I'm back and I'm also angry at things again
I just got married and it is really good. I like it, especially the "benefits."
So here are a couple things that I hate:
1. People who wear bluetooth devices in their ears when not on the phone. There are apparently a lot of these people in Florida. I guess they think it more convenient than putting the phone all the way up to the ear for every call. Anyway, you're not a cyborg and it looks really gay so please stop doing this if you do.
2. People who suck at driving. Get off the road! "Hi, I'm going slower than the speed limit, but still want to stay in the left lane because I desire to piss over everyone behind me. But in reality I don't really know that anyone is back there because I'm an idiot! ... Oh, hey here's a guy in the right lane next to me driving the exact same speed. Hi, friend! Let's stay together so that everyone who wants to pass me knows that we're buddies. Oh yeah, we're also complete morons! Maybe we'd be better people if we didn't go around all day with our bluetooth headsets in our freakin' ears."
Yes, the exasperation has returned. aaaAAAAAHHHHHHhhhhh!
Oh, and by marital "benefits," I meant things like having prepared meals and lifelong friendship... oh, and also sex.
posted by Chris Hill @ 7/17/2006 02:33:00 PM
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11 Comments:
Ahhhhhhhhhh...(not exasperation ahh...a sigh of relief ahh). Chris your exasperation is like valium to me. You'll be happy to know I was angry at drivers today too. "Ohh I'm going to be way over-cautious going around this construction area so I can be sthuper sthafe and make the oncoming lane WHICH IS WAITING FOR ME TO MOVE wait as long as possible because I'm too scared to drive." People are in the way like all the time.
Here's another one from today:
If you're not in a hurry DON'T TAKE THE SHORTCUT. There was a guy who I was stuck behind driving literally 10 under the speed limit--25 in a 35. You get to this point in the road where you can take a residential street which not many people know about. It saves 30 seconds to work. Some people drive slow but take the normal way. This jerk was already slowing everyone else down and then slowed down everyone more on the shortcut! I ended up taking the normal way because I didn't want to be behind him--and I managed to get there first. If you're so scared of existing that you drive 25 in a 35 (in perfect weather conditions) then you should be too scared to take a shortcut. Stay out of my way! MMMhmmm.
Last night I was driving down 169 and it took me 45 MINUTES to go through a two-mile stretch of road. This was because construction workers had closed down the left lane. Two miles before this lane closure was to occure, they had put signs out warning oncoming traffic of this.
What I HATE are the traffic all-stars who think that they are so much more important than everyone else, that they get to stay in the left lane until the last possible moment, zooming ahead of everyone else, only to scoot in and make everyone in the right lane stop, which is why there was traffic there in the first place.
Don't they know that if everyone got into the right lane right away, the traffic would continue to flow smoothly (albiet a little slower)?
It is quite a struggle for me to aknowledge that these selfish pricks have dignity and worth too, because Christ says that they do as much as I do. Its quite easy to drown in contempt.
Laura,
You are wrong in assuming that traffic would go just as fast. I actually learned a little concerning the science of traffic flow in an aerospace solids class regarding shock propagation through materials, and you will see the exact same behavior regardless (you like that Jordan? no "ir-" suffix) of people squeazing in or not.
In reality, I have no problem with those people. They are paying attention, and are trying to make the speed of traffic faster. Thus, the thing that actually DOES speed up traffic (matching the behavior of the car in front of you - i.e., no delay from when he speeds up and when you do - and driving faster) will be performed much more effectively by these aggressive drivers.
People who cut in are not "selfish pricks," but rather drivers who realize that traffic flows faster when everyone becomes more agressive. I don't condemn them; I would rather praise them.
Everyone needs to be a little more curtious (I probably destroyed that spelling) on the road. What does that mean? It means getting out of other people's way and not being so narcisistic to think others need to drive the same slow speed you do. People need to get places, and you're in their freakin' way so move!
I think if we had more agressive drivers who cut in from the left lane, traffic would be much better for everyone.
I really dislike Europeans, but I think my anxiety from driving would be aleviated by driving over there. I should try sometime...
To clarify: the average speed of traffic going through the bottleneck area (taken from the free flowing speed on both sides) will remain the same regardless of people cutting in or not.
courteous: Characterized by gracious consideration toward others. People who cut in front of others just to beat out a few extra cars in a bottleneck area are not gracious towards others (others being me), they are aggressive and aggressive people deserved to be rear-ended by me. (Which will happen someday when my car gets old and I can use it for said purpose without having to fix my car later and I will claim that the car in front of me cut in so fast that I did not have reaction time to stop...and yes, I am ok with lying and being a liar and a sinner in this case)...stupid drivers, stupid post making me angry now that it brings up stupid memories of stupid drivers.
Chris,
I'm so proud of you for using regardless! Also I agree with you pretty much. Certainly the overall bulk flow won't change by people cutting each other off. It is in my own personal best interest to get through the line as quickly as possible though, which means preventing people from getting in front of me. For that reason, every once and a while, when approaching one of these bottlenecks, I straddle the lane divide and take up both lanes so that others can't get around me. That's the advantage of driving a truck.
Chen,
That doesn't make sense because even if your car isn't worth much your insurance is going to go up. If you leave less room between you and the person in front of you then they can't cut you off.
Chen,
You are awesome. If you come home someday with your car totalled because you decided to smash it into some jerk who cut you off, I would respect you even more than I do now(if that's even possible). :)
Jordan,
Guys who use their trucks block people off from cutting inline and slowing everyone else down are heros of the highways. Nice work.
Congratulations on becoming a man finally, Chris! I've been waiting for this moment since I met you.
Wait, I'm confused...is manhood defined by marriage or anger towards bad drivers?
Chen:
Not being courteous: "aggressive people deserved to be rear-ended by me"
Ken:
Yes, many have waited for me to one day write a blog entry about bad driving. I have truly become a man!
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