Stuck in Dover

[XmasGridlock]

No AIBU. Just stuck in my car in gridlocked Dover with a two year old. Only about two minutes from home. Been here half an hour now. Lots of traffic building up behind me. Plenty of people turning around. Anyone fancy keeping me company?

Oh god how awful op!

I am SO sorry. I hope you have the radio.

Must really be quite a headache down there. Hope you're not stuck for too long.

Only managing to inch forward when someone in front gets cold feet and turns around. I didn't even want to go out but I ran out of meds and had to pick my prescription up. The two year old is starting to get frustrated. Hoping I don't need a pee any time soon.

Oh no. How is your 2 year old managing? If its walkable to home and someone is there, can they come and collect your little one?
Fingers crossed you get moving soon.

What a nightmare! Can you dump the car and walk home?

Lots of cheery christmas songs on the radio.

Oh god that sounds awful! What a mess we're in!

Hope the two year old is in nappies and not going to need a wee too!

If your only 2 minutes from home is there anyone who can walk to you and take the little one? Might be easier for you, then reframe the wait as some unexpected alone time and read/scroll on your phone for a bit.

For the benefit of the 2 year old 🎼 The wheels on the bus 🎶 go round & round 🎵

Our eldest didn't travel well at that age, we made up soon many extra verses to The Wheels on the Bus. I get flashbacks of it once in a while.

Park up and walk home if you can. Go get car later on.

Found a creme egg in the car. Bribing the two year old with that.

Absolutely chucking it down now too. My DH is working the other side of Dover. He's supposed to be coming home at 2pm to watch DS as I have an appointment. Not sure he'll be able to get back either.

Bit of Wham playing now.

Hope you have wipes for the melty chocolate

Hope you are a Remainer, if not no sympathy. Agree about the wipes. Nearly time for Fairytale of New York I think.

Update: creme egg was a mistake

No wipes then

You poor soul what a rotten situation

People getting angry and driving down the wrong side of the road to avoid the traffic. Other people getting out to photograph the queues.

Eek that's not good!!

What did you go out for, op?

Hope you get home soon.

Try and stay calm. Hopefully you will get home soon. Does LO have a drink x

If you are 2 minutes from home why don't you park or turn around and go home rather than adding to the traffic?

TO be fair if everyone abandons their cars and walks home surely that will make the traffic far, far worse.