Dear Douche-bag Driver...

Dear douche-bag driver,

I'm talking to the guy in the gray ford focus yesterday on 295 who did multiple things to annoy me.   Yes ,you, with the PA tags HWV 4283 (that's right, I'm totally calling you out - not that you are even reading this).

First you drove for 6-8 miles in the left lane of a 65mph highway going 70mph.   The left lane is for passing - and I'm fairly confident the only thing you passed was the grass and trees on the side of the road.   NJ especially does not like when you do things like that in the left lane, which is why they are looking to increase those fines for people like you.  When the middle lane is going the same speed or more than you - that should be the millionth sign that you shouldn't be sitting in the left lane!

Then when I finally passed you - and the 7 other people behind you and in front of me being stuck there by you - by driving in the far right lane, you were quite a distance behind me, but then sped down the exit ramp that we both exited on and cut me off at the merge off the ramp and on the road - WTF!   Pick a speed and stay there.

Finally, I got ahead of you because yet again, you chose to drive in the left lane, but this time you got stuck behind someone turning left, which gave me the opportunity to get around you.   This time, you were stuck behind me and I watched you do the following while driving.   You took your glasses off and put both hands over both your eyes to rub them as if you were tired.    We weren't slowing down or coming to a light or anything.    That is reckless driving!     After that I couldn't stop keeping my eyes on you, worried that you would slam into the back of my car because of your erratic driving behavior.  

Oh, did I forget to mention, all this occurred in a period of 10 minutes or so?

You make me question how certain people have driving licenses, don't get in accidents and/or don't get tickets.    Now with that, please get off the road or learn to drive.   If you want to drive 70 mph, that's fine with me, but don't do it in the left lane.    Don't cut people off - especially pregnant, hormonal women - and finally keep your hand(s) on the wheel and your eye(s) on the road!  

Sincerely,
Lynda (the pregnant woman in the dark blue Chevy Traverse who gave you evil looks)

"Slow " Drivers

Patience is a virtue I never truly learned.   I really wish that I had patience, and there are times - few and far between - that I am patient, unfortunately those are very rarely when I drive.

Im not one of those crazy drivers that weaves in and out and is constantly flipping back and forth between slamming on my breaks and my gas.   I am one of those people that many would consider to have a lead foot.

Today, I ran into one of those drivers on the road that drives me crazy and puts me in one of those moods.    Its not the slow driver - those I get frustrated at, but can handle and can quickly get over, especially if/when I get past them.

The driver Im talking about is the ahole who drives slow when you are behind them, but as soon as you try to pass them (and do if you are able to) speeds up.   I really hate those people!  And 90% of the time, they really are dicks.   

Today's person kept on slamming on his break whenever a car got in front of him, even if the were 3 car lengths ahead.    I finally got the chance to pass them - or so I thought - and I got over, but the car didn't pickup as quickly as I wanted so I had a very small window of opportunity to get around him and it was tight - but definitely doable.  

I HATE cutting people off, and I usually don't make those moves, but this time I decided to do it.   Don't worry - no accident - I still had a good half a car length between me and the car behind me.   But wouldn't you know it.   Mr. Ahole decided to beep at me (thats fine - honestly, I can understand that - I did make a kinda dick move) and then SPED up crazy fast and right on my bumper and started to yell out his window at me.   Like if I seriously hit my breaks, he would have hit me.  

I then got in the left turn lane, and lucky me it was at a red light for all, so Mr. Ahole slowed up and left a LARGE gap between him and the person in front so he could be next to me and YELL at me, giving me the finder and whatnot.   

I really hate those drivers (and hope none of you are that type of driver).   Id really much rather that you make a decision and stick with it - you are either slow, or fast, not whichever one pisses off the people around you who are fast.

2 Plus Weeks Later

I wonder if my lack of posting is the first sign of how "good" Ill be at this.   I guess it doesn't really make a difference if I only have like 2 people who look at this right now.   But alas - Im gonna try to be better.    Seriously!   If only I could post verbally to my blog, because on my drive to and from work - I think of lots of topics (and have lots of time) - but by the time I get home I a) forget the topics and b) get busy with too many other things.

Well Ive got lots more to do during my lunch break - but look for a bunch of posts in the next day or so about  the last few weeks of my life and my rant about driving and drivers who shouldn't be on the road...