his belly, and his other arm resting comfortably behind his head. His body was petite but muscular from the tips of his wide broadened shoulders, to his belly he hand was resting on. I guess I had been staring too long because Louis said, "Is this okay?" I bit my lip and chuckled, shuffling my way back towards the bed. I returned to my place sitting cross legged next to waist, causing a dent in the bed and his body leaning closer to mine. Nervousness ran through my body as I lifted up the warm cloth to his chest, and I dabbed the fabric over the now forming a bruise area. He winced in pain again and I stapped back, "Im so sorry." I reassured him, patting the wounded area again. "It's okay, it wasn't your fault babe." Louis replied, flashing a smile up at me. My eyes skimmed up and down his body, and my eyes trailed down his long slim legs that were covered in what looked like painted on jeans they were so tight, and I could see the outline of his length in them, and bit my lip at the sight. He was definitely big, and the sight of his length in his pants was kind of turning me on. My eyes widened and I could tell my pupils were growing wider, and the color of my eyes growing darker in lust. Louis squirmed when I put more pressure onto the mark I had accidentally caused when he toppled on top of me, if only we were in that position again. As I began thinking of what it would be like with him on top of me I bit my lip once again. "Lip biting," Louis began to say," a sign of sexual desire." My eyes grew impossibly larger at the way the words rolled off of his tongue. "W-w-what?" I stuttered out, trying to recollect my mind and rid it off all dirty thoughts. "Stuttering. A sign of nervousness." He intervened again. I sat up from rubbing his wounded area, giving him a stern confused look. "Common sense, babe." He laughed out, and placed a single warm hand on my thigh. I felt my skin grow hot and a lump grow in my throat as I gulped down, hard. There was a slight awkwardness in the room and my heart was racing, my head pounding. So much adrenaline was rushing through my body and his hand on my thigh began to smooth the flesh that was barely showing from my dress riding up. I was trying to control myself but at this point I was far gone. The adrenaline pumping through my veins suddenly hit a rush of courage within me and I leaned down and wrapped my arm across the back of his head and pulled him into me, and I kissed him. I kissed him hard, and he kissed back. He tasted of mint and liquor and I quickly melted into him and he wrapped his arms around my hips and pulled me on top of him, now in a straddling position. He groaned into this kiss and I took that as my chance to slip my tongue into his mouth. They tangled together and I was trying so hard to remain dominant, but I soon gave in. Louis bit my lip ferociously as he pulled out of the kiss and I moaned at the slight painful contact. I gyrated my hips into his as I moved my lips from his mouth and attached them to his neck. My lips sucked on his sweet spot right below his ear lobe, earning a moan from him. Louis's traveled up and down my curves, that were clothed by my skin tight dress. "Take it off." He demanded, a slight growl to his voice as I poured through my ears. I bit my lip as I reached behind me and slid the zipper of my navy blue dress down."Take it off of me." I said seductively. whispering in his ear. Lou reached up and bunched up the material and pulled it off of me slowly. He tossed it across the room,joining his shirt half way across the room. I made an ascent down to his neck again but suddenly he growled, "No." And flipped us over so he was on top of me, his blue eyes peering into mine, darkened by the amount of arousal rushing in between us. "Im in charge here." Louis whispered, nibbling my ear lobe and making his way towards my neck. A squeal fell from my mouth due to his dominance turning me on more. His hands trailed up my body ending at my clothed breasts as his lips assaulted my neck. The hard pads of his fingertips massaged my breasts and I groaned, him smiling into my neck, knowing the power he now had over me. He ascented back up my neck towards my ear, "Am I turning you on? Do you want more?" He growled into my ear and I squirmed at the rasp in his voice, my hands grasping the bed sheets so hard that my knuckles were turning white. I nodded my head yes, and arched my back. Louis got the hint and snaked him arm behind me, unclasping my strapless bra and throwing it to other side of the room, the coldness of the air causing goosebumps to form all over my body. He latched his hands to my breasts, the warmth of them heating up my body. A moan escaped from my mouth, and to muffle the noises Lou trapped my lips into his. Once again, melting into the sweet embrace of our lips forming together. He reached a hand between us, sliding it over my stomach and towards the hem of my modest, yet sexy underwear. My breathing hitched in anticipation of what his next move would be. Louis's hand then slipped inside of my underwear, cupping my sex in his fingers. I bucked my hips wanting to feel more of him, tired of waiting. With his