Postcards: I-95 Traffic Won't Stop This Weekly Ritual

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Saturday, July 1, 2023

Dear Fellow Expat:

We started our return to the Florida Republic…

Today, a 4.5-hour trip turned into 7 hours thanks to the traffic and congestion around Washington, D.C. I don’t want to hear complaints about Florida traffic gridlock when Virginia-DC roads exist.

Rather than featuring “Road Work Ahead” signs each mile, Virginia leaders should post more honest signs on the roads.

Something like: “Barrel Storage: Next 100 miles.”

The Virginia Department of Transportation – flush with American infrastructure and stimulus spending, apparently bought thousands of orange traffic barrels. Instead of fixing the roads, the DOT stores all these traffic cones on the highways… even in the middle of lanes… with no plans for further action.

The result is a later-than-expected Postcard on Saturday night.

But there are rules. One essential rule is to make time for market preparation regardless of the schedule. One hour a weekend is essential to your investing and trading preparation. If…