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Ferrari -vs- Train

Apparently the story is, he is the owner of an exotic auto repair shop. This might not have even been his own car. Gotta love it. DMV's best strikes again.

Officer "Ass"

Let me start by saying most of the time I don't have any problems with Law Enforcement. However today I was following the slowest damn police car ever. I'm calling him "Officer Hole". The scene goes like this. I just got out of work for lunch and hap pend to pull out behind a police officer. No big deal. I'd rather be behind him than in front of him as a general rule of thumb. Here is the thing though. He was intentionally screwing with the other drivers on the road. Driving 10 MPH BELOW the speed limit and hitting his brakes every few minutes just to make sure he didn't end up going the speed limit. Of course nobody wants to pass him because it obvious hes looking for some brave soul to fuck with. On the plus side, I was still on the clock while on the road for most of my drive home. So he didn't cost me any of my lunch break. He was just a dick! Anyway, Here's to you Officer Hole! Welcome to what I call DMV's Best!

And Another Thing!!!

WARNING: This post has some venting.

OK, Lets start with work. Normally I like my job. (for the most part) Today on the other hand not so much. I am the only employee and have 2 bosses. Lets call them Bill and Joe. Joe is on vacation this week and Bill and I are working on finishing up a fairly good size job. As I said normally my job is fine, but there are some things that really chap my ass. Apparently Bill and Joe had 2 different cutting lists they were going by when they had me cut out parts for this job. Nothing fit the way it should. There are 13 different rooms on this job. Each have similar parts, some with close measurements. I was given the task today of trying to figure out where everything went. I hate that. Its not that hard to label which room each part goes to. I know for a fact some rooms have the wrong parts but they still fit. They just don't fit the way I would want them to fit if I were the boss. Not only was I left to figure out the bullshit. Bill left me out there on the job to do it myself. He helped with a few things in the morning and then left shortly before lunch for a meeting or something. Then came back shortly after lunch and that's fine. He helped out some more and then got tired of being out there so he left and went back to the shop. Leaving me out there again to finish things up. Oh, and we're going back out again tomorrow morning after I finish cutting out shelves. Lucky for me I made the shelf list so I know what I'm doing and where everything goes. If something doesn't fit, It's my own damn fault and I'm cool with that. So there! (Rant 1 Done!)

Next up, The Jerk and the School Bus.
First of all I have to say there are levels of assholeness. Yes that's a word I just looked it up. Anyway, you have your typical asshole driver. Then you have this guy. On my way home today I was behind a school bus. It stopped and let some kids out and then took off again. The driver of the school bus immidietly turned on his blinker so he could change lanes to make the next left. Then the driver next to me didn't want the school bus in front of him so he sped up to get next to the bus. Nope not in front of it so he could pull in behind him. Next to it, so he couldn't change lanes. Now I have to ask. What the Hell dose that prove?! You wanna be a dick with other drivers on the road fine. But to be like that to a school bus? Here's to you Mr. Assholeness (insert finger).

And finally a more gentle note. Gas today was $2.53 a gallon at the QT. Maybe by Friday it will be at that $2.50 mark or less.

Comment

This is just a comment about a news story I heard last night. I swear I don't know where these people come from. There was a story last night about how there are a bunch of people driving in the HOV lanes (diamond/ car-pool lanes) as single occupants. Seems there have been a lot of complaints from the other drivers on the road abiding by the law. The story was about Highway 75 in particular. They have stepped up patrols and are enforcing the law more now. Then they showed a guy getting stopped for the offence. Not only did he play stupid to the officer but when he was asked why he was in the HOV lane, he responded. "I wasn't paying attention. I was studying for a test." Then proceeded to show the officer his study papers. Officers response was something like Why are you reading while your driving? I hope he got an extra fine for his dumb ass excuse! I bet the whole time he was taking his test he was thinking about the fact he got caught in the HOV lanes and gave the officer a lame excuse. Therefore doing poorly on his exam. I also hope he saw and heard himself on TV being an idiot.

Age and Wisdom...

So we've all heard you get wiser as you get older. With age comes great wisdom. Or so I've heard. I've also heard I'm wise beyond my years. Well, I don't know about all that. Maybe a "wise guy". I wonder who said this to begin with. Its certainly not true. In fact I'm thinking maybe its more the opposite. You get dumber as you get older. This may not be true for everyone, but I'm noticing more and more old farts out there that are or that are acting just plain stupid. I mean come on people it just common sense, isn't it? Riddle me this. If you are driving an 1872 Buick "boat" and 90 years old. And you need to cross traffic on a not so busy road. Where the speed limit is 30 mph. To head the opposite way of traffic... Why would you cut in front of someone that you know is very likely to hit you. Hmm, maybe I have already solved my own riddle. Age 90 + 1872 Buick boat = I wish I was dead. Please hit me! Lucky for us both I was paying attention and nobody was behind me when I slammed on the brakes. She was able to make the turn and live another day. That certainly doesn't say much for the old and wise thing. I'm sure what ever she was in a hurry for could have waited a few more seconds when it would have been safe to enter traffic.