other hand he slowly slid my boyshorts down my legs and they joined the rest of the clothes on the floor. One of his fingers grazed up and down my slit, ending at my clit and rubbing gently. "Ugh," I moaned, begging and needing more. Slowly he slid one finger into my center, and I bit my lip, getting what I craved. "Lou…" I growled, and there was a sudden knock at the door. Lou jumped and rolled us off of the bed in a loud thud, and the door swinging open. It was a guy and he was on his phone arguing with someone. "Shhhhh" Louis said, placing a finger over my lips. He thrusted his fingers into me hard, hitting me g-spot, I was just about to shriek when he placed his hand over my mouth, not wanting the guy in the room to hear. I bit the skin of his hand, as he thrusted his fingers into me, hard. Louis then brought his lips to mine, moving his hand and muffling the moans with his mouth. He pulled away from the kiss, and stared into my eyes that were rolling to the back of my head and his thumb grazed my clit over and over. "Im gonna come." I whispered barely audible, "Good." Louis whispered back, as he pushed his fingers into me even harder. I wrapped my hands around his biceps and bit my lip as a wave of pleasure began to rip throughout me. We had the slam of a door and Lou turned his head to survey what had happened, but still pumping into me. "All clear, babe." He winked, and I dropped my lip from my mouth and panted out loud. "Fuck Lou!" I screamed, as my orgasm washed over me, my nails digging into his arms. I threw my head back and attempted to even my breathing as he slipped his fingers out of me. "Off." I growled, pointing to the tight pants his thick erection was very evident through. As he was beginning to stand up I had a change of plans, I pushed him down off of his knees so his back hit the floor. "Nevermind I'll do it." I cooded straddling his lap, "Ouch babe." He hissed and I looked down at the placement of my hand, it was putting pressure on the now almost completely bruised spot. I quickly removed it and placed it on my bulge, palming him as I straddled his chest. Lou bucked up his hips in anticipation, so I slid off of his chest in between his now parted legs. I laid my body down on his and kissed down his chest, lapping my tongue out at all the right places. When I made it down over to the bruise mark I had caused I kissed it, apologizing silently, when I looked up Lou smiled sweetly and I giggled at him. My mouth made there way to the hem of his pants and latched my mouth over the button. I struggled to unbutton his pants with my mouth, so I ended up using my fingers to undo the restraint of the one thing I needed. Trying to continue my plans, I unzipped the zipper of his pants, and he groaned bucking his hips. I reached up and pushed his hips down making him stay, "Eager boy aren't we?" I said seductively. The pants on his skin were tight, and I struggled, but finally gave them one big yank and they came off. I left a another kiss at his hips and hooked his boxers inbetween my teeth, sliding them down his muscular legs slowly. Lou's thick length sprang up to his abdomen, and I eyed in hungrily. My hands wrapped around his throbbing dick, my thumb grazed over the tip collecting the precum and making it easier to slide my hand down his length. He bucked up at the touch as my hand tickled the undershaft. "Fuck babe." He moaned, and I brought my lips up to his head. I kissed the tip, and swirled my tongue around. "No more teasing." He growled, taking my hair into his hand. I happily obliged and wrapped my lips around where he needed me most. I went slow, taking as much of him as I could, and pumping what I couldn't fit in my palm. "Faster." He demanded, pushing my head onto him more. Pulling my mouth up hard, and crashing it back down onto him, my fingers drumming against the undershaft. Louis grunted and rolled his head onto the floor, his fingers intertwined so hard in my hair it almost hurt. My head was bobbing up and down on his hard member, and as soon as it hit the back of my throat he shot up. "Ugh, stop." He groaned, pleasure snaking through his body, but I didnt listen, I continued. "Im gonna," he began to say, "STOP!" he yelled, gripping my head slightly and pulling me up, forcing me to stop. I grinned at him, knowing what I almost had done to him. I lifted up off of my knees to make my way towards to the bed, but Lou reached up and grabbed my wrist pulling me back to the floor, him on top of me now. "But were already down here, love." His accent filled with lust, purred into my ear. I bit my lip as he aligned his length with my center, he rubbed his throbbing dick up and down my slit, causing me to whimper. My arms found the small of his back and I pulled him close to me, bodies couldn't get closer than they possibly were. "Do something." I growled at him, pressing my lips into his kissing me roughly. He laughed as he slid the tip of himself inside of me, "Lou." I grunted at his teasing. "Yes, babe?" He questioned, winking at me. I bucked my hips up, him sliding into slightly more. Louis finally slid all of his thick length inside my center, filling me completely. "So