Friday, August 27, 2004
Daily Grin August 26
What is it about people in 4 wheel drives that they feel cars should be either able to keep up to their abilities or get OFF the road!? I managed to inspire someone to road rage today. We had some very heavy rains in our city today and many of the roads were flooded to the top of the curb or higher. When you drive a small car, like I do... this means slow the heck down when going through that water or risk losing your brakes or stalling your engine. Mr 4x4 didn't think that slowing down was such a good idea, but unfortunately for him, he was behind me and didn't get a vote.
He made the mistake of trying to pass on the curb side when I momentarily edged toward some higher ground near the center of the road. He wasn't successful and is probably under the impression that I cut him off. When we were stopped at a red light a half block further up the road, he leaned on his horn because I wouldn't make the right turn on the red (we're allowed to do that here, if it is safe to proceed). Unfortunately for him (again), there was a stalled vehicle on the street we were turning onto. It was a multi-lane street and there was a whole lotta lane changing going on... which means... not safe to proceed. Mr 4x4 was waving his middle finger at me and honking madly. So... I put my reverse lights on. Momentarily. While my husband showed HIS middle finger. Sound like fun so far?? Sure it was! LOL ahhhhh life in the big city!! lol
So....the light turns green, we make the turn, get past the stalled vehicle and he passes me honking and waving that finger around again. No problem. Because... up ahead, I'll be making a left turn. If he's going straight, he'll be stopped in traffic, while I breeze past him. Guess what? He was going straight!! lol We whizzed past, while I honked a merry little "toot-toot-toot-toooot" and when I was stopped at the redlight, several car lengths ahead of him and one lane over, I glanced in my rearview to see him waving his soggy middle finger at me again. I hope he had an aneurism for lunch.
I'll be working tomorrow, but hopefully not for the full day!! J
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Southern Word of the Day
Rang - you wear it on your fanger
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One day, a guy was on his way home from work when the most remarkable thing happened. Traffic was heavy as usual, and as he sat there at a red light, out of nowhere a bird slammed into his windshield. If that wasn't strange enough, the poor creature got its wing stuck under the windshield wiper.
Just then the light turned green and there the guy was with a bird stuck on his windshield. Without any other apparent options, he turned on the windshield wipers to try to get rid of the bird. It actually worked. On the upswing, the bird flew off, and it slammed right onto the windshield of the car behind him. Unfortunately, the car behind him was a police car.
Immediately the lights went on and he was forced to pull over. The officer walked up and told him that he saw what had happened at the light. Trying to plead his case fell on deaf ears. The officer simply stated, ''I am going to have to write you up for flipping me the bird.''
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// posted by Daily Grin @ 8/27/2004 12:14:00 AM 
