traffic rant
i do not have to drive a lot on any given normal week. the most driving that i do is when i take jah isaac out east to visit nana and papaw, weebee, or mamaw and papaw ronnie. when i go out there, i always prepare myself for the multitude of SUVs and large trucks that abound. i try to be more attentive than normal, and also attempt to keep my cool.
the rest of my driving is around midtown, my beloved streets that i know like the back of my hand, with speed limits not exceeding 35 in any given place.
this week i noticed an inordinate amount of huge trucks and idiot drivers in midtown. i mean, everytime i turned around, some asshole was riding my ass, honking the horn, squealing in and out of traffic on union (that guy had MS plates, btw), just generally being bullies on the road. i guess that is pretty easy when your vehicle can overrun any other vehicle and it wont hurt you a bit.
and so here is the rant:
go back to your suburb! you left on your white flight and i am always told how "everything you will need is out there," so why the hell are you in my neighborhood, endangering my safety?!?
argh, that didnt come out nearly as fiercely as it felt in the car several times this week, and i am aware that i generalized and was pretty rude in my assumptions, but it just gets old.
i mean, we are driving weapons on wheels, all of us - do you really have to have a bigger and better one and then wield it as if you are on PCP or like you are after someone who just shot your gramma? come on, people.
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