Pickles & Dimes

I’ve only gained 4-5 pounds? Yeah, right. Quitting was tough, at least on my waist. Now I’ve got to work on all the weight I put on. I can’t blame this on the holidays.

Maybe I should start smoking as an appetite suppressant! Just kidding; I think.

Today is going to be an extra slow day at work (I hope), so I will unveil the first lesson from the hallowed Traffic Elimination Center’s® archives.

Illustration 1: This is the intersection right by my place (drawn to scale). As you can see, there are three lanes of traffic. Car A can only turn left; Car B can either continue on straight or turn left, and Car C can only go straight. For the sake of this exercise, assume that I am Car B, because I know what I’m doing. Both Car A and Car B will be turning left.
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