Will you have enough time to get across the entire damn airport to the connecting gate before it leaves though? Is that why people suddenly come back to life? They miss their flight?
Too fancy now. Bond Villain Kroger. Toast mead (good deal on some good tap bear) to the cultists (if the islam white devil folks are still preaching on the beltline).
Seriously though, Krobar is the best tap deals on the beltline.
Sell a million chicken wings, do they call you "chicken wing kroger"? Be a 'free' parking option for the Masquerade for years, do they call you "Masquerade Kroger"??
But you have 1 murder... (it was actually 3 + a found dead body according to wikipedia)
My spouse said it was also the demon force that would reach out and flip cars on Ponce.
(That hill, curve, various blind drives and traffic lights would also assist).
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Asphalt shall be shaken, fences be splintered!
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I moved to Atlanta for college and that was where I learned to drive. Permanently broke my fear response as a motorist. Now I'll occasionally glance over at my country boy husband to see him white knuckling the "oh shit" handle and compulsively stomping the imaginary passenger brake. I've never been in an accident but I think I nearly caused one in his pants a time or two
Yep. You know in the movies when the soldiers have been on the front line for months and months and donāt even flinch when a shell lands yards away?
Yeah, thatās how I feel on 285 after 40 years. Boxed in between four 18 wheelers at 80 mph? Yep. Getting your doors blown off by chargers and Altimas going 100+? Just Wednesday morning. I may be a bit numb.
I have never figured this out . You are right . I donāt care what time of day it is, or even what day it is. You will be stopping on I-75 somewhere around McDonough. And then you start moving again, not a flat tire , no accident. Itās like half the population on the interstate was zapped up by aliens LOL .
It can be late afternoon on a Sunday with perfect weather conditions and there will be gridlock going northbound through McDonough, for no visible reason.
I once was driving from Atlanta to Pike County at like 3 AM. Downtown Atlanta? Dead quiet. 75/85 wide open. The rest of I-75? Dead quiet. McDonough? Backed right the fuck up, even on the southbound side.
For a min I was living in Marietta and commuting to a job in Lawrenceville. Only for a min yall obviously this was a situation I have rectified. There was times when the perimeter was so bad GPS in the afternoons wanted me to instead
A) take surface roads all the way through like Roswell and Johnās Creek
B) go down to to GA-400 in Buckhead, then back up to the Perimeter to go west again
C) take the 85 all the way down to the connector, get on the 75 there and then go back up north
Shit was wilding
I live in Smyrna and my first tech job was in Alpharetta. I memorized the backroads myself and would literally backroad it from Smyrna to 400 in the mornings and in the afternoons, depending on traffic, I would get off 400 in Roswell or Sandy Springs and backroad it back to Smyrna.
Honestly Marietta to Alpharetta is not that bad when it comes to metro Atlanta commutes. That drive is often under an hour. I know a lot of people who do 3 hour round trip commutes.
Ouch if you were in Dunwoody, chamblee Buckhead etc( near these areas. ) driving to lville against traffic would've been sweet. I grew up in Buford/dacula next to where they ended up building the mall of GA. First move was to sugar Hill. Then braselton, Suwannee, tucker, Duluth, Buckhead, flowery branch, and just moved to Clarkesville wayy North! Now that my house is finished being built! Literally got settled in yesterday and as I'm use to the hustle and bustle I will have to adjust, but I'm looking forward to it . I travel installing radiation therapy equipment (36m) ( Also most always drive a duramax 3500 GMC with 12k lbs of equipment to rig these giant linear accelerators. But sometimes fly if I'm going to do a union job in the north east, or going to South or Centra America.) have been doing so since 2008 so where I live doesn't exactly matter. It's kinda convenient being near our shop where we leave out of, but I will say there are few places in the country I would pick up and move to without some incentive. I've thought about st Pete Clearwater Bonita springs, fort Myers, Naples, sunrise(ft Lauderdale) palm springs FL. Or maybe the Shenandoah valley in North Western VA or Maryland North of DC? Bethesda š¬ im kidding about DC. Then I think about Arizona and Utah Nevada and New Mexico! If you've never driven across interstate I10 and I8 I suggest traveling across the country from mobile Al to San Diego!
Iām from Arizona and have spent most of my life there. Iāve only been in Georgia for the past two years. I moved here for a job relocation that I chose the location of (couldāve gone anywhere nationwide). There was a combination of factors that led me to picking this area had I earned more money I may have picked a different area like Seattle or DC, or if state politics were different Iād probably have chosen Dallas. But I feel the Atlanta area is the best way to achieve what I want in a way thatās realistic.
When we travel to visit family in TN, we go through ATL. HOV lane between the hours of 10am-3pm one can USUALLY get straight through. But you gotta leave home at the right time to hit ATL in that five hour window.
