So I'm in the drive-thru line at Starbucks this morning... with like nine other cars. I'm good at waiting in line, we all should be. They taught us how to line up in kindergarten for crying out loud. So I'm waiting, and here's the deal. The line forms around the back of the little strip mall and the turns left at the corner of the building and goes down to the drive up window. Three cars count 'em (3) can fit on the side of the building where the drive up window's at, the rest have to wait around back in the rather narrow alleyway. This alley is subject to two (2) way traffic. This means when you are next to be the third car on the side of the building, you wait on the right hand side of the alley so traffic coming down the alley from the opposite direction can pass by and so cars behind you with less patience than you (maybe they didn't go to kindergarten) can pull out and leave if they like...
At least that's what you do if you're intelligent. However, more than half the people waiting in line on any given morning will pull up right behind the third car in line and completely block traffic trying to go either way down the alley. If you are one of those people - please explain to me - WHY DO YOU DO THAT? I cannot for the life of me figure it out. Are you the youngest child maybe? Are you afraid you won't get yours?
Anyway, that in and of itself is enough to get under my skin, but it doesn't really p*ss me off. The thing that really got to me today was the driver - who upon discovering his path was blocked by an idiot, LEANED ON THE HORN AND REFUSED TO LET GO! There was no place for anyone to move to get out of his way... The idiot blocking his path couldn't move and all the cars behind the idiot couldn't move... so we all sat there glaring at tweedle dee and tweedle dum while listening to the dulcet sound of an Escalades horn.
Up until that very moment I had hope for humanity - but those two guys illustrated perfectly why, as a species, we are doomed.
I need there to be hope...perhaps you can help change the outcome gentle reader - the next time you have a simple choice like this to make, choose the other guy!
At least that's what you do if you're intelligent. However, more than half the people waiting in line on any given morning will pull up right behind the third car in line and completely block traffic trying to go either way down the alley. If you are one of those people - please explain to me - WHY DO YOU DO THAT? I cannot for the life of me figure it out. Are you the youngest child maybe? Are you afraid you won't get yours?
Anyway, that in and of itself is enough to get under my skin, but it doesn't really p*ss me off. The thing that really got to me today was the driver - who upon discovering his path was blocked by an idiot, LEANED ON THE HORN AND REFUSED TO LET GO! There was no place for anyone to move to get out of his way... The idiot blocking his path couldn't move and all the cars behind the idiot couldn't move... so we all sat there glaring at tweedle dee and tweedle dum while listening to the dulcet sound of an Escalades horn.
Up until that very moment I had hope for humanity - but those two guys illustrated perfectly why, as a species, we are doomed.
I need there to be hope...perhaps you can help change the outcome gentle reader - the next time you have a simple choice like this to make, choose the other guy!
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