Did you _really_ pass driver’s ed?
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This morning, driving down that highway to hell, 101, in Silicon Valley, I had one of those moments where it made sense to me why it’s not legal for new immigrants to own handguns.
Merging onto the freeway, I accelerated, indicated, checked over my shoulder and started pulling into a welcoming space. At the same time, a young testosterone-filled young man swerved across three lanes of traffic, threading the eye of the needle, as he pulled into the space I was attempting to occupy.
Ok, I thought. Poor driving. Obviously in a hurry and think the 7 seconds that move saved him is important in his 30 minute commute to work. But what happened next absolutely floored me - he cut into my lane, dead in front of me, jammed on his brakes, and proceeded to flip me off and shout at me. Now I don’t want to get off on a rant here, but if you’re going to shout at me, please do me the courtesy of doing it in such a way that I can hear what it is you’re saying. After all, there may be bons mots among the obscenities you’re spouting. And next time you drive like that, jamming on the anchors in front of me, bear in mind that I drive an old clunker with a value of about $2000, and it’s built like a tank. Last time someone pulled into the side of my car, she wasn’t even scratched. They had a bill for $4500. To me, it’s just a piece of paper - another frigging form to fill in. To you, it’s a deductible, no car for a few days, and loss of value.
I’m carrying a camera with me from now on - pictures will be posted.
That is all. Thank you and good night.
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February 10th, 2006 at 9:27 am
Speaking of that lovely stretch of 101, I have discovered the secret of the perplexing design of using the *exact same space* as both on ramp *and* off ramp along our lovely California highways.
You see, you probably think that our highways were designed by the California Department of Transportation, don’t you?
They weren’t.
They were designed by the California Department of Population Control.
And now you know.
February 11th, 2006 at 1:21 am
Man, that brings back nightmares of trying to exit at various spots on 101 in the San Fernando valley…and that was 20 years ago!
I have found that the ideal vehicle for this sort of thing is an early 70s vintage Mercedes S-Class. As they say, the crumple zone is the other guy…
-MMM-