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#1763277 - 12/03/12 04:02 PM You think you hate traffic?
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CNN) -- If you've ever griped about being mired in a traffic jam, there was proof this weekend in Russia that it could have been worse.

Much, much worse.

The backup Sunday afternoon on part of the main highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg -- the country's two most populated cities -- stretched 125 miles long, according to media reports cited by state-run RIA Novosti news.




http://www.kctv5.com/story/20240411/epic-weekend-long-traffic-jam-in-russia-stretched-125-miles
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#1763283 - 12/03/12 04:14 PM Re: You think you hate traffic? Retired DQ
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Originally Posted By: MsMisfit
CNN) -- If you've ever griped about being mired in a traffic jam, there was proof this weekend in Russia that it could have been worse.

Much, much worse.

The backup Sunday afternoon on part of the main highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg -- the country's two most populated cities -- stretched 125 miles long, according to media reports cited by state-run RIA Novosti news.




http://www.kctv5.com/story/20240411/epic-weekend-long-traffic-jam-in-russia-stretched-125-miles

That's what happens when you have to wait in line for bread in St. Petersburg and potatoes in Moscow! laugh
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#1763306 - 12/03/12 04:47 PM Re: You think you hate traffic? Retired DQ
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#1763314 - 12/03/12 05:02 PM Re: You think you hate traffic? Retired DQ
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Do you REALLY want to know eek
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#1763339 - 12/03/12 05:37 PM Re: You think you hate traffic? Retired DQ
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Replace Moscow with Los Angeles and St. Petersburg with San Diego and it's not that far-fetched. smirk
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#1763345 - 12/03/12 05:47 PM Re: You think you hate traffic? Retired DQ
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Esp. if 3 feet of snow fell there.... eek
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#1763347 - 12/03/12 05:48 PM Re: You think you hate traffic? manimal
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Originally Posted By: manimal
Esp. if 3 feet of snow fell there.... eek


Now THAT would be newsworthy! wink
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