P dot in the T dot (Volume 2)

So there we are driving down the good old 401. Ain't so bad. It starts as a 2 laner (4 lanes in all) and its a pretty easy drive. Normally when driving with a big ass uhaul, and poorly compartmentalized boxes, you'd want to drive slow, and in the right lane. But we were both tired, and my brother who was driving, could only stay awake if he went 140 k's per the hour.

We had to fill up the tank before we left kingston, and of course that was the day the gas prices soared to $1.25 (Damn you hurricane......damn you) and so we filled 80 litres, for a hundred loonies. The tank prolly could have taken 3 times that amount, but we thought we'd risk it. Oh btw, U-hauls are not fuel efficient, contrary to what is said on their dashboards.

So we are driving. This highway ain't so bad, it eventually turns into a 3 laner. I was supposed to be the navigator, but i kept dozing off, i had no sleep, and that's not too good all the time. I actually saw Umar, for one brief moment, close his eyes for an extended period of time, only to open to the sound of my yelling. We needed to stop.

So we stopped to get iced capps, and that sort of helped. As we approach the burbs of TO, like Oshawa, and Scarborough, the highway gets a wee bit bigger, and more congested. But i've seen such things before. But then when you see the "Toronto - Estimated pop. 2.6 million" sign, these two lanes pop out of nowhere. So its now 6 lanes on eash side. And then theres this divider, and i guess some other highway connects to the 401 from teh north, and produces 3 extra lanes. so nine lanes on both sides now. All crazy busy. Cause its rush hour (DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH!!!.......best movie ever, right adam?). We had no choice but to come during rush hour, cause of damn uhaul, so what could you do.

Exits were all on the right, on the other side of teh divider.....here i'll draw a picture:

****I tried the picture, it don't work, cause when i publish it thinks the symbols are html, and so i'm not even gonna try to fix it****

So we be on the left side, and so we had to make our way slowly to the right. you have to pass the first divider, and then merge and quickly cut through the other lanes to get into the exit. And i guess if you live in Toronto, you start hating life, cause all you do is drive, and so you stop caring about ppl, and you become assholish, and when they are desperate to get into your lane, you speed up and drive beside them so they can't. I know this happens in every city, but not quite to this extent. Not only do they stay beside you, they look at you, and stare you down, as you are to blame for the crazy traffic.

Anyways, long story short, we miss our exit, cause we can't get in, cause ppl just aren't afraid of a uhaul cutting them off. But we make the next exit, and i have to renavigate our route. For some my brother makes like 3 right turns, when you are supposed to just make one, and we end up going the worng way. I being quick-witted, noticed the street names going the wrong way, and so i get us going the right way. We find Avenue road. Drive south. Get to Bloor. Make a few turns, and we are there. The skyrise. My new home.

Just a lil aside......Why the hell do you Ontarians use street names?!!! Its so retarded!!! Like what first-timer would know where the hell yonge street is in relation to his lost-ass? Numbers ppl, numbers. They answer everything. And then you have the address prolem. Where the hell is 455 bloor st.? Bloor street goes across all of TO, so where is 455? See back home, if you were 2238 26th Avenue south, you would know you were on 22nd street. You see the first 2 numbers tell you the street. Its so much better.

Anyways, i got to Toronto, but i have yet (at this particular point in time) to enter my apartment building. What did it look like?

Find out next time, on "P dot in the T dot". Same bat time, same bat channel.