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more about #laborday more comments → beercheck: Heh. I ran in the Tupelo "Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead" marathon on Sunday. It was on open roads with no shoulders, and about 10% of Sunday mor... more » Joshuman: It's a nice photo anyway. Roy, don't you have the day off? more » dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: Well over here in the SF Bay Area, we just learned that everybody's favorite traffic jam generator, a.k.a. the Bay Bridge will not re-open as planned ... more » lilwillie: Half speed. Reminds me of the saying. "I have two speeds at work, if you don't like this one you are sure to hate the next one." more » skaycog was here: I did not know this, and I bet most of you didn't either. Labor Day originated in Canada in the 1870s. The American labor leader at that time witnes... more » Deartháir II: Half-speed relative to normal Jalopnik, or in general? If it's the former, I expect a pace marginally better than "glacial". If the latter, hey, busin... more » Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .: I will spend every second of zis veekend celebrating the glory of ze Vorker! more » Bentoboxx, My Tank is full of it: Girl you know I-I-I, Girl you know I-I-I Go To the Beach. Get Yo-self a tan Then we can celebrate the American Working man with some Labor Day sex... ... more » Dhillaz 2.0: Since Jalopnik staff are on strike, Obama has decided to outsource all automotive journalism to me. Expect my feature comparing the Honda NSX to Parm... more » GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls: So what's everyone's plans for this weekend? Myself, it's a lazy Saturday AM field trip with some buddies in the model RR community. The rest of it... more » Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig): Labor Day has always had very little meaning to me. Part of it is just my personality, part of it is the climate here. It doesn't "start getting cold... more » Tucker589 is Hoarding James Dean's 550 Spyder: I'll have your badge for this. Your "shoot first, ask questions later" method won't work will in this precinct, Krewson. more » FTGDWolverineEdition'09: I am off to the state dock labor day weekend bash (KY) in an hour or so. Me and my buddies rent a houseboat for the weekend shenanigans. Drunken (and ... more » Number_Six: Canada has laboUr day, too, eh? more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: I've found this new-to-me job underpays by close to 50% (based on my skills/experience and responsibilities)...however, since I've been here a month, ... more » -
#infrastructure
Hope You Weren't Driving Across The Mackinac Bridge Today
If you were, you were likely caught in annual Labor Day bridge walk traffic as thousands of walkers shut down one side of Michigan's Mackinac Bridge this morning. But fear not, one of these days, any runners may get theirs. -
#announcements
Take This Job And Shove It, For The Moment: Happy Labor Day From Jalopnik!
To properly honor the American worker, we'll be working half-speed the rest of today. Murilee's calloused and capable hands will bring you a full weekend of content, plus expect a feature or two on Monday. Be safe now! -
#wereallgonnadieinourcars
The Six Most Dangerous Holidays For Driving
You could be forgiven for thinking New Year's Eve is the most dangerous driving holiday, but you're wrong. Based on NHTSA data, New Year's Eve is actually the fifth most dangerous holiday for driving. The deadliest? Thanksgiving Day. The reason?
