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Alternate Exit

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Jay Jochnowitz

Guy comes out of parking lot onto Route 20, leaving rubber, nearly sideswipes me; I honk, he gives me the finger, floors it, goes into exit lane, changes his mind, gets in my lane up ahead, flips bird, changes mind again, turns off, takes alternate exit to highway. I mull options and choose laughter, because truly this was not the worst thing to happen today.

Jay Jochnowitz is a former state editor and opinion editor with the Albany Times Union. He's still with the paper part time as an editorial board member and writer, and a monthly columnist.