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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Rude Rude Rude

It used to be that rude people made me want to cry.

Actually lets be honest, rude people make me want to cry. Sometimes in fact, I get watery eyes for real.

However, now that I'm not 7 (or 26) anymore, sometimes they tip me past the "I really feel like crying right now" stage and straight into "I am going to scratch your eyes and then kick you in the shins" stage. I just don't understand why people choose to be such horrible humans sometimes.

Let me quickly interject that I actually don't meet many rude people in my life. I'd say most people are very nice but the few that aren't really deserve a good eye scratching.

A particularly upsetting one to me is the rude driver. Occasionally a person gets stuck behind you who would rather be in front of you and their solution is to driverightontopofyouuntilitdrivesyoucrazy! Why? Why do people do this? It's DANGEROUS! I'll admit I'm a lead foot, I truly enjoy speeding (I could actually call it a simple pleasure in my life), but I don't try to run people off the road!

I recently had the pleasure of driving in front of Rammy Rob and didn't drive my car off the road fast enough for him so he shot past me in the right lane just as I was moving right to let him by! He could have KILLED us! Not only was I furious because of his rudeness but mother bear was ready to jump down his throat for endangering my baby! I might have actually prayed that God would get him stopped by a cop. Believe it or not, about 5 minutes later not one but TWO cops showed up but sadly, they were already busy with two other speeders. Probably Rammy's inlaws!

I also shook my fist and yelled but he (or she actually now that I think of it) had tinted windows so I have no idea if my vicious threatening had any impact or not. I like to think it made Rammy cry.

I can understand impatience, I am sometimes impatient too. But not on the road. Not where impatience can lead to death and mayhem.

On this cheery thought...I've run out of steam...

3 comments:

Martha A. said...

I know the feeling, Carolyn!!! It is just something when you get that Mother Bear instinct.....I had someone unexpectedly say something very very rude and I was in shock at the anger I felt over it....I struggled with letting it go too....anyhow, those people scare me on the road....I probably watch too many TV shows about bad endings with road rage....

Ashley said...

All I can say is, Yes! But see "Rammy Rod" does more than just make me mad, if he's behind me in a single lane area I might just slow down to exactly the speed limit (because while I'm not 7 any more acting like it might just feel good for a minute or 2) and when he/she does go flying past me, putting the lives of my precious children in danger I have to fight the urge to stomp on the gas, chase the "perp" down and kick the snott out of him. Good thing I'm a big chicken when it comes to face to face combat and I'm sorta worried I'd turn my delicate girls into bruisers!

Martha A. said...

You know...last night I got a phone call and the person that I was having a hard time with what he said, called and said he was sorry! I was so glad I dealt with it in my heart and was not angry anymore when I heard that!