Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Driving and Shopping

Hello my friends, this is the Quiet Mouse coming back with some info for your minds.
I have a lot to say about this subject today, so let's not waste any time and get started...
Driving. Starting at the age of 16 we are all wanting to get behind the wheel and feel the power of our automobiles zooming down the road... until we hit a traffic jam!!
So it dawns on me that there is a lesson to be learned from grocery shopping when it comes to how we drive our cars and trucks. Let's break it down really simple, cause I know it gets confusing for some.
Much like driving, shopping in the grocery store or at the mall, requires keen senses, courtesy to other drivers (cars & shopping carts), and a basic knowlege of the flow of things. First of all: STAY TO THE RIGHT! The left lane is for passing. It's the same on the road as it is in the grocery aisles. If you need something on the left side of the shopping aisle, park your cart, move your body and go get what you need, then return to your cart on the RIGHT side and keep moving, that is how we keep the flow and continuity of driving the cart. Second: for all those who do not want to obey the simple rules of etiquette, think about this... if you keep switching lanes and go from right to left, especially in the grocery store, YOU are causing congestion for the other pedestrians by blocking the proper FLOW. Third: even grocery stores are not immune to these pests of the roadway... RUBBERNECKERS!! Oh, these guys and gals will get the road/store rage going 0 to 60 in about 3.5 seconds... Once again, if you feel the need to stop and stare, please move yourself to the FAR RIGHT side of the road or aisle for the convenience of the others, but DO NOT camp out in the LEFT lane!!
Here's what it breaks down to... YOU ARE NOT A SPECIAL WALLFLOWER.
now, I know... "but Quiet Mouse, there you go again..." SERIOUSLY? All it takes is this little thing called COURTESY.... what?? I think we, especially as Americans, greedy for our shopping cart full of consumables, have forgotten this one important factor, which really... is the ONLY thing that matters when dealing with about 90% of people. You DON'T HAVE to like other people. You DON'T HAVE to be thier friends. But a little bit of respect and courtesy for the others on the road and aisles will go a tremendous way. Its just another way of paying it forward. One nice deed will earn much more good karma than yelling and cussing with road rage at people who can't even here you.
IS IT REALLY WORTH YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE RAISING THAT MUCH?
Ok, so drivers... LISTEN UP!! Driving is much like math. It is a constant force in the universe and some things about it will NEVER CHANGE. For example... the highway exit you NEED to get off at, well, it's still the SAME PLACE it was the last 1, 2, 10, 20, 50 times you have driven on this road. If you need to get off at the next right exit... WTF ARE YOU DOING IN THE LEFT LANE?? YOU slow traffic down by speeding up and then JAMMING on your brakes to get in front of someone else. So EVERYONE behind your inconsiderate A$$ is jamming their brakes NOW to avoid hitting you!
Or another example... we all love these menaces to the flow of traffic. The fu@#er who knows he needs to merge from right to left onto the road and he speeds up and goes as far down as he or she can THEN wants to cut in line. CHEATER!! LOSER!! I urge other considerate drivers to NOT let this person in. DO NOT let yourself be the doormat to this lifetime underacheiver. THIS is what we call the BOTTOM OF THE BARREL. Once again, this person is NOT A SPECIAL WALLFLOWER. Do not give them any more incentive to interrupt the constant flow of things.
I am gonna kind of re-cap a little to sum this up cause I know some people just DON'T GET IT... and that's fine. I have to tell my toddlers everything about a hundred thousand times too. So for all you adult babes... here goes:
If you NEED to be in the RIGHT lane: STAY in the RIGHT lane.
The exit you need to get off at HASN'T MOVED!! It is still there, so get in the appropriate lane please.
The left lane is for PASSING, not so you can speed up and JAM ON YOUR BRAKES trying to enter the lane you SHOULD have been in the first place!
Pull your cell phone AWAY from your ear and DRIVE!! NOT TEXT, NOT DRUNK DIAL!!
Put BOTH hands on the wheel, NOT putting on your makeup! NOT shaving! NOT picking your nose!
And for God's sake... USE YOUR F*#KING TURN SIGNALS!!
All you safe and courteous drivers. THANK YOU and BLESS YOU. But you other people who think you are special and want to break the rules... I JUST WISH THE COPS HAD TIME TO BUST YOU... rather than attacking people in their homes smoking cannabis... ooooohhh!! Yep, Quiet Mouse just HAD to go there...
This has been my public service announcement for the day, lol...
the Quiet Mouse has his eye out on you.
Peace. Love. Respect

1 comment:

  1. LOL! I got a good laugh out of that. You forgot to mention the people that think the grocery store is social atmosphere. Don't know if you noticed but yesterday I was waiting PATIENTLY for these 2 chatterboxes to get out of the way of my damn bacon. Finally I asked if I could cut in to get it. It's ok to catch up and whatnot, but not RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DAMN FOOD!
    And the people that park their cart right in the damn middle of the lane. Grrrrrrr...

    Good one today!

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