Just spent a month in Seattle. Add two hours to go to the bathroom!  

My son lives in Auburn and gets paid for drive time. Says that'll change your attitude toward traffic. 

Drove the Westy stick; wasn't too bad, but an auto would've been nice (having my Smart would've been nice, too)!

Karl Wolz
Sent from my electronic umbilicus

> On Sep 11, 2015, at 11:03 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> All it would take for you manual diehards to wish you had an automatic is
> driving for 60 miles (about two hours) in stop and go traffic whenever you
> enter or leave Seattle on a trip!