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WSDOT airs its grievances while it celebrates Festivus

Dec 23, 2015, 3:01 PM | Updated: May 7, 2016, 11:38 pm

A semi-truck didn't make it through this overpass on I-90 in 2015....

A semi-truck didn't make it through this overpass on I-90 in 2015.

Before the bells of Christmas ring out on Dec. 25, there are some among us who take note of Dec. 23 &#8212 a Festivus for the rest of us.

The Washington State Department of Transportation is in the spirit of Festivus and is posting frustrations, complaints and other pet peeves common to Northwest drivers on its Twitter profiles.

Related: WSDOT celebrates the theatrical release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” with galactic themed Twitter

Festivus is a holiday invented by the great Frank Costanza &#8212 of Seinfeld fame &#8212 which began to gain popularity in the ’90s. For a full explanation, watch this.

Among the handful of Festivus traditions is the airing of grievances &#8212 a time to vent all one’s frustrations with the people in their life. It’s that tradition WSDOT seems to be celebrating Wednesday.

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