I don't think there has been a time when didn't hit traffic in that area going to and from Bellingham. Almost never run into traffic anywhere else on the drive and always hit traffic there. I don't get it.
Near the last time I visited this thread around 1 month ago I remember him saying he's thinking of staying off this thread or maybe this forum. So I'm guessing he's doing that because some of us weren't agreeing with his political views. He alluded to that in his last post in the Middle East Conflict thread as well.