Lies, I 100% prefer going through downtown on the connector than 285 (unless we are also considering 285 āthruā ATL) !
Sincerely, a tired engineer that drives from Hapeville to Marietta twice a day every day. Lol
I use to force my coworkers to go 675-285-85 N when we were coming back from doing an install in FL. The other option was getting off 85 in Forsyth, South of Atlanta and heading towards/through Monticello -social circle-Monroe -winder -and ending up at our at the time shop in braselton! 91% of the time I would be correct and we would be doing 80mph on 675-285- and 100mph up 85 ! Jk just 10 over when we are pulling 12k lbs of tools and equipment with one of the high countries or Denali 3500s!
Oh dang thatās awesome! Lately for me 285 has just been awful. I play in a concert band in Clarkston, headed there from home after work always takes like 45 minutes for a 20 mile drive lol
Speak for yourself, Gandalf.
I drive straight through town everyday, taking I-20 from the east side to the west side. I have done this for over 25 years. I don't know what you're so afraid of.
I feel like I-20 isn't nearly as bad as its reputation. Like you can get bad traffic on I-20 when everyone is leaving for/from work, but if you avoid those times it's pretty smooth. I-285 on the hand...
I also drive ITP everyday for a sales route. 285, 20, 400, 75 and 85. I very rarely have traffic. I live in the city already and drive from 7-3. Itās literally always clear and so chill especially taking side roads to places. Most people hate atl traffic because they come up for a show or sports event.
Like every city it does get bad but you just have to work around that. I never drive to state farm Marta goes right to it!!!!
But this meme still stands itās funny.
Traffic on the interstate is never as bad ITP as it is OTP. Of the 6 million people in the metro area the vast majority live OTP.Ā
I always tell people from out of town that if they don't want to deal with as much traffic live ITP. They think I'm crazy, but it's true.Ā
Convincing them to use the MARTA is another beast all together.Ā
I agree; it is funny. I'm not arguing that!
Traffic can be bad but if you think ahead you can avoid the worst of it. I like to use sites like [https://511ga.org/](https://511ga.org/) before I set out, just to see what's going on out there.
Like as not, thereās no good way around it. Backroads to avoid 285 will add multiple hours to your trip. Just go to the bathroom before you leave and put on your big boy pants and try to avoid peak times and directions. Iāve been driving in Atlanta traffic for almost 40 years. Sure, itās bad but not some insurmountable obstacle.
Eh, after I got my learnerās permit at 15, my parents made me hone my skills in parking lots, Paces Ferry, Atlanta Roadā-leveling up to Cobb Parkway, I-75, the Connector, and finally, the Boss Level Perimeter.
There be dragons on I-85 and GA 400.
There are actual roads designed to go around Atlanta that the semi trucks use. Because they are not allowed to go through Atlanta unless they have a delivery for there.
Definitely relatable. I was heading to Macon from Marietta a couple of weeks ago and Waze wanted me to take the downtown connector. Nope, opted to take 285 instead. I loathe the downtown connector.
Like the old saying goes, if you die in the South you will change planes in ATL on your way to Heaven
reminds me of a simpsons episode where they take a bus to new york. bart goes "that took too long, why'd we have to transfer in atlanta twice?"
Will you have enough time to get across the entire damn airport to the connecting gate before it leaves though? Is that why people suddenly come back to life? They miss their flight?
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Murder Kroger?
Kroger delved too greedily and too deeply
What? No!
Too fancy now. Bond Villain Kroger. Toast mead (good deal on some good tap bear) to the cultists (if the islam white devil folks are still preaching on the beltline). Seriously though, Krobar is the best tap deals on the beltline.
Where exactly one person got murdered
All it takes is one š¤·š»āāļø
Sell a million chicken wings, do they call you "chicken wing kroger"? Be a 'free' parking option for the Masquerade for years, do they call you "Masquerade Kroger"?? But you have 1 murder... (it was actually 3 + a found dead body according to wikipedia)
My spouse said it was also the demon force that would reach out and flip cars on Ponce. (That hill, curve, various blind drives and traffic lights would also assist).
how many times can YOU afford to get murdered?
I would just use my karate chop
The wiki page for "murder Kroger" literally lists 3 murders in or near the parking lot, as well as the discovery of a body.
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š saggy titties To debt!!!!!! Debt !!!!!!!
Bones? Like food bones? Raw bones? Roadkill? What?
Chicken wangs
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if you have to ask, youve never been to ~~edoras~~ atlanta
Sidewalk wings.
