An Audi R8 followed me down the exit ramp this morning.
I don’t ever poke along, but the appearance of the four cockrings on the car behind me is usually an indication that I’m going to be passed by the driver- not because he needs to, but because he can, and his/her desires are more important than anyone elses. That’s why I was quite surprised to see him drive, smoothly but quickly, behind me, and when we stopped at the light, he looked over and smiled I smiled back, and gave him a thumbs-up on the car (it is a very lovely car) he looked at me as if to say “yeah, isn’t it great!” and the light changed and we drove off.
Imagine. A remarkably expensive sports car driven by someone not anxious to behave like a cock. There may be hope for humanity.
I’m sure it was an abberation, but I enjoyed it. The bluehaired cougar I got behind ten seconds later who had to come to a complete stop to turn off the street into a driveway reaffirmed my disgust for humanity.
Also, to the guy in the green Mazda: The big cloud of white smoke that comes out of your exhaust each time you shift? That means the aluminum head has scrubbed the head gasket off the cast iron block. Might want to get that looked at.
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had to come to a complete stop to turn off the street into a driveway
Argghh! It’s maddening. Unless there’s a shrub-shrouded sidewalk with the potential for bicyclists or children darting out from nowhere, it’s just enervating to behold such delicacy.
As to the Mazda with the missing head gasket. I would guess that over 90% of automobile operators have not the least clue what the symptoms of malfunction are or that there are symptoms of malfunction the only recognizeable ones being failure of the car either to run or steer.
Yeah, you got that right, Gerry.
Joan: it was the driveway of a gas station. Not a shrub or a bike or a kid for ten miles.
I always yell (in my head) “It’s a Turn, not a Stop!”
You ever get a comment from any of the drivers you call out for their ass-hattery?
Why would any of being willing to be identified unless we felt the need to offer an apology? At that point we’d lose some of our status, and we wouldn’t want that to happen.
Scott: Not usually. They’re usually too busy figuring out where to get four new tires, at four AM.
White is water, blue is oil, and black is gas. No, most don’t know that, to there peril. As to the complete stop befor a right hand turn, I just figure they rode the short bus to school.
Lost my shade tree mech status after getting rid of the Grand Fury (old police intercepter) and the MG, years ago. Hell, these days you can’t even change the spark plugs (if you even have those). And yes, I do remember the smoke color code … though I always thought the white smoke ment we had a new Pope!
Very glad to see others are annoyed by the ‘stop to turn in a driveway’ maneuver. I was thinking it was an NC only thing.
Dirtcrashr – I’m gonna try that. Except I’m going to yell it at the top of my lungs.
Guy! New pope!? And all these years I thought “Habemus Papem” meant “We’re gonna have to get a ring job.”
M
PS (Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. It’s a comic rhythm thing. Work with me.)
Sigh… one good one, 4 bad ones, that’s about my norm…
Just for you Mark.
“Veni, vidi, vici, tendo veal!”