A thought occurred to me on my way home today. As I sat there in traffic, inching towards the Squirrel Hill tunnels, I was reminded of the fact that due to some sort of crazy technology (which I believe came from CMU), we can listen to the radio and talk on our cell phones uninterrupted when passing through the tunnels.

In contrast, when I occasionally go through the Liberty Tubes, I am met with the crackling radio, which soon fades to white noise until I reach the other side. Guess it makes me think about how lucky I am to travel the Parkway East each day (wait a minute…). And even though I know that my cell phone will still work through the Squirrel Hill tunnel, I was reminded of a time when I used the fact that I was nearing the tunnel’s entrance as an excuse to hang up the phone, just to end the conversation.

Now, I’m not one to talk on my phone as I drive, it distracts me, however as I inch through traffic leading up to the tunnel, I have found myself feeling a bit more secure, and at least able to justify my action to myself the few times I need to make a quick call. But consciously, using such a lame excuse (and I can’t even feign safety, I’m pretty sure I just wanted to end the conversation), I almost feel as if I should have been called out on it, seeing as we have the amazing technology mentioned above.

But who knows, maybe I’m just still amazed at this technological marvel. I also tend to wonder if anyone else has ever used this kind of feigned ignorance to their advantage: thoughts anyone?

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