How are you coping with I-85 collapse’s effect?

It’s been a month since the collapse of a portion of I-85. Even if you’ve never had the pleasure of traveling on that stretch of highway, the interruption of service has affected just about everyone in metro Atlanta.

If I-285 was your normal route, you’ve found that thousands more commuters have joined you. Motorists may have thought it was bad before, but to paraphrase the hip kids, stuff just got real right now.

But contrary to what many in the rest of the country may believe, folks in the ATL are a resilient bunch. We may be cutting each other off in traffic and denying entry to late-comers to the turning lane, but we’re still getting in our cars every day and making the sometimes twohour trek to work, school or leisure activities.

Although construction crews are working nonstop at getting residents and visitors back to the regular gridlock, it will probably be another month before things are back The issue presented today involves your community — add your voice to the discussion. Submissions should be no longer than 150 words. They may be edited for length and clarity and may be published in print or other formats. Email is preferred. Email: communitynews@ ajc.com. to normal and we’ll just have sports teams, pollution and taxes to complain about.

So we’re asking readers to share coping strategies.

What do you do to keep from tearing out your hair or honking your horn until it burns out?

Share your best tips and tricks and we’ll pass them on to other readers. Please remember to keep it G-rated. There’s nothing wrong with a little humor as long as it’s not offensive. (Don’t act like you don’t know what we mean.)