Life in the slow lane – actually faster ;)

Aaah the build up to a Diwali barely being celebrated… Life slows down to a crawl as everyone around is in a celebratory mood… But as a self certified work-a-holic of course I’m supposed to be at work :)

But the incessant partying got to me – I slept late, got up later – Plus the weathers turned chilly, so need to wait for the ole geezer to warm things up ;) – The net result I was a full 20 minutes late by the time I left home… But I was relaxed, not much to do today – so I decided to drive slow, with the windows down and the music playing.

For once in my life I kept the revs below 3k and the speed below 60kmph – all the way – quite a feat by my standards…

And guess what – coasting along through generally empty streets – I covered the 27 kms to my workplace in 50 minutes – and boy was the drive a revelation to the benefits of taking it slow ;) I normally take anywhere between 65-80 minutes – burn 30% more fuel and raise my blood pressure a couple of points…

Perhaps I’m growing old…

Perhaps it’s time I did slow down…

Perhaps it’s got something to do with the cold…

Perhaps it’s just the lack of traffic around town…