So I'm tooling along the road, and I have to move over because a cop is writing a ticket to a guy in the right lane. I note in passing that 1) the guy has the same make/model as my previous car and 2) his car is covered with Ron Paul stickers. I continue on my way ( Read more... )

Y’know, I’ve seen some rather unusual things in my morning commute. But today was the first time I hit a deer.

You see, it’s 9am. It’s bright and sunshiny. It’s a busy road just yards from the city line. They were does, so presumably not completely crazy/sex-driven. WTF are a herd of deer doing crossing the bleeping road?

Fortunately I know the rule ( Read more... )

And I'm home. Went out in search of scrubs earlier in the day (found a set in purple, of course, not too expensive, and also found some comfy shoes), then went gaming for a while. Somehow I managed to win all three games I played, even though 2 were new to me. Ticket to Ride: Asia was particularly amusing, as it's a partnership game, and as things ( Read more... )

After a dumbass rich b**** on her phone while driving who swerved into my lane without bothering to see if someone was there first. I wound up violenting swerving into the next lane over and somehow the truck already in that lane was able to get to the shoulder without hitting me. It was one heck of a close call. B**** had already cut off someone ( Read more... )

I'll be the first to admit I'm wonky about high bridges, esp if they're narrow. My primary nemesis is the George Nice Memorial Bridge, which carries US 301 over the Potomac River. Straight up, then straight down, two way traffic on a bridge that's barely 20 feet wide and naught but a jersey barrier between you and a ten story drop. My second ( Read more... )

My new fandom phrase is 'GIP'. Using it here :)

More other driver observations: I already knew no car in Maryland has a turn signal. Today I received further proof that no car in Maryland has an ashtray. Six cars passed me in traffic; three of the drivers chucked cigarette butts out their window and onto my car. (Expletive deleted.) My car really ( Read more... )