Well, now that my blogging is done for the next.. oh I don't know... month. I'm going to get some sleep. Maybe I'll be a little wiser tomorrow. Ha! I wouldn't count on it!

Reflex Test

Today was my random reflex test I guess. Coming home for lunch today I saw someone in the far right lane with their blinker on to move over. I also saw him move over. Then I saw him moving over again into my lane and if I wasn't paying any attention into my truck. Apparently he didn't care that I was already in that lane. Its a good thing 380 doesn't have a median or I wouldn't be here right now. I'd be filing a police report about how this sob ran into me while crossing 3 lanes of traffic. I had to swerve into the left hand turn lane to avoid getting hit. Which is apparently where this guy was going. Come to think of it there is a median there... this happened just after it. In front of the QT. I don't know why most of my bad driver stories come from gas stations or near them. Has anyone else noticed this strange phenomenon? Oh, by the way. Dip squat who ran me off the road.. He didn't even give a "sorry" wave or anything. just ignored the fact he almost caused an accident. I know he saw me. I saw him looking back at me in my rear view mirror. I was nice, I didn't honk or give him a friendly finger gesture or anything. I just looked for the acknowledgement that he was in the wrong. Nope, he didn't give a rats ass about it. ... Dip Squat!!

Victory is Mine!!

HA HA!! So here is the story. On my way home today I saw someone in a real big hurry to cut me off. So I quickly surveyed the situation and hit the gas to block him in behind me. Not enough to make it obvious that I was doing so. Nope, just enough to leave the gap between myself and the car next to me to small for him to get in front of me... though he tried. Access Denied!! He then got stuck behind an 18 wheeler shortly after he made his way around the obstacle I stuck him with. Needless to say it made me feel good. Yeah, I can be a dick too! He wasn't stuck for too long. As soon as he got out he was back to weaving through traffic again. Apparently the speed limit sign I've been reading for so long is wrong. I guess when they made these particular sings they put the first number in upside down. The real speed limit is 90, not 60. Sorry I slowed you down Sir, I didn't know. With myself doing between 65 and 70, and this guy doing 90... He didn't get to far too fast. I caught up to him a couple lights ahead of me. Oh, and then I passed him. Ouch!

Since I'm blogging about these famous drivers I'd might as well tell about another one. This one happened on my way back to work. I was driving along in my automobile... and someone decided the person in front of him was too slow. He then cut me off without even looking to see if it was clear. I had to swerve to avoid getting hit. Then he cut the other guy off. And got stuck at a red light after all of that hard work. Then like a bat out of hell hit the gas and had to be doing at least 45 or 50 in a speed trap 30. Nope, he didn't get caught. They took the day off from this speed trap today. It was quite unfortunate from my point of view.

There is another going back to the AM time but I cant tell you about that one... If your lucky you may find it on another blog...

Driving

OK, There are many things one should not do while driving. Most of us know what these things are so I'm not going to make a list of these things. However, I do have to comment on the lady that just had to cut in front of me this morning on the way to work. She is (I'm guessing) a TWU student. She was driving one of the Lexus minivan type cars. As usual she cut in front of me for no reason other than just to be in front of me. Now once we got to the light where it became 2 lanes, we happened to be side by side. As I glanced over I couldn't believe what I saw. She was READING!!!

I would really like to know how someone can read and drive at the same time. I would also like to know how and in what universe that is safe to do. Also, why the hell does someone like this have to cut in front of other drivers on the road? Oh, and she was in a hurry so she was reading and speeding. Must have been running late for an exam... but wait.. TWU was the other way from which we were headed. Perhaps she missed her turn due to the fact she was driving too fast and reading.

The slow ride

A few things happened today on the way home.

DMV's Best:

Yep, I found a couple of them today... The first one was just after work. Pulled out into traffic and drove about a 1/4 mile to the light with no problems everyone was moving fine. Then all of a sudden out of nowhere I get cut off! And oh Yes, The lady who did it was kind enough to give me a wave, as though that makes it all better. Was there a reason for her cutting me off? Nope, she didnt need to turn at the next turn. She just Had to be in "my" lane Exactly at that point in time. Made sense to her I guess.

Then I had the pleasure of being cut off again at the bank. This was apparently not prepared for what she needed to do there. She first pulled into one of the teller lanes. Then as I was pulling into the ATM lane, She at that point in time decided she needed to be in the ATM lane. So she backed up, cut me off, pulled up next to the ATM and proceeded to grab an envelope. Great! You see, the problem I have here is this. I go to the bank prepared for what I have to do. I have my deposit filled out and ready to go and my card is in my visor for easy access. I dont make people wait for me to do my thing. If for some reason I am not ready. I grab an envelope and pull around so that the person behind me can get their stuff done. Anyway, she finally finished making her deposit and left, or so I thought. As I finished up making my deposit I noticed she was back in the teller line. Now, I'm no expert on banks but I think what ever she needed to do at the ATM could have been done at the teller in the first place. By the way, There are 3 teller lanes and all 3 were open with nobody waiting. So, what was the point of cutting me off?

