Pet Peeves
I'll be the first to admit that a vast majority of my pet peeves revolve around motorists. Stupidity and disrespect screeches up a deadly cocktail on our highways and roads. Take for example, I'm traveling on the interstate the other day and observe my usual mix of hypnotized drivers and cell phone users who categorize driving secondary to conversations like, "Hi, I'm driving and talking to you. What are you doing?" I mean telling the hubby that you love him is OK as long as you are aware of the 18 wheeler next to you. I mean we only have mere tons of steel traveling at 70 mph to contend with and scheduling soccer matches certainly trumps anything on the road. Where was I? Ah yes, my recent interstate encounter. I've seen it all but not until that day. Traveling approx. 45 mph in the LEFT lane (this is for passing folks) of the interstate is an old man in a Ford Taurus cutting out coupons with scissors! Does this supercede running with scissors? It was the only time I wish I could have handed a driver a cell phone.
posted by L7 | 6:42 AM
3 Comments:
That is the most disturbing thing I've heard in awhile. I pray that some day a cell phone driver rear ends me. I will proceed to put my car in reverse and run over their car until I break their cell phone.
I keep wanting to make up bumper stickers that say things like.
"A cell phone driver killed my parents".
"HANG UP NOW"
"TO ALL CELL PHONE DRIVERS, I really HATE you"
"USE YOUR FREAKING TURN SIGNAL PLEASE"
"LOOK A FEW HUNDRED FEET AHEAD OF YOU WHILE DRIVING SO YOU CAN PREDICT WHEN YOU WILL NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND INSTEAD OF USING YOUR BREAKS JUST LET OFF THE FREAKING GAS BECAUSE WHEN YOU HIT YOUR BREAKS EVERY OTHER IDIOT DOES THE SAME THING AND CAUSES A HUGE TRAFFIC JAM AND ACCIDENTS YOU STUPID STUPID STUPID PERSON"
Sorry about the length and all caps on that last one. Just venting. I believe all cars should be manuals so people can down shift to help slow down instead of using breaks too much and also with a manual it makes it that much more difficult to drive with a cell phone or god forbid cut out coupons..holy crap thats nuts.
Just so you know I found your blog from E's site.
I share the SAME EXACT feelings on the wretched cell phone/driver user. Chris, I like the first one you suggested. A similar one would be "A Cell Phone Driver Murdered Someone I love". Cell phones should have an internal GPS that detects movement over 10 MPH and will shut the phone off or either call 'Dial a Prayer' endlessly.
HAHAHAHA. The dial a prayer comment is great. I like that one. Also the murder one. I should design one up and market it. Could turn out to be like one of those once in a lifetime ideas like when Forrest Gump wipes his muddy face on that guys yellow t-shirt and says "sheet happens" and it looks like a smiley face and ..well you know.
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