I have one from way back in the day, when Polenicus was just a little sproutling going to College.
I had one latenite class at a campus in a nearby city, since the campus of my hometown was kind of small. I hated the commute (And, to be honest, the class, but that was because it was business, not any fault of the teachers). I was pretty unfamiliar with the city... I knew how to get from home to the campus and back, and that was about it.
Well, it was late, and overcast so no moon or stars. This street also managed to be the most poorly lit street I've ever seen outside of a country back road. And there was a lot of traffic, of which all I could really make out was headlights.
No problem, I'll just wait for a good sized gap, pull out and be on my way. I was being very cautious, as I was fully away of the conditions, and the fact I was driving a little Honda Civic.
Finally I saw a sufficiently large gap, and pulled out onto the road.
INSTANT honk and screech of tires! What? Wait, it was clear! There was a gap! What happened?!
I winced, but no impact. However, a beat up yellow pickup flew into the oncoming traffic lane to pass me (It was a two-lane road), cut me off and came to a dead stop. The driver jumped out and started screaming obscenities at me. I subtly locked my doors and hoped her didn't punch through the windows. I didn't know how I had cut him off... I thought I had been careful!
"WHAT THE F$CK IS WRONG WITH YOU!? ARE YOU F$CKING STUPID!?"
Then a driver behind me (Traffic had come to a dead stop so this jerk could rage at the poor terrified college student) leaned out his window and became my hero.
"MAYBE IF YOU TURNED YOUR LIGHTS ON HE COULD HAVE SEEN YOU, A$$HOLE!!"
Jerky driver paused in his tirade, and turned to look at the taillights of his truck. Which were off, because he had never turned his lights on. Hence, in the glare of oncoming traffic and their headlights, he had been all but invisible to me.
"F$CK YOU!!" He screamed one last time, jumped back into his truck, and roared off. His headlights still off, I might add. Maybe he was trying to prove a point that he didn't need them? I don't know.
People do stupid things in cars.
I had one latenite class at a campus in a nearby city, since the campus of my hometown was kind of small. I hated the commute (And, to be honest, the class, but that was because it was business, not any fault of the teachers). I was pretty unfamiliar with the city... I knew how to get from home to the campus and back, and that was about it.
Well, it was late, and overcast so no moon or stars. This street also managed to be the most poorly lit street I've ever seen outside of a country back road. And there was a lot of traffic, of which all I could really make out was headlights.
No problem, I'll just wait for a good sized gap, pull out and be on my way. I was being very cautious, as I was fully away of the conditions, and the fact I was driving a little Honda Civic.
Finally I saw a sufficiently large gap, and pulled out onto the road.
INSTANT honk and screech of tires! What? Wait, it was clear! There was a gap! What happened?!
I winced, but no impact. However, a beat up yellow pickup flew into the oncoming traffic lane to pass me (It was a two-lane road), cut me off and came to a dead stop. The driver jumped out and started screaming obscenities at me. I subtly locked my doors and hoped her didn't punch through the windows. I didn't know how I had cut him off... I thought I had been careful!
"WHAT THE F$CK IS WRONG WITH YOU!? ARE YOU F$CKING STUPID!?"
Then a driver behind me (Traffic had come to a dead stop so this jerk could rage at the poor terrified college student) leaned out his window and became my hero.
"MAYBE IF YOU TURNED YOUR LIGHTS ON HE COULD HAVE SEEN YOU, A$$HOLE!!"
Jerky driver paused in his tirade, and turned to look at the taillights of his truck. Which were off, because he had never turned his lights on. Hence, in the glare of oncoming traffic and their headlights, he had been all but invisible to me.
"F$CK YOU!!" He screamed one last time, jumped back into his truck, and roared off. His headlights still off, I might add. Maybe he was trying to prove a point that he didn't need them? I don't know.
People do stupid things in cars.
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