northbound to Long Island

after picking up our Hertz car rental at 830am left the house for the drive north at 945am...where I thought the traffic problem would be in the NY area  it wasnt..we got backed up for construction at the NC VA border..stopped dead for nearly 45 minutes..arrrrggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!...arrived at BIL's in Ronkonkoma at 1030pm..  BTW our rental car a KIA Optima got 32mpg..it was like a rollerskate for a 'full size' car...  not nice..I'll stick to lower mileage and bigger..comfort rules..hay.. what a disappointment..NO SNOW.. booooo