the impatience of drivers

i'm not the most patient driver sometimes, and anyone who has ridden with me when i get irritated knows that a flury swears go flying pretty quickly. (commuting is almost opposite for me, i've found resigning myself to the fact that it's going to be slow has done wonders for my stress levels while going to/from work. plus good music helps, so it's only people who do bonehead things that bug me.)

anyways, per my usual sunday morning ritual, i head out to pick up the paper and my coffee. as i'm waiting my turn to pull into the parking lot, there are 3 cars heading towards me. the first car pulls into the lot. the second car slows down to give the guy room to turn so that he doesn't rear end him. after the first car has pulled into the lot, the second car continues rolling slowly, beginning to speed up.

not fast enuff for car #3 who hits his horn and makes a gesture to get going. i chuckle, but i couldn't help but think that this guy hasn't figured out that it's SUNDAY and on SUNDAY there are these things that drive called SUNDAY DRIVERS. they tend to have slower reactions, drive more slowly, etc, etc. what, are you late for your 3 hour bible-brow beating? jackass. you couldn't wait 3 seconds for car #2 to speed up, sheesh. i might make a comment about how that person is being pokey, but i'm not going to tap my horn...

then, as i'm heading back, paper, coffee and muffin aquired, there's a stretch of straight road that people have a tendancy to zip down (it's a 40mph zone). when it comes to driving around town, i tend to be a little more respectful (laugh if you like, but i prefer not to zip around small towns), especially on quiet sunday mornings. this nitwit decides that he wants to go zipping down (opposite direction of me) towards 93 and not a second after he blows by one of the side streets, do i see the familiar front end of the local police cruiser. he makes a right to follow and barely around the corner the familiar flashing blue lights are on.

so the lesson of the day is this:

sunday + rush = not so good idea

maybe there really is something to being a sunday driver. so relax folks, take a lesson from the sunday drivers - plan ahead, take your time and enjoy driving. sunday is supposed to be a lazy day.