"A NEW ENTRY!" (insert fanfare here)

As was shown in my letter to the idiot in the teal green T-Bird a few weeks ago, I agitate reeeeally easily on the road. Some of you may remember the Goofy cartoon where he's nice & mild mannered as a pedestrian but turns into a raving lunatic when he gets behind the wheel. If it weren't for the fact that the short was made about 10-15 years before I was born, I'd swear that it was a cartoon about me. I am the prototype for "Mr. X."

Case in point: one day this past week, I was heading home, taking my normal route through the canyon - a nice drive if you don't have anyone in front of you. Inevitably, though, there is always one driver that decides they want to take in the sites & test their brake lights out at even the slightest curve in the road. This day was no exception. Since there isn't enough room to pass through the canyon, I was forced to follow this funeral procession until I got to the turn towards home. I made the turn & it looked to be clear sailing all the way. It was truly a beautiful site.

Until I caught up to the drivers in front of me.

Two cars. The one in front driving with its hazards on. The one behind them obviously as frustrated as me. We would accelerate up to about 40, then drop to 30, then back up to 50 then down to 25. The lead car looked to be having some car trouble, making it so he couldn't maintain a decent speed. Not a problem really...if the driver had the courtesy to pull over & let traffic pass! Is it really that hard to look in your rear view mirror & pull over when you see that you have traffic behind you? I didn't think so.

A little common courtesy, people. That's all I ask. It saves me from getting ulcers & you from getting run over by me.