speed

Well, I joined the ranks of most other Americans today by getting my first speeding ticket. I've been driving to work in Grafton for over two years, and have never seen a cop clocking cars. But last week I looked at a map and found I could take a different road which was a little faster because there weren't any school buses stopping and no people driving 10 miles under the speed limit, as there are along Route 57.

Unfortunately, the street that connects to said road is a residential, 25 mph street that I thought was 35. And there happens to be a driveway to a city park there, which is where the cop was stationed. I'll call tomorrow to find out how much the fine is.

In other news, tonight I took advantage of my season pass to Cedar Point and went with a friend after work. We rode Top Thrill Dragster, Millennium Force, maXair, and Raptor... in under 3 hours. If you're not familiar with CP, those are pretty much the top four rides in the park at the moment, with pretty long wait times. We waited, respectively, 45 minutes, 1 hour, 30 minutes, and 5 minutes -- and I got to sit in the front on Millennium Force and Raptor for the first time (that usually creates a longer wait too). For comparison, last time we waited almost 2 hours for Millennium Force.

The weather was great too. And now that I've been to Cedar Point twice this summer, the cost of my season pass has broken even and every trip from here on out is "free". :)