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On the 12th Day of Christmas, the other drivers gave to me...
12 Feet of Clearance....stop honking at me!!
It has snowed pretty good round my neck of the woods, which both city and highway plowers were unprepared for. In short, roads suck,a lot. Well, I was taught in Driver's Ed to give at least 2 car lengths (about 12 ft, give or take) between cars in normal driving conditions, giving me time to stop. Bad conditions, need more room. Attempted to do this and would constantly get honked at to go faster, i.e. they are on my ass, in shitty conditions. My back bumper isn't holding on by much as it is, so if you bash into me, it's prolly going to fall off completely. I hate winter.
11 Attempts to Catch the Light (and failing)
Again, roads are slightly bad. I get it if you can't stop because of the snow and slush, I have problems sometimes too. But when you are a fair amount of space away from the light, with def. enough time and space to stop, and you still try to catch the light, when the light has been red for at least 2 seconds or more, then you're an idiot. I nearly got hit several times by these douchebags that come speeding out of nowhere when they have a red light already.
10 Old...erm, Elderly Drivers Not Paying Attention
I am in the turn lane, turning right, four lane going onto a four lane. The two lanes on my side have to turn right. It is a known fact. But of course, elderly people round here think that because they have been driving for so long, they are above the law and common sense it seems. Several times, old people in expensive and brand new sports/luxury car will turn into my lane and stay there until the last frackin minute. The turn is not sharp at all, the road on your side is wider to accommodate wider turns, so why are you still in my lane!!
9 Jabbering Bitches
Usually in SUVs or tiny cars. The roads are slick/icy/slushy/insert bad winter roads here, why the fuck are you still talking on your phone! You're way above the speed limit, on dangerous roads, you nearly ran into the back of a mini-van when you failed to start stopping farther back and you fishtailed going around a wide turn because you were on your fucking phone! Turn it off and fucking drive!!!
8 Parking Misses
The parking lot is plowed.. You can clearly see the lines, why are you parked as if there are none. You are half in a handicapped spot and half in another spot, with your front end taking up ANOTHER spot. Seriously?
7 Plow trucks...not plowing
Our ODOT had has 5 plow trucks at the main county office, two at the Beaverdam outpost, and a few extra stowed away in the garage. Not to mention two calcium spraying trucks and the fleet that does the city streets. You knew this shit was coming, why did you not spray, and then why did you not plow and salt the roads for almost a day? I had a hell of a time getting my bf to class. The reason they didn't cancel was because most of the students live on campus, so there's no reason to cancel when they have their own plow crew. why can't the rest of the city be that on top of things?
6 Traffic Jams
First snowfall followed by more snowfall usually means a lot of accidents. Traffic has been terrible up until today because of how shitty the streets are.
5 Lifted Trucks
Just annoy the fuck out of me. They think they can go anywhere and do anything because they're huge and diesel. Fuck I hate this town in winter.
4 Mustang Rolls
Witnessed the carnage of one, heard about the other three. Reminder: Mustangs are classified as a sports car. It is rear wheel drive, with terrible braking power in snow. You will slip, you will slide, and you will roll it into a ditch if you don't know how to handle them *ahem, high school kiddies who just got their licenses ahem*
3 Drifting Turns
I can't help it. My bf taught me how to drift turns in the snow so I don't slide out of control, I can't help but have fun with it. Our neighborhood never gets plowed so snow and slush stay and make it one hell of a ride.
2 Volkswagon Beetles
In a ditch, sideways. Quite hilarious actually.
And a dead Honda Civic Hatchback
Yeah, my car decided to blow a relay while my bf was at Meijer. We had to tow it back at midnight, with the snow falling again, using our roommate's *cue dramatic music*.......Honda Civic Hatchback. Granted, it has a better motor, better tires, and is a year older than mine, it's still comical to see a Honda pulling another Honda that looks almost identical to the other. Got a little dicey close to home having to dodge parked cars, but thankfully we made it back safe and sound. Traveling to acquire the needed parts to fix it and adding a few extras to make it easier to handle in shitty weather tomorrow.
The bad thing is, we're supposed to get a shit ton more snow and possibly might be looking at another ice storm later on this or next month. *sigh* Only 2 1/2 to 3 more months of winter. Can you feel the Christmas joy? Cause I know I'm not.
P.S. Oh yeah, did I mention I HATE WINTER!!!?
