So, as some of you may know.... I entered into a temporary corporate cashgrab back a couple weeks ago. I'm not proud of it, but hey, you gotta do what ya gotta do, right?
The one of the many obvious downsides to the committment, is that it requires me to be at a certain place every weekday by 9am. And this...requires me to commute through the city with the masses. I'll also preface this story with 2 facts:
1. I drive a volkswagen beetle... it has a broken door sensor and pretty much beeps constantly - confused that the door may be ajar.
B. It is a 2003 Beetle, but it has a TAPE DECK. NO CD player... so i have a weird rigged up system of an adapter cable to a 1994 Discman. Seriously, it's ridiculous. The dashboard is like 4 ft deep... you'd think they could have put the CD player in!
What I'm trying to illustrate here, is that I am not in ideal conditions during my travel. Some even find that beeping "irritating".
Since I started, I didn't really notice any serious traffic issues. Now, it has been said that I drive "as if in a parade" as in, leisurely, i rarely speed and I almost always take the scenic route. This does not mean i go 20 in a 60 zone. It means I go 60, not 80.It's basically an 11 minute drive that can be dragged out into 20 minutes if i'm feeling anti-establishment and want to stumble in a couple minutes late, but all in all, it's been a painless drive.
Until today.
What the fuck people? It's like the angry switch was turned on this morning with those of you coming back to school and work this week. I mean, I know you still wish you were on holidays, but you're not. So stop taking it out on all us peaceful drivers on the road in the morning. Seriously. It ain't cool.
Today, 2 things happened to make me realize that it is no longer summer:
The first, i went to the gas station to put some fuel in the car, and it was EXTREMELY busy. Understandable. It's not the most logically designed layout, it accomodate 8 pumps (3 which were out of service) and a poorly staffed Tim Horton's drivethrough. So yeah, stupid to go there, but I was definitely OUT OF GAS. So I'm there, waiting in line to get one of the 5 functional pumps, and totally get blocked in... it's ok though. Me and the guy at the pump in front of me have a visual understanding that he will pull to the side... I'll take his pump, he'll leave, some other car will move up to wait for my pump.
ok. crisis averted.
No. As the guy pulls out from the pump, the SUV with gramma, daughter and baby grandaughter (who has tons of room to BACK OUT OF her pump, and out to the driveway) pulls through the pump and wants me to back up.... appparently into the 3 cars deep behind me. Anyways, i motion for her to move forward and get this... SHE GIVES ME THE FINGER. I actually laugh. visibly. and she leaves her middle finger up, while she makes a sorry attempt to put the Suburban into reverse. UN-Believable. She finally gets it reversed, and puts it into Drive and she has 2 baby on board signs hanging in the back window. Seriously people. Why can you have a licence... and continue to raise children in this world if you are that volatile. The middle finger? At 8am? Because i wouldn't BACK UP????
The next two incidents involved the expressway... and people obviously too busy texting on their mobile devices to watch that traffic is SLOWING.DOWN.
You know that bad feeling when you see someone speeding towards you when you are deadstopped. Yeah.
Anyways, i got here safe and sound and am now being productive under the glowing florescent lights.
Well, enough about that, You all have a lovely day, and if you live in the KW area - please write your local MP re: LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT OPTIONS. For my safety, and yours ;)