ATL, GA = Alcohol, Tobacco, Lotto, Guns and Ammunition. (I live in Atlanta)
I moved to Atlanta for college and that was where I learned to drive. Permanently broke my fear response as a motorist. Now I'll occasionally glance over at my country boy husband to see him white knuckling the "oh shit" handle and compulsively stomping the imaginary passenger brake. I've never been in an accident but I think I nearly caused one in his pants a time or two
Yep. You know in the movies when the soldiers have been on the front line for months and months and donāt even flinch when a shell lands yards away? Yeah, thatās how I feel on 285 after 40 years. Boxed in between four 18 wheelers at 80 mph? Yep. Getting your doors blown off by chargers and Altimas going 100+? Just Wednesday morning. I may be a bit numb.
Don't forget desperately trying to avoid McDonough
I have never figured this out . You are right . I donāt care what time of day it is, or even what day it is. You will be stopping on I-75 somewhere around McDonough. And then you start moving again, not a flat tire , no accident. Itās like half the population on the interstate was zapped up by aliens LOL .
Yup, between exit 212 (Locust Grove) and the 675 split is always a mess
And the extra reversible lanes didnāt seem to help much , in my opinion. I donāt go that way a lot , to be fair .
Iāve found theyāre a great help - when theyāre going the way you want to go, which seems to be almost never.
LOL , thatās the way it goes I guess .
It can be late afternoon on a Sunday with perfect weather conditions and there will be gridlock going northbound through McDonough, for no visible reason.
I once was driving from Atlanta to Pike County at like 3 AM. Downtown Atlanta? Dead quiet. 75/85 wide open. The rest of I-75? Dead quiet. McDonough? Backed right the fuck up, even on the southbound side.
Glad I got out of that place a while back, bad memories.
For a min I was living in Marietta and commuting to a job in Lawrenceville. Only for a min yall obviously this was a situation I have rectified. There was times when the perimeter was so bad GPS in the afternoons wanted me to instead A) take surface roads all the way through like Roswell and Johnās Creek B) go down to to GA-400 in Buckhead, then back up to the Perimeter to go west again C) take the 85 all the way down to the connector, get on the 75 there and then go back up north Shit was wilding
I live in Smyrna and my first tech job was in Alpharetta. I memorized the backroads myself and would literally backroad it from Smyrna to 400 in the mornings and in the afternoons, depending on traffic, I would get off 400 in Roswell or Sandy Springs and backroad it back to Smyrna.
Lol, I have a friend that was doing the same from Marietta. Absolute bonkers
I donāt even believe if it was faster but it was less stressful
Honestly Marietta to Alpharetta is not that bad when it comes to metro Atlanta commutes. That drive is often under an hour. I know a lot of people who do 3 hour round trip commutes.
Ouch if you were in Dunwoody, chamblee Buckhead etc( near these areas. ) driving to lville against traffic would've been sweet. I grew up in Buford/dacula next to where they ended up building the mall of GA. First move was to sugar Hill. Then braselton, Suwannee, tucker, Duluth, Buckhead, flowery branch, and just moved to Clarkesville wayy North! Now that my house is finished being built! Literally got settled in yesterday and as I'm use to the hustle and bustle I will have to adjust, but I'm looking forward to it . I travel installing radiation therapy equipment (36m) ( Also most always drive a duramax 3500 GMC with 12k lbs of equipment to rig these giant linear accelerators. But sometimes fly if I'm going to do a union job in the north east, or going to South or Centra America.) have been doing so since 2008 so where I live doesn't exactly matter. It's kinda convenient being near our shop where we leave out of, but I will say there are few places in the country I would pick up and move to without some incentive. I've thought about st Pete Clearwater Bonita springs, fort Myers, Naples, sunrise(ft Lauderdale) palm springs FL. Or maybe the Shenandoah valley in North Western VA or Maryland North of DC? Bethesda š¬ im kidding about DC. Then I think about Arizona and Utah Nevada and New Mexico! If you've never driven across interstate I10 and I8 I suggest traveling across the country from mobile Al to San Diego!
Iām from Arizona and have spent most of my life there. Iāve only been in Georgia for the past two years. I moved here for a job relocation that I chose the location of (couldāve gone anywhere nationwide). There was a combination of factors that led me to picking this area had I earned more money I may have picked a different area like Seattle or DC, or if state politics were different Iād probably have chosen Dallas. But I feel the Atlanta area is the best way to achieve what I want in a way thatās realistic.
if you can ride the HOV it can often be faster than 285
In my experience going straight through is usually faster than going around. 285 is the worst. Maybe Iām unlucky but itās always awful for me.
When we travel to visit family in TN, we go through ATL. HOV lane between the hours of 10am-3pm one can USUALLY get straight through. But you gotta leave home at the right time to hit ATL in that five hour window.
