Rita, I found the stretch between Barstow and State Line to be a two-lane nightmare. I grew up with the CA freeways, so I don’t mind the freeway traffic, but once you lose the third lane people go nuts. Either they are constantly cutting in and out trying to get “in front” or they slow down in the fast lane as they crawl past a slow-moving semi, thus effectively stopping the flow of traffic behind them. And it was much worse on Fridays because that’s when everyone leaves So CA to visit here. If I didn’t leave by 1PM, I would spend an average of 2 extra hours on the road. I drove that about twice a month for more than 6 months, and I am very glad I don’t have to do so any more.
Temp is moving back up to mid- to high 80’s again. We expect it to be close to 90 on Easter Sunday. At least the nights are relatively decent – mid 60’s. When summer gets here, we don’t go below 80 at night for about 3 months. For right now, I leave the windows all open until the outside temp hits 80 then close up. With the new attic insulation & radiant barrier, the inside temp stays upper 70’s until it gets over 90 outside.
Good morning, Vagabonds.
Rita, I found the stretch between Barstow and State Line to be a two-lane nightmare. I grew up with the CA freeways, so I don’t mind the freeway traffic, but once you lose the third lane people go nuts. Either they are constantly cutting in and out trying to get “in front” or they slow down in the fast lane as they crawl past a slow-moving semi, thus effectively stopping the flow of traffic behind them. And it was much worse on Fridays because that’s when everyone leaves So CA to visit here. If I didn’t leave by 1PM, I would spend an average of 2 extra hours on the road. I drove that about twice a month for more than 6 months, and I am very glad I don’t have to do so any more.
Temp is moving back up to mid- to high 80’s again. We expect it to be close to 90 on Easter Sunday. At least the nights are relatively decent – mid 60’s. When summer gets here, we don’t go below 80 at night for about 3 months. For right now, I leave the windows all open until the outside temp hits 80 then close up. With the new attic insulation & radiant barrier, the inside temp stays upper 70’s until it gets over 90 outside.