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Thursday, December 16, 2004
a story for shannon
my commute this morning included a slight diversion from the normal routine, including a need to veer off onto a completely different freeway than where i normally go. because of this, i was in the far right lane before the 5/805 split, minding my slow business, enjoying the change in perspective (i'm usually zooming along in the far left lane). well, it seems that not all of my fellow commuters enjoy the same leisures, as one lady decided to take her big-ass truck up on to the shoulder in order to get ahead all of, what, 2 cars? I slowed down enough to create some space, but the gesture was evidently not kind enough as i immediately saw a gesture of her own come out of the driver's side window. and because of the angle of my little car to her big-ass truck, i could also see the lady's full face glaring in the sideview mirror. lovely. so i continued to let her in and tooled away down the road. in the meantime, my hand was busy locating my pad of paper and pen i keep in the car expressly for opportunities like this. so i quickly wrote "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" on the pad, bided my time, and when i found a window, pulled up next to ms. big-ass truck. i didn't look at her as i held up the sign, but i have a good feeling that she saw it as i pulled away and looked in my mirror to see her start cutting through traffic and flooring it. as she pulled up next to me again, i happened to have to look over my shoulder (i'm a polite and conscientious lane-changer, you see), and as i faced forward, out came ms. big-ass truck's hand, gesturing quite violently. so i waved back and exited, laughing. making friends can be fun! |
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