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Have you ever experienced road rage?
Submitted by Question of the Day.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Yes...yes, I have. Every day, in fact. Well, at least every day that I'm behind the wheel here in Los Angeles...or actually, just every day I'm behind the wheel. I find myself just as irritated by Orlando or Napa drivers as I do by big city drivers. Oh, I feel a poem coming on:
R is for the Ramming I would like to do when a driver in front of me leaves, like, twenty car-lengths between him and the car in front of him
O is for the Orange Cones that create more traffic when they pointlessly block a lane
A is for the Accidents at which people can't help but slow down and gawk
D is for the excessive amount of Driving I have to do
R is for the Rubber I would like to burn instead of dawdling along at -3 MPH on the freeway (yes, that means I'm essentially going backwards)
A is for the Anger I feel at other drivers when they decide to talk on their cell phones instead of paying attention to the road
G is for the God that I curse when it takes me an hour to go fifteen miles
E is for the Energy that is drained from me when I spend approximately five years of my life in the car
But yes, I do experience road rage, though not to a point of being dangerous about it. I actually learned my lesson long ago about "acting out" on the road. I had only been here in Los Angeles for about six months or so when I sort of cut someone off as we got on the 405 freeway. To compound this egregious error, I also flicked the guy off...I'm not sure why I did this, but it happened. Anyway, the guy then proceeded to tailgate me, then pulled in front of me, braked sharply, swerved everywhere, then got back behind me and followed me until I got off the freeway. Since then, I haven't flicked anyone off...well, not so visibly, at least.
I think that's it for today...I just can't seem to get myself to write anything else. As usual, I felt like I had a lot to say, and yet, the day has worn me down. More on Monday, perhaps? Between No E-Mail Friday and my boss being out, I just haven't had any energy today...alas.