Next there was the old man and his wife doing 50mph in the "fast" lane during rush hour. Speed limit is 60mph by the way. Not only was he doing that but he was also hitting his breaks for No Reason! None, Nada, Zilch! I couldnt pass him because everyone else was in the other lane passing us by or driving right beside me so I couldnt get by. And there was someone on my ass at the same time. So by the time I was able to get past him I was pretty much home. So that was my drive home. Exciting.

And here is one on me. Yesterday due to road construction on my normal route. I had to take a detour. I've taken this road a few times in the past so I dont really have any excuse, but I was tired and not paying close attention. I almost ended up going the wrong way. (as in the wrong side of the road) You see, this road is your standard 2 way street until you get to the light. At that point there is all of a sudden an island divider. No clear signage and the lines on the road are old and faded. So I hit the brakes and turned real quick to avoid hitting the island. So thats it. My very own "Dee De Dee" moment.

Gas Stations...

Yep, here's another one. Seems gas stations and parking lots are the best places to find idiot drivers. I know they are everywhere and sometimes we ourselves blend in with them but come on people lets use some "Common Sense"! Why is it you feel you have to have the pump that I'm in line for.. by cutting in front of me to get it. Did you not see me waiting there? Maybe I was just sitting there with and empty tank for no reason? And excuse me lady who left her can at the pump to go inside to buy something... Why cant you pump your gas and pull into a parking spot so others can fill up their vehicles? Opps, yeah, sorry I didn't think anyone else needed any. I don't know if there is a web page with proper gas station etiquette but there should be. By the way, there is a law that says you cant leave your keys in the car at the pump. Did you know that, shopper lady? All I ask is that we all use a little common sense and think about others around you once in a while. A little politeness can go a long way.

On another note. Today was the 10th of December. Led Zeppelin history has been written without me once again. Tonight was the concert in London for which I did not win the chance to buy tickets. So instead I got out one of my Led Zeppelin DVD's and watched that. I was pretending to be part of the concert. I admit I was a little grumpy when I got home. Not because I wasn't at the show, but it didn't help. Fortunately, I guess its good I don't personally know anyone who got the chance to go either. I'd be very jealous, happy for them, but, yeah.. jealous. I guess tomorrow I will hear more about it. I wonder how many people are going to bitch about it. Yeah, they are much older now. But why is it that we like them in the first place? The music, right? So whats the problem with them being older now? You are older now too! For the fans like myself, The Song Always Remains the Same!

"Z"

Care Flight

Yes, Care Flight. I know I said I wasn't going to blog about this because I don't know the whole story. Well, I changed my mind when I was cut off on my way home from work today. Where? you might ask, Well, in front of the QT of course. Right there where Care Flight had landed just hours before. So here's my question. What do you do when you are close to empty and you need to fill up; But you are in the far Left hand lane of 3 lanes? Oh, and its 5pm rush hour traffic. Well, this jerk off that cut me off decided it was best he got gas Now. So he cut over from the far left lane to the far right lane (where I was) and into the gas station. Not to mention he cut off other people on his way over. Lucky for all of us he wasn't on his cell phone. Or Care Flight might have been making a second trip to the same location for the second time in one day. So this is my guess. That's pretty close to what probably happened this afternoon when they were there the first time. Ever seen those signs that say not to run red lights because the life you save might be your own? Well, I think the same applies here. Happy driving!

Just for starters...

The past few days I've been thinking about blogging some of these thoughts I get from time to time. As you see I have jumped onto the band waggon. So here it is my first official post. As I said in my "disclaimer", there have been a couple things to bring me to this point. I'll start with the 2 winners I saw at the gas station on Thursday on my way home from work. This takes place at about 5pm, one of the busiest times for a gas station. Also located on a busy highway.

The First Person: While I was standing there filling up my truck. I noticed several people looking for an unoccupied pump to pull up to. All was normal til the guy pulled in behind me and parked at the pump for a good 5 to 10 minutes before he got out to start pumping his gas. During this time a line started forming behind him. What was he doing during this time you might ask... Well, he was talking on his phone. Not a care in the world about the other people around him. That call must have been very important. You may also be wondering why I was there that long to see all of this. Well, I finished pumping my gas and pulled forward to park my truck. He was still on the phone at this time. I went in to make a purchase and as I left the store he had just started pumping his gas.

The Second Person: I have now taken care of my business with the gas station and want to return home for the night. But first I have to wait in line to re-enter the highway. Yet again I am behind someone on her phone. Shes got her blinker on and going the same direction I am. Lucky me! She looks both ways to make sure everything is safe, Its clear.. but wait. She didn't feel like going. It couldn't have been much clearer. Apparently multi-tasking was not something she was good at. Yet again, the call was very important. Now she has to wait for a better opening. So there she sits and the line gets longer. There is another opening and shes still sitting. I'm about to honk (which is not something I normally do) and she takes off. Not missing a beat, I also take advantage of the opening in traffic. At this point I'm happy. I'm on my way home and the 20 minute trip at the gas station is over. Now, I know sometimes your sitting somewhere waiting for an opening in traffic and you miss it. You have a brain fart or something. Its fine, we've all done it. There was just something about this one that didn't add up.