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| the rage and the fury I just about became a crime statistic this afternoon. The day was fine, just the usual frustrations of idiots and assholes, but other things have been weighing on my mind so I was a little thin on patience. I was waiting for a white crossing light and when I stepped onto the crosswalk, I heard the gunning of a large engine. I looked left to see a red monster of a HumVee barrelling towards me, the driver looking left. Why?? She had a green light, no one would cut her off and yet she took her eyes off the crosswalk and gunned it towards me. I stumbled back somewhat deer in headlights and she turned her wheel to avoid me which, if she hadn't braked would have brought her up on the curb and squashed me flat. I instantly became furious, downright seething with rage. I yelled quite a few swear words and almost tossed my groceries through her windshield. She swore back at me and once again gunned the engine of her red beast and drove around me. It took me more than five more blocks to calm down. What is with drivers these days? The crosswalk light is not a suggestion. It gives me the right to cross right? If I waited until all drivers actually let me cross, I would always be back to the orange hand before I could cross. Don't they think about the consequences of what a couple of thousand pound vehicle does to a body? It probably does more damage than to their car. Is it based on the no-fault insurance I always hear about? Do pedestrians have ANY rights in this city? I repeat this situation at least once a week but not often with a driver in a monster vehicle. Most give me the apologetic look but statistically I only have a few more crossings left before I am a traffic statistic. On a completely different note, I just closed down the comments to a post about C'est What I made last year. I don't go to the place anymore as the service has become increasingly hostile since they closed the other side. They really only want a certain kind of patron, the kind that pays with credit cards and leaves quickly. They don't want lingerers only drinking beer and their wait staff makes it very clear. Oh, why did I close the comments? Because this is the one post that recieves 99% of my comment spam. I am paranoid enough to believe someone associated with them has initiated the spam being offended by my post. Let's see if this post gets spammed. March 17 06 |
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Jeezis, man....
Posted by: man at March 18, 2006 11:19 AM
wha?
Posted by: tbit at March 18, 2006 07:13 PM
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