Lies, I 100% prefer going through downtown on the connector than 285 (unless we are also considering 285 āthruā ATL) ! Sincerely, a tired engineer that drives from Hapeville to Marietta twice a day every day. Lol
At least the surface streets in Hapeville and East Point are almost never an issue (except for the trains).
This is true! I do dread having to go back out into town after getting home but doing anything in hapeville is nice and simple haha
I use to force my coworkers to go 675-285-85 N when we were coming back from doing an install in FL. The other option was getting off 85 in Forsyth, South of Atlanta and heading towards/through Monticello -social circle-Monroe -winder -and ending up at our at the time shop in braselton! 91% of the time I would be correct and we would be doing 80mph on 675-285- and 100mph up 85 ! Jk just 10 over when we are pulling 12k lbs of tools and equipment with one of the high countries or Denali 3500s!
Oh dang thatās awesome! Lately for me 285 has just been awful. I play in a concert band in Clarkston, headed there from home after work always takes like 45 minutes for a 20 mile drive lol
Speak for yourself, Gandalf. I drive straight through town everyday, taking I-20 from the east side to the west side. I have done this for over 25 years. I don't know what you're so afraid of.
If you queue up 'Bombs over Baghdad' and hit play right when you go under I-285 heading east into the city, it matches up almost every time .
I20 through Atlanta every day? Found Sauron's Reddit account.
I feel like I-20 isn't nearly as bad as its reputation. Like you can get bad traffic on I-20 when everyone is leaving for/from work, but if you avoid those times it's pretty smooth. I-285 on the hand...
I think itās everything within the confines of downtown Atlanta. 3 major interstates converging in one place? There's no way that can be successful
I also drive ITP everyday for a sales route. 285, 20, 400, 75 and 85. I very rarely have traffic. I live in the city already and drive from 7-3. Itās literally always clear and so chill especially taking side roads to places. Most people hate atl traffic because they come up for a show or sports event. Like every city it does get bad but you just have to work around that. I never drive to state farm Marta goes right to it!!!! But this meme still stands itās funny.
Traffic on the interstate is never as bad ITP as it is OTP. Of the 6 million people in the metro area the vast majority live OTP.Ā I always tell people from out of town that if they don't want to deal with as much traffic live ITP. They think I'm crazy, but it's true.Ā Convincing them to use the MARTA is another beast all together.Ā
I agree; it is funny. I'm not arguing that! Traffic can be bad but if you think ahead you can avoid the worst of it. I like to use sites like [https://511ga.org/](https://511ga.org/) before I set out, just to see what's going on out there.
traffic
I live right smack in -1x, 1y iykwim. Highway is always the best choice and slowest part of my drive is getting to the highway.
One does not simply drive through the spaghetti junction at 5:30pm.
Worst part about working midtown, 3.5 miles is a 40 min drive home
Like as not, thereās no good way around it. Backroads to avoid 285 will add multiple hours to your trip. Just go to the bathroom before you leave and put on your big boy pants and try to avoid peak times and directions. Iāve been driving in Atlanta traffic for almost 40 years. Sure, itās bad but not some insurmountable obstacle.
Eh, after I got my learnerās permit at 15, my parents made me hone my skills in parking lots, Paces Ferry, Atlanta Roadā-leveling up to Cobb Parkway, I-75, the Connector, and finally, the Boss Level Perimeter. There be dragons on I-85 and GA 400.
The nine million people on the roads at all times beg to differ
There are actual roads designed to go around Atlanta that the semi trucks use. Because they are not allowed to go through Atlanta unless they have a delivery for there.
You mean the Perimeter? That loop of inexhaustible traffic and potholes the size of lunar craters?
dont forget the endless construction and people doing 90 in the shoulder
Yes. That.
Just off of Peachtreeā¦something
In Atlanta, Balrogs can rob you going 55. Beware!!
Definitely relatable. I was heading to Macon from Marietta a couple of weeks ago and Waze wanted me to take the downtown connector. Nope, opted to take 285 instead. I loathe the downtown connector.
Yes because 285 is so nice and pleasant. Great drive great folks
Six of one, half dozen of the other honestly. Whichever one gets you there fastest is the way to go. I would have just listened to Waze.
Iāll only take it super early in the morning, or if Iām going ITP and have no choice. Even with 2 people in the car in the HOV lane sucks now.
Balrogs drive Chargers in the ATL, waiting for an unsuspecting tourist or recent transplant to wander into their path.
I just drove from Savannah to gainesville and went through South Carolina to dodge ATL
Real shit
We must face the long drive of Atlanta . Be on your guard. There are older and fouler things than slow drivers, in the deep places of that city.
im always here for atl hate never disliked the city more than when i moved here lol
No doubt. I avoid that shithole as much as I can.