wet." He whispered into my ear as he lowered himself to attack my neck, sucking the skin hard, knowing he would leave a mark. Louis was moving barely, and I needed more of him. "Faster." I begged, and he chuckled moving only a little bit faster, and deeper, I was desperate for him. "Faster. Please." I warned again, and he moved once again still going agonizingly slow. "Louis, for god sakes, FASTER!" I shouted. "Oh, you want all of me, dont you?" Lou growled, "Mhm." I nodded excitedly. Louis then rammed into me, the tip of his long, hard length pressing against my g-spot. "Ah, fuck!" I shouted, the loud music pounding which covered up my screams, my fingernails clawing in his back. "There it is." He whispered quietly to himself, and drove himself into me hard again, hitting the same spot. His hands collided down on my hips, gripping the skin roughly. I rolled my hips into his as we found a perfect pace, and he lifted a leg over his shoulder, him hitting my spot without any effort at the new angle. "Shit." Louis grunted, pumping into me fast and deep, my head rolling back onto the hard carpet floor. "LOUIS!" I shouted, as I felt the familiar sensation in the pit of my stomach grow. Hr got the hint I was close and removed one of the hands on his hips, he placed one of his soft fingers on my clit drawing figure 8's. My breathing was uneven and my chest hurt in the good way from the heavy panting. One more hard thrust, and a grunt from him, my body spasmed. I hit my state of euphoria HARD, and I didnt feel like I would ever come back down. "Ugh, come for me Lou." I moaned, helping him near his edge, while I was riding out my orgasm, Louis hit his. His load shooting into me, and him collapsing on top of me, our heavy chests pressed to each others as we calmed down. Lou rolled off of me, and stood up, replacing his boxers on himself. "Babe?" I asked holding an arm up, he reached down and pulled me up, my legs trembling beneath me. I steadily walked over to the clothes that were tossed onto the floor, I bent down and picked them up. While walking over to Louis I sloppily pulled my boyshorts onto my legs, covering my exposed area. "Here, ya go." I said, handing him his pants and teeshirt. He returned the clothes to his body, as I did the same. "So, does this mean I get a proper date?" He asked when he was fully dressed as he pulled me into a hug. "Of course." I replied, leaving a peck on his lips. I used a hand to finger comb my hair, and Louis intertwined his fingers with my free hand. He led me out the door, only to be stopped by, great. Haley. "Oh, someone smells like sex." She teased winking at me, and eyeing Louis. My face turned dark red blushing as Louis chuckled, his voice still shaky. "Wanna finish our dance, babe?" 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Sounds like things are getting heated on the Fifty Shades of Grey set, and I'm not necessarily talking about the chemistry between Christian Grey Jamie Dornan and Anastasia Steele Dakota Johnson. Rumor has it that E.L. James and the film's director Sam Taylor-Johnson aren't exactly seeing eye to eye on how things are translating from book to film. A source tells E! News that the Fifty Shades director is annoyed with James' input.
"E.L. James wants the movie to match the book exactly, but Sam has a different perspective," according to the source. "Sam is reminding E.L. she writes books and she makes movies."
Eeeesh. I mean, I get that E.L. wants to deliver Fifty Shades fans the steaminess of the book they crave on the big screen. But there's a lot more Sam has to worry about. This confrontation, it was bound to happen sooner or later.
These sorta things, they happen all the time. The director has to think bigger picture not only with the story line, but also in regard to making money and producing a product that earns a rating that will allow a wide audience to see it. And whether or not fans are willing to accept it: If the film's too raunchy, then it won't get the box office number it's after ... period.
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Do I want raunchiness? Of course I do. Heck, that's the essence of what Fifty Shades of Grey is all about. But at the end of the day, Sam has a point. There's just more to worry about than being 100 percent true to the book, even if that's what so many of the fans desire. I think it's safe to say that whatever fans come to find on February 13, 2015 (the Fifty Shades release date) will certainly be an eye full.
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How the hell this even got greenlighted for a movie is beyond me, I struggled through the drivel that is the first "novel" and just about wept for actual good authors who get passed over for this crap.
See...that proves you two are idiots. There is an actual story line that connects all 3 books. If you would have bothered to actually read them, you would have seen that.
omg i so think it needs to be true to the book... this is wat we all want those of us who understand the storey line and remarkable love connection... the sex seens are needed to portray the essence, which is Christian Grey... good on Ms James....
