My lucky day (close call)

I had to drive about 120 miles away yesterday mostly on one freeway, I-880.
Did a service call in Santa Rosa and drove back just before rush hour.
Oakland is about half way. As I was driving into Oakland at about 5:00 I saw helicopters hovering and circling the freeway.
It was this...

From an article on SFGate.com:
(03-04) 17:58 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Gathering for a series of feisty rallies on college campuses, in civic plazas and in the streets, thousands of protesters lashed out Thursday against the budget cuts and neglect that they say are breaking down the state's public education system.
The historic day of demonstrations in the Bay Area and beyond was largely peaceful, with students and others carrying signs like "Chop from the top," a reference to what they see as puffed-up executive salaries. They chanted, recited poetry and shared personal stories.
But amid an often festive atmosphere, there were also efforts to make more forceful statements during the protests, called the Day of Action to Defend Public Education.
More than 150 protesters were arrested on Interstate 880 in Oakland after using an exit ramp to walk onto the freeway and shut it down for nearly an hour. Many wore black, identified themselves as anarchists and carried a banner that read, "Occupy everything."
The action just before 5 p.m., which backed up rush-hour traffic for miles, came after a peaceful rally at Oakland City Hall. Police in riot gear chased and tackled some demonstrators. One was taken away in an ambulance after falling from the freeway onto a road below, witnesses said. Police said the man was expected to survive.
Schools of all kinds

The I-880 closure came near the end of a day that saw protests organized by students, labor unions, activist groups and others on campuses of all kinds, from elementary schools to UC Berkeley. They ripped state officials, who have cut millions of dollars from education budgets at all levels during the recession.

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I came up to an overpass and there were a bunch of protesters pouring like ants onto the freeway, holding signs and milling around. They had already shut down the opposite direction. Some cars going my way were stopping but I weaved through them and the protesters, who didn't do anything to stop me, and kept going. In my rear view I could see a whole line of police cars coming off the overpass and blocking the way.

I was one of the last ten or so cars through before is was shut down for a long time!


Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I should have bought a lottery ticket.