08-04-2015, 05:12 AM
It's not that kind of oil thread, read on...
On my way home yesterday, I was a bit perturbed at work (something wasn't working and I couldn't figure out why), so I left late, and in doing so, forgot to don my boots. That was annoyance #1.
Annoyance #2 was that I needed gas. I don't like getting gas in the morning when it's warm because stopping makes me sweat profusely and getting into work all sweaty is just no bueno. So I left it for the evening commute, and it being late, all I wanted to do was get home. Even better was that I was running on fumes as the last block had been blinking practically all the way to work in the morning.
So there I am, riding along in the 104*F, 35% humidity that is Arizona in July during monsoon season, when I take the exit for the 202 San Tan loop from I10E and I notice the HOV lane along with the left lane (lanes #1 and 2) are black. Like, super dark black. Quite a bit blacker than the other three lanes. I've seen this somewhere before. That... resembles... oil! But who in their right mind would oil asphalt. Can't be. Ride another half mile or so and a big orange sign, helpfully put up by ADOT well AFTER one would be riding/driving on it, that says "FRESH OIL" Crap! And I'm not wearing my boots. Figures. Well, I didn't need my ankles anyway.
In the most ginger way possible, I changed all the way to the right lane, and rode another few miles to my exit (not my normal exit, but the one I take to get gas early when I believe I won't make it home), and made the slowest right hand turn off the highway I could possibly make.
I made it to the gas station without sliding or anything weird happening. I'm not sure why ADOT decided they needed to oil asphalt... it's not like it's a oil and chip road. Quite dumb IMO. I wonder if they realize they're putting the motoring public's safety at risk with that stupidity?
Incidentally, for those playing along at home, I got 192 miles on that tank, had more than three tenths of a gallon left, and got almost 54mpg.
On my way home yesterday, I was a bit perturbed at work (something wasn't working and I couldn't figure out why), so I left late, and in doing so, forgot to don my boots. That was annoyance #1.
Annoyance #2 was that I needed gas. I don't like getting gas in the morning when it's warm because stopping makes me sweat profusely and getting into work all sweaty is just no bueno. So I left it for the evening commute, and it being late, all I wanted to do was get home. Even better was that I was running on fumes as the last block had been blinking practically all the way to work in the morning.
So there I am, riding along in the 104*F, 35% humidity that is Arizona in July during monsoon season, when I take the exit for the 202 San Tan loop from I10E and I notice the HOV lane along with the left lane (lanes #1 and 2) are black. Like, super dark black. Quite a bit blacker than the other three lanes. I've seen this somewhere before. That... resembles... oil! But who in their right mind would oil asphalt. Can't be. Ride another half mile or so and a big orange sign, helpfully put up by ADOT well AFTER one would be riding/driving on it, that says "FRESH OIL" Crap! And I'm not wearing my boots. Figures. Well, I didn't need my ankles anyway.
In the most ginger way possible, I changed all the way to the right lane, and rode another few miles to my exit (not my normal exit, but the one I take to get gas early when I believe I won't make it home), and made the slowest right hand turn off the highway I could possibly make.
I made it to the gas station without sliding or anything weird happening. I'm not sure why ADOT decided they needed to oil asphalt... it's not like it's a oil and chip road. Quite dumb IMO. I wonder if they realize they're putting the motoring public's safety at risk with that stupidity?
Incidentally, for those playing along at home, I got 192 miles on that tank, had more than three tenths of a gallon left, and got almost 54mpg.
