Stupid Day
I think today was the day for stupid people to be out & about.
First, on my way to work:
There was a pickup pulling a trailer, which had a stand-alone treehouse-type structure on it. It was strapped down pretty well, but still tall & possibly top-heavy, so the driver was doing 35-40 mph on the highway. This is not the stupid part. The stupid part was the 5 other drivers behind him, who refused to pass when there was plenty of room (at least for any of the first 2 or 3, depending on which passing zone) AND would not leave enough of a gap for anyone behind them to leapfrog through & pass a couple at a time. There is one stretch where the passing zone is close to a mile long. Once we got to that zone (with NO oncoming cars visible) I waited a couple of seconds to see if any of them would pass. Nope. So I passed all 6 vehicles (counting the pickup & trailer) in one shot. Without exceeding the speed limit. With over half of the passing zone to spare. I checked my mirror a few times, too, and nobody else passed even after I proved there was plenty of room.
Then, after work:
I had to make a quick stop at the grocery store (Super Walmart.) As I was getting close to the entrance that is normally closed at night, a woman came out, walked into the middle of the driveway, then stopped to see if her (boyfriend, husband, whatever-he-is) was coming out yet. He then pushed the cart out & caught up to her (very slowly) at which point she (slowly) took the cart from him & began to (very slowly) push it along the middle of the traffic lane. While my headlights were obviously lighting up the cart, the merchandise they had bought, etc. At that time of night, at least it was slow enough that I could drive around the morons once it became obvious they had no problem lingering in the way of what traffic there was.
When I was done getting what I needed at Walmart, there was one more bit of stupid. In the entryway, just past the greeter station, there was a wet floor cone. The guy of a couple a little ways in front of me deliberately kicked it 3 times until it was laying down & several feet away from where it was supposed to be. The guy just ahead of me stood it back up as I was about to do the same, so at least there was one other decent person around. I told him, "Thanks. I was just about to do that" & gave a friendly smile.
First, on my way to work:
There was a pickup pulling a trailer, which had a stand-alone treehouse-type structure on it. It was strapped down pretty well, but still tall & possibly top-heavy, so the driver was doing 35-40 mph on the highway. This is not the stupid part. The stupid part was the 5 other drivers behind him, who refused to pass when there was plenty of room (at least for any of the first 2 or 3, depending on which passing zone) AND would not leave enough of a gap for anyone behind them to leapfrog through & pass a couple at a time. There is one stretch where the passing zone is close to a mile long. Once we got to that zone (with NO oncoming cars visible) I waited a couple of seconds to see if any of them would pass. Nope. So I passed all 6 vehicles (counting the pickup & trailer) in one shot. Without exceeding the speed limit. With over half of the passing zone to spare. I checked my mirror a few times, too, and nobody else passed even after I proved there was plenty of room.
Then, after work:
I had to make a quick stop at the grocery store (Super Walmart.) As I was getting close to the entrance that is normally closed at night, a woman came out, walked into the middle of the driveway, then stopped to see if her (boyfriend, husband, whatever-he-is) was coming out yet. He then pushed the cart out & caught up to her (very slowly) at which point she (slowly) took the cart from him & began to (very slowly) push it along the middle of the traffic lane. While my headlights were obviously lighting up the cart, the merchandise they had bought, etc. At that time of night, at least it was slow enough that I could drive around the morons once it became obvious they had no problem lingering in the way of what traffic there was.
When I was done getting what I needed at Walmart, there was one more bit of stupid. In the entryway, just past the greeter station, there was a wet floor cone. The guy of a couple a little ways in front of me deliberately kicked it 3 times until it was laying down & several feet away from where it was supposed to be. The guy just ahead of me stood it back up as I was about to do the same, so at least there was one other decent person around. I told him, "Thanks. I was just about to do that" & gave a friendly smile.