I hope it gets an NC17 rating. Not because of 'following the story' and not because I care about some badly written psudoporn, but because if it gets an NC17 then most movie theaters WON'T CARRY IT! In about 10 years so many people are going to feel so humiliated that they were so into this crappy book/movie, like a bad 80s hair do that keeps showing up in old photos. I know people who had Twilight obsessions and already feel like idiots for they way they acted about it.
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a gathering of males, typically straight, who gather and sleep in one place, usually due to excessive drinking during a "guys night", (variation on slumber party)
Man, we got wasted at Toby Kieth's I Love This Bar (and grill) and just had a lumber party at Dan's afterward since no one was in shape to drive.
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Similar to an all-female "slumber party", a lumber party is an overnight between male friends.
Lumber refers to dicks. All male party=dicks. Therefore, lumber party.
Similar also to a "sausagefest", but a sleepover.
Lumber refers to dicks. All male party=dicks. Therefore, lumber party.
Similar also to a "sausagefest", but a sleepover.
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a homosexual sleepover
guys richie is throwing a lumber party tonight! Bring your own gear! Theres gonna be sausages, smoked ham, and a ton of fingerlickin' good times!
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A lumber party is when you have 12 beautiful girls hide around the house you're staying at, and you "lumber" around and try to find them. Usually teams are broken up into single digits and then the person who finds the most women gets to sleep with each one.
Hey dude, we should really have a lumber party tonight!
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3 tbsp shea butter
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Combine all ingredients (except vitamin capsules and essential oils) into a saucepan. Heat all ingredients over medium heat. Once combine into a paste, turn off the heat and transfer to a small bowl. Add oil from vitamin E capsules and the essential oil and mix together into a smooth creamy paste. Put into an airtight container and chill in refrigerator for 30-40 minutes.
To apply, take a small coin sized amount and roll into a ball with your fingers and apply to skin.
A simpler version, even if less durable, is a liquid deodorant based on bicarbonate, to apply with a spray bottle. Add 2 tsp of baking soda to a glass of water and let stand for 24 hours. Then strain the fluid and add a few drops of lemon juice, which will contribute to your daily freshness with its antibacterial properties.
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adjective (shoddier, shoddiest)
1Badly made or done: we're not paying good money for shoddy goods
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poor-quality, inferior, second-rate, third-rate, cheap, cheapjack, trashy, jerry-builtcareless, slapdash, sloppy, slipshod, crude; negligent, cursory
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It's just a timing game! It's just supposed to be a little challange, not gorey (except for level 3)!
Read the Instructions and figure out the Controls!!
Rated 4 / 5 stars October 23, 2001
wasnt the worst wasnt the best
Rated 4 / 5 stars October 14, 2001
That was a fun game
I liked it alot... Make more games!
Rated 4 / 5 stars October 8, 2001
Good work, I like the fact that I have a volume
control, if I had to listen to that song I think that i would kill myself. Fun stuff and yes it is adictive, too. It can bee a little hard but games are suppose to be right?
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars October 8, 2001
Ah, the damn song!
After trying three times on hard and once on easy, that song is carved into my brain now. I hope you're happy! :) By the way, great game! I can tell you put a lot of work into it!
Making the game i must have heard it like 1000 times. Same with our halfpipe skateboarding video, that songs so old now. Thank you for actually playing the game though. Lots of work was put into it.
Rated 2.5 / 5 stars October 7, 2001
The shit will make you laugh just because its so fuckin lame. It's worth 5 seconds of your time at least just to try.
Theres more gameplay that what you can get in 5 seconds. I think its worth beating.. If you suck at it at first just try to get the hang of it, its a fun game.


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I'm after a new head torch to replace my Black Diamond Moonlight and really like the look of the Icon. I need something much brighter, that I can use for searching, camping, and winter walking/climbing.
Quick question though, as it isn't clear on the BD site or video. Can you enter the white proximity led's without cycling through the high led first?
I find I mostly want to start with the low setting and cycle up to the high. BD seem to think we all want to do the opposite. I know you can access the red led's first, so that is useful.
Also, does it remember your last setting, or do you have to cycle through them all again (I know it does with the red, but again, not sure about the white).
Finally, not sure I really need 200 lumens so might consider the Storm, although I don't like the strap (like an over the head strap). If you have a storm, do you think the strap off my moonlight would swap over?
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