I think they should make cars with dry erase boards in them. That way, when someone pulls a dumb move, you can tell them how you feel. The finger works well, but sometimes a situation needs more than that simple gesture.
In the past 48 hours I have witnessed two (2) fantastic points to support my arguement.
1. I was driving east on 66 and there was a decent amount of cars infront of me. I was in one of the left lanes, and saw that there was a slow car a couple cars ahead of me that people were having to pass on the left or right. Whenever someone went to go around him, the slow car would alternate turning on his left and right blinkers and tapping his brakes repeatedly. Once the car was past him, he stopped. Then he did it again to the next car that came up behind him. Then it was my turn. So I put my blinker on to go around him to the right, and he starts his light show, which is really dumb and pisses me off and makes me want to rear end him. Unfortunately I was unable to pass him, so I had to get back behind slow, light-happy asshole. Then I noticed that he had a couple religious bumper stickers on his car. GREAT, so I can't flick him off or be an ass back because God would probably not like that. Well piss. Ok, so I go to pass him on the left, and he does the lights thing AGAIN! So as I pass him, I stare directly at him and give him my best "What the HELL do you think you're doing?" look. He in turn stares at me in a "God's watching you speed and pass me" sort of way. Great, thanks buddy.
What was he trying to do? Is speeding and passing on a highway a sin? Is this a new form of spreading God's word - through blinkers and brakes?
2. Today my Mom and I went to the grocery store. We drive on our little 25 mph streets to get there, takes about -2 seconds, real easy. Except when special people are on the road. Today's special person really takes the cake. We're at on intersection, and our light turns green. The car in front of us goes, and we follow. However, there is a woman stopped at the other direction's red light who wants to turn right, and did not stop at the line. Well, her back bumper miiight have been at the line, but it was most likely past it. So this woman who wants to turn right is in our way, and we clearly have the right of way and want to get out of the intersection while our light is still green. But eager-right-turn lady is special. So the car infront of us has stopped because we can't get through the intersection, and is probably giving special lady a look (I would too). We are forced to drive around special lady, and as we do so, she BLOWS HER HORN at us, throws up her hands, and starts yelling at us. You can't be serious. There is absolutely no way you can possibly think you were in the right. They draw a line on the road, it's big, it's white, the road is black, everyone can see it. You stop at that line and then you move forward WHEN IT"S YOUR TURN. Duh
Also, if you forget to turn your blinker off after changing lanes or making a turn, you slowly drive everyone insane and they all hate you and want to see you burst into a firey ball of flames, ignited by your forgotten blinker.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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