Dept. of Type A Drivers

[kaffy_r]

Things I learned Today

1.  I hate - hate - the Chicago Way of Parking. Furniture-Fu sucks canine nether parts. In the netherworld. The street is public property, you selfish imbeciles! I took two days to dig my car out, and when I left the parking spot, I left it for any of my fellow citizens who could navigate into it. I did not place packing crates, ironing boards, lawn furniture or dining room chairs in the spot, awaiting my return. Because it's public goddamn property. And did I mention I think little of your parentage or your ability with the spoken word? Or upright posture? Asshats.
   
2. My bad driving habits - yelling obscenities loud enough inside a car almost hard enough to break blood vessels in my eyeballs (windows rolled up, I'm not that mad) at other drivers - while undoubtedly good for my mental health, is not good for my passengers. Especially when they are my far-more-chi-centered Best Beloved.
   
3. My bad driving habits - so bad that my sainted mother, who, in her prime would take corners like Mario Andretti, would look askance at me - bleed into my parking habits.
   
4. It's a good thing my Best Beloved eventually dumped me off at the back door, holding onto his frayed temper with admirable constraint, and telling me he'd find a parking spot.
   

Thank you, and good night.

Comments

[supergee.livejournal.com]

I only do 2. when I'm alone in the car.

[earlgreytea68.livejournal.com]

I hate that furniture stuff, too. I have friends who try to defend it, but I'm with you: If I could save parking spaces, I'd do it ALL THE TIME! Not just in snow! Why is the situation different when it snows?

[maruad.livejournal.com]

My beloved gets upset when ever I belittle other drivers no matter if I use G rated language and dulcet tones to berate them. I think she feels I am using a combination of bad manners and pot/kettle blackening which she does not enjoy.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

I was taking trash up to the dumpster I can use after an earlier storm (some friends dug my van out) and there were two spaces with things in them. I'm guessing the people who usually park their cars there put the things in the spaces, but they made a mistake. If the spaces hadn't had things in them, the plow would have completely pushed the snow into a big pile out of the way.