I did............................................fuc k winter.
12 Feet of Clearance....stop honking at me!!
It has snowed pretty good round my neck of the woods, which both city and highway plowers were unprepared for. In short, roads suck,a lot. Well, I was taught in Driver's Ed to give at least 2 car lengths (about 12 ft, give or take) between cars in normal driving conditions, giving me time to stop. Bad conditions, need more room. Attempted to do this and would constantly get honked at to go faster, i.e. they are on my ass, in shitty conditions. My back bumper isn't holding on by much as it is, so if you bash into me, it's prolly going to fall off completely. I hate winter.
11 Attempts to Catch the Light (and failing)
Again, roads are slightly bad. I get it if you can't stop because of the snow and slush, I have problems sometimes too. But when you are a fair amount of space away from the light, with def. enough time and space to stop, and you still try to catch the light, when the light has been red for at least 2 seconds or more, then you're an idiot. I nearly got hit several times by these douchebags that come speeding out of nowhere when they have a red light already.
10 Old...erm, Elderly Drivers Not Paying Attention
I am in the turn lane, turning right, four lane going onto a four lane. The two lanes on my side have to turn right. It is a known fact. But of course, elderly people round here think that because they have been driving for so long, they are above the law and common sense it seems. Several times, old people in expensive and brand new sports/luxury car will turn into my lane and stay there until the last frackin minute. The turn is not sharp at all, the road on your side is wider to accommodate wider turns, so why are you still in my lane!!
9 Jabbering Bitches
Usually in SUVs or tiny cars. The roads are slick/icy/slushy/insert bad winter roads here, why the fuck are you still talking on your phone! You're way above the speed limit, on dangerous roads, you nearly ran into the back of a mini-van when you failed to start stopping farther back and you fishtailed going around a wide turn because you were on your fucking phone! Turn it off and fucking drive!!!
8 Parking Misses
The parking lot is plowed.. You can clearly see the lines, why are you parked as if there are none. You are half in a handicapped spot and half in another spot, with your front end taking up ANOTHER spot. Seriously?
7 Plow trucks...not plowing
Our ODOT had has 5 plow trucks at the main county office, two at the Beaverdam outpost, and a few extra stowed away in the garage. Not to mention two calcium spraying trucks and the fleet that does the city streets. You knew this shit was coming, why did you not spray, and then why did you not plow and salt the roads for almost a day? I had a hell of a time getting my bf to class. The reason they didn't cancel was because most of the students live on campus, so there's no reason to cancel when they have their own plow crew. why can't the rest of the city be that on top of things?
6 Traffic Jams
First snowfall followed by more snowfall usually means a lot of accidents. Traffic has been terrible up until today because of how shitty the streets are.
5 Lifted Trucks
Just annoy the fuck out of me. They think they can go anywhere and do anything because they're huge and diesel. Fuck I hate this town in winter.
4 Mustang Rolls
Witnessed the carnage of one, heard about the other three. Reminder: Mustangs are classified as a sports car. It is rear wheel drive, with terrible braking power in snow. You will slip, you will slide, and you will roll it into a ditch if you don't know how to handle them *ahem, high school kiddies who just got their licenses ahem*
3 Drifting Turns
I can't help it. My bf taught me how to drift turns in the snow so I don't slide out of control, I can't help but have fun with it. Our neighborhood never gets plowed so snow and slush stay and make it one hell of a ride.
2 Volkswagon Beetles
In a ditch, sideways. Quite hilarious actually.
And a dead Honda Civic Hatchback
Yeah, my car decided to blow a relay while my bf was at Meijer. We had to tow it back at midnight, with the snow falling again, using our roommate's *cue dramatic music*.......Honda Civic Hatchback. Granted, it has a better motor, better tires, and is a year older than mine, it's still comical to see a Honda pulling another Honda that looks almost identical to the other. Got a little dicey close to home having to dodge parked cars, but thankfully we made it back safe and sound. Traveling to acquire the needed parts to fix it and adding a few extras to make it easier to handle in shitty weather tomorrow.
The bad thing is, we're supposed to get a shit ton more snow and possibly might be looking at another ice storm later on this or next month. *sigh* Only 2 1/2 to 3 more months of winter. Can you feel the Christmas joy? Cause I know I'm not.
P.S. Oh yeah, did I mention I HATE WINTER!!!?
I did............................................fuc k winter.
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