captbrando's log

For those of you local to Dallas, you are probably familiar with the convenient looking (on the map), but traffic black hole called Texas State Highway 121. This used to be a two-lane highway along much of the route between Lewisville and McKinney, and is a major thoroughfare for many of the towns in between.

Well, despite all the hell that residents had to deal with (my family included as we used to live in McKinney), IT IS FINALLY OPEN! I drove it for the first time today on the actual six-lane highway piece, and it was glorious. TX-121, you have finally moved from the “CRAPHOLE FREEWAY” category to “DAMN SKIPPY.”

The only bottleneck that I know of now between McKinney & Fort Worth is the short strip in Grapevine/Coppell where you go back to a four-lane road with traffic lights. Other than that, it is smooth ace sailing for drivers!

Yes, you guys know that. But I said it like that for the first time since I got my ticket. I was talking to my neighbor yesterday morning and he was asking if we had any big plans for today. I told him that I went flying in the AM, but we’d be sticking around for the rest of the day.

He asked, “What do you mean by ‘went flying’?”

I said, “I’m a pilot.”

It was a first for me, but definitely a proud moment when I look back at how hard I worked at getting through my training. Well, through the first stage anyway.

So, anyway, thought I’d share that with you. Whee.

James brought his camera along yesterday, and I threw some pics up on Facebook (I gave into peer pressure).