This morning I had to drop off disability paperwork at Kaiser's San Jose facility. Bit of a slog, but I really like my doctor there, so I'm sticking with him as a primary care physician. Meaning all the paperwork has to go through the Kafka-esque maze of bureaucracy that is the Medical Secretaries Office.
Planning ahead, I got there before their opened by about fifteen minutes. I was the only person on the sign-in sheet. I caught the processor immediately after the coffee hit. In and out in ten minutes. Considering in the past Kiri and I have waited an hour only to be told we didn't have the right paperwork, this was very nice. But then I had to drive home.
When I'm driving professionally, I do everything in my power to avoid morning traffic. Even though I'm getting paid to do it, I hate wasting time idling in a long line of cars. My drive to the hospital was counter-commute and early. Coming home I hit the height of rush hour heading into downtown San Jose. I simply cannot believe that people willingly subject themselves to this torture daily just to get to and from work.
It took me close to an hour to get home.
Santa Clara County has an excellent public transit agency. I used to take it myself along with a couple of miles of biking. It's not an option so much these days with my hours and where we live, but I'd love to use light rail and buy another bike sometime. There has to be someway to get people out of their bloody cars and onto buses and trains!
