You know what really burns my toast? Pedestrians. Not all pedestrians, just a select few. I can't stand the pedestrians who insist on the slow motion "slow down" hand movement as you drive by. You know they aren't actually saying anything, they're just mouthing the words 'slooooow doooooown' while waving their hands up and down. What, do they think they're teaching me a lesson or something? I can't stand it!
Luckily this hasn't happened to me in a really long time, but it did happen to a friend of mine recently while I was in the passenger seat. 'Slooooooow dooooooown' the nazi lady dramatically mouthed as we drove past an ice cream truck with a bunch of kids waiting in line for a tasty treat. Listen lady, I'm the one with the speedometer, I know how fast we're going, and if children want to purchase ice cream in the street they're going to have to deal with cars driving by.
The the other day some old man crossed the street in front of me. No cross walk, no walk signal, just a slow shuffle right in front of me. I wasn't even speeding... nay, I was barely moving! Yet the old man stared at me as if I wasn't going to stop... as if it were my goal to send him to a (somewhat) early grave. Seriously I was going like 3 miles per hour, no joke! Why would he do such a thing? Had he never seen a car before? Is that why he's walking? I don't understand?!
"Sloooooooow doooooooooown."
No pedestrians, why don't YOU slow down. Slow down and shut up.
Think about it.
Posted by jed at November 15, 2006 05:36 PMYou said nay. Nay! That makes you sound even older and crankier ;)
Posted by: Karen at November 15, 2006 07:19 PM