Top 5 Reasons for Being Late to Work in Cedar Rapids

I had to wait for a couple of Canadian Geese and all their goslings to cross the road. They weren't in nearly as big of a hurry as I was. After what happened on Interstate 380 recently, you HAVE to believe me.

It's Crunch Berry Day at Quaker Oats and when I smelled 'em I just had to go buy some. Then, I ended up buying a bunch of other cereals too and of course, I had to try 'em all and...

I got stopped by a train on 1st Avenue and then the train stopped and then it backed up and then it stopped again.. I'm lucky I got here at all!

My route to work was blocked by construction. And so was my alternate route and my third choice. They call it Paving for Progress, but I couldn't make any this morning.

I saw the backup of trucks on Diagonal Drive headed to Penford, so I just kept going. Then I missed the downtown exit. By the time I finally got off I-380 and headed back south on the interstate, the 7th Street off-ramp was all backed up with trucks heading to Cargill. Then, of course, there was that train.