Perhaps Paying Attention Would Be In Order Next Time...

[DGoddessChardonnay]

I used to joke with my kids that I must have a sign that drops down some days that say, "Go ahead and pull out in front of me. It's ok." I just need to find out where it's dropping down from and remove it but then someone would probably put it back up again.

My mom says this just about all the time now. Seems as if anytime we're out in the car (especially if it's a day when I'm not working) and we're just putzing around going from place to place, we run into just about every stupid driver imaginable - it's as if somehow they've gotten a memo saying we're out on one of our errand cruises so we should be aggravated as much as possible!

Hell, just this morning out with the driving instructor, I noticed at least 3 people on Market Street (just before we got to the Highway Patrol Station) fly around us ON THE RIGHT!

Too bad there wasn't a highway patrol officer pulling out of the parking lot then - they'd had a good time writing out those tickets.

Not quite 2 hours later, we're on my street. I have the left turn signal on so I can turn onto the side road at my house. I'm stopped in the middle of the northbound lane and I look over my left shoulder- some dumbass in a truck decided to zip around us on the left - crossing over into the other lane (my street has DOUBLE SOLID LINES IN EACH DIRECTION.)

I swear, if I were a wealthy person and didn't have to worry about money, I'd simply hire a chauffeur and limo and be done with it.

[Argus]

Not quite 2 hours later, we're on my street. I have the left turn signal on so I can turn onto the side road at my house. I'm stopped in the middle of the northbound lane and I look over my left shoulder- some dumbass in a truck decided to zip around us on the left - crossing over into the other lane (my street has DOUBLE SOLID LINES IN EACH DIRECTION.)

My car got totaled last year when someone did that to me at an intersection. I didn't stop; I was trying to maintain speed because the only other cars approaching the intersection were behind me. (Totaled in this case resulted from 14 year old car, front bumper peeled off like a bottle cap, no longer starting. No injuries.)

[DGoddessChardonnay]

My car got totaled last year when someone did that to me at an intersection. I didn't stop; I was trying to maintain speed because the only other cars approaching the intersection were behind me. (Totaled in this case resulted from 14 year old car, front bumper peeled off like a bottle cap, no longer starting. No injuries.)

At least you weren't hurt . . . cars can be replaced, people can't.

I take it the nimrod who was in a hurry got the ticket, amirite?

[Argus]

At least you weren't hurt . . . cars can be replaced, people can't.

I take it the nimrod who was in a hurry got the ticket, amirite?

I don't know whether the officer actually wrote a ticket (since the other car came to a stop too far away for me to hear their conversation), but his report put the blame solidly on the other driver. Also, my insurance processed it as "uninsured driver", so I got the full totaled value.

[Teefies2]

Unless you're in North Carolina, you should be safe.

Otherwise, GTFOTR.

Oh s****! I'm in North Carolina! I'm being werrry werrry careful driving for the next few days!

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Oh s****! I'm in North Carolina! I'm being werrry werrry careful driving for the next few days!

Just to warn you . . . I have another lesson in the morning at 7.

Be interesting to see how many more idiots I encounter.