Monday, March 26, 2012

Mind Your Manners Mondays: man slaughter, the ultimate faux pas



Sometimes, when you want to live, you don't pull out in front of a speeding car.  The other day a Yukon crossed my path as I was traveling at 40 mph. I had to break hard to avoid hitting him. I was shaking for a good ten minutes. As he went by he looked at me, but his eyes were dead. There was no, "Whoops!  Sorry, that was a bad call!"  Or, "You're right I totally misjudged that!"  Please take your suicidal tendencies out in the safety of your own home and let those of us who choose life get on with it.

Love,
Kristen

6 comments:

  1. Interesting it was a Yukon. On the West coast, it's generally soccer moms in Range Rovers. The difference, is that you generally don't get eye contact, because they are too busy texting or coo-ing one of their babies on board. In Brentwood, I've literally almost been mowed down in a crosswalk walking my dog by women in RRs texting. They have no idea they almost just killed or maimed someone. I'm going to start wearing a helmet.

    Love,
    Katie

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    1. The Range Rover ladies generally have perfectly coiffed, yippy purse dogs hanging out their windows as well. It's as if they're on a hidden camera show titled, "How many distractions can this driver handle?" I can hear the announcer saying, "By golly Jim, we're almost at 7 distractions!!! That's a show record, and she hasn't even started to slow down!"

      Love,
      Noods

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  2. I see that. This guy wasn't feeling like "no one would ever dare hit me my car is too big and I am too important". He was ambivalent about life so he took a chance. He almost looked disappointed that he made it across.

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  3. Tiny - Didn't Scott say it best when he said you should wear a helmet to get out of bed?? :-)
    xoxo
    Nancy

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  4. Nancy, I had forgotten about Tiny! And wear a helmet is one of my faves. Good stuff. Tiny, can you get a helmet for Dolly?

    XO,
    Pantis

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  5. That was me in the Yukon and I'm really offended that you sed my eyes looked "dead.". I'm totally not dead.

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