darn you washingtonpost
washingtonpost had an article about using “airport business” as an excuse to use the HOV lanes during rush hour – http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/15/AR2008061502136.html?hpid=topnews
darn it!! i’ve been using this excuse for about a year now. mostly for the afternoon. especially when i tutored in reston. i would just take the tollroad all the way to the airport, stop by the exxon and grab some candy to bribe my student, and take a nap in the cell phone waiting area and then take the toll road to reston (so going west, then east, just to go west).
i never thought about using it as an excuse in the morning… pretty good idea!!! i always assumed that the airport excuse wouldn’t be valid to use in the morning. in fact, i’ve actually had legitimate airport business in the morning (dropping off someone) and then i’d get OFF I-66 after the toll road because i assumed that i wouldn’t belong! i never knew that it meant i could ride all the way into the city!! brilliant!
but now if washingtonpost had an article on it… they’re probably going to crack down on it now 
darnit! ruin my commute!!!
