As I mentioned yesterday Harvey and Beloved Wife are Here! WooHoo. I picked them up at the airport - and you'll be happy to know I did not get lost, not even more than a little bit turned around.
HOWEVER - please keep in mind Harvey and BW are in my complete control - car wise. He hasn't been to Orlando for many years, and well - to say things have changed/grown is a bit of an understatement.
AND....I'm used to driving in this mess. I have no patience. I'm a pretty darn aggressive driver - especially after sitting in traffic for 5 hours yesterday morning.
So - we come up to the first toll booth. I'm digging for change. I'm in the proper lane. Inching forward. Actually I think Maggie May can do all this automatically. All of a sudden I hear Harvey say "Oh Shit". I slam on the breaks (instinct) and look up. Seems a nice new Mercedes thought they could just cut me off because they were in the wrong lane, and they had a nicer car.
No. No, I don't think so. I kept going. I think we missed them by about an inch or two. It wasn't much. I simply stated - Not today asshole! And kept going while glaring at them. What no one else realized was that there were no cars directly behind me. If he had waited for, oh about 30 seconds, he'd have been in line just fine. But he didn't want to wait. Ha Ha - You Lose!!
We continue on our way to dinner and, yes, I made one wrong turn. Didn't realize which way I came out on one exit and had to go down, pull a U turn and come back.
I find it humorous that Harvey was so happy to have the "Oh Shit" handle in my car! :-)
Really - I'm a good driver. I promise - I'll take good care of them. But it is kinda fun to scare the shit out of 'em!!!
Posted by Tammi at February 9, 2005 08:00 AM | TrackBackFWIW - I think I drive like Tammi... at least the "not today asshole" part. *grin*
Posted by: Teresa at February 9, 2005 09:41 AMLOL!
Harvey might be more scared when he sees what's happening at home. Llamas and midgets?!
Posted by: Sally at February 9, 2005 02:50 PMYup. If you can drive anywhere around Orlando, you can drive anywhere. Even Italy. LOL
I've never seen traffic like that area. Ever.
Pammy - been to Chicago in the last 3 years or so? It's hideous! *sigh*
Posted by: Teresa at February 9, 2005 11:29 PMYou only "scared the shit" out of Mr Bad Example. Beloved Wife drives like that all the time. Unfortunately, my car does not have an "oh shit" handle, thus he is very excited by yours. Besides we all know that its is survival of the fittest on the roads and most of the drivers are all idiots (except for us). :)
Posted by: Lorena at February 10, 2005 09:59 AMYou mean ALL the drivers are idiots except us.
Posted by: Ogre at February 10, 2005 01:29 PM