I have terrible road rage. I make no apologies or excuses for it. Not even to the dumbass I almost got into a fist fight with at a stop sign.
If you don't know how to drive, get the hell off my roads. If you want to drive 15 under the speed limit, stay out of the fast lane. If I'm riding your bumper, that is the international signal for get over moron. If you're going to pull out in front of me - even though there are literally no cars behind me - don't cut me off at the breakneck speed of 10. A few drops of rain do not mean that the world is going to come to an end in an all consuming flood - you really can still drive normally in weather.
I constantly have to remind myself that while I'm around my office, I need to keep my cool. One day I was driving back from a meeting, bombing up the exit only lane when some jerk cut over into my lane and slammed on their brakes. The hands went on autopilot - one went to the horn, the other raised to give this idiot the finger. Something held me back though. Good thing, because the "jerk" was my boss, too busy talking on his cell phone to realize that he was about to miss his exit.
A couple weeks later, the internal sensor wasn't working as well. And this time, when the jerkoff pissed me off, I let him have it. I yelled. I cursed him out. I honked. I gave him the finger. I was about as obnoxious as I could possibly be.
And he totally deserved it. But for my lightening quick reflexes, he would have caused an accident with my baby in the backseat.
I was still fuming when I got to my office 5 minutes later where I had to meet with a new prospective client after lunch.
You're smart - you can see where this is going.... It was him! I had to sit through a painfully long consultation, hoping that he couldn't place me. He did. And, obviously, we didn't get the file.
So the next time you're about to scream at the person who pissed you off on the road, just remember you never know when you'll see them again...
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I'm totally with you on the road rage thing. Luckily, I haven't run into anyone after I've freaked out at them. I don't doubt that day will come... although, I have chilled out in the road rage department! Glad to see your posts are showing again!
Ms S: I didn't mention the time where I flipped someone off near the mall. They hunted me down and almost crashed into my parked car, screaming at me for giving them "the birdie" People are crazy.
You're just preaching to the choir because we are all above-average drivers! ;)
ve: and we all get pissed off at those who are below average drivers...everyone else on the road
I've got a bad case of road rage as well. I'm surprised I haven't ended up on the evening news.
This is why I one day strife to have my own personal driver. So my driver can throw the finger.
Candice: If you do get yourself into that much trouble, will I hear about it first on the evening news or your blog?
Gladys: A personal driver - what a great idea! But the way he drives would probably piss me off too
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