things I hated about my drive home

cieglo · Post by **cieglo** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:17 am

Driving home today I decided I needed to tell someone about all the things I hated about this particular drive. 1. That guy in the maroon crappy, 80's beat-up Jeep Cherokee with the PURPLE rear window tint. Purple? ugh.2. That person in the maroon (maybe a pattern here...) Accord LX with two Statefarm and one AAA sticker who could not drive in a straight line and had a badge on the trunk that said, and I quote, "Curvetastic Handling" What the heck does that mean? Curvetastic? Does that mean it corners well or is that why the driver could not drive in a straight line? If it represents good handling, did they realize it is on a 4-door Accord? NOT sports car material, not even "sporty" car material. I realize I drive a wagon, but its got some giddy-up. Plus, when does "curve" deserve a "tastic" suffix? But of course that got me thinking that "fan" may not deserve a "tastic" ending either, which of course begs the question, what does "tastic" really mean anyway, which brings me to -3. That guy in the black (see, its not a color thing) Grand Am that somehow slipped into my blind spot as I was scooting across 4 lanes of highway accelerating past 75mph and thinking about the entemology of the suffix "tastic". How dare he? I almost smeared the both of us all over the guard rail. Plus, is entomology really the word I meant to use? I think that it is actually the science of bugs and not the science of the root of where words come from, which is what I meant to say. Plus - 4. 13 miles on Rte95 south of Philly and not one opening big enough to push it up into lift. Crappy 40mph crawl all the way home when I wasn't dodging dodgy Grand Ams.5. I bet the Powerball ticket I bought on the way home won't win, probably won't even match a single number, again. It's like $2 a week I may as well flush down the toilet or use to wallpaper the garage. Is it a problem when you offer to make a bet on the bet you just made?6. I need to wash the Vibe again, but its cold out and if I drag out the stuff then my wife will want me to wash the van and if I don't then tonight I probably won't get - do you know how long it takes to wash a Windstar? Those windows are huge and you gotta reach all the way across because there is a big pile of snow on the other side of the car that I'm not standing in, plus when I wash the van I always end up getting overspray on the vibe which will leave spots, even with the Mr.Clean Autowash spotless system which otherwise works really well. Was that a long sentence? So now the Vibe will look like crap until I wash it again.7. I feel sick. You know, that cloudyin-the-head feeling and sticky-in-the-back-of-the-throat feeling. Its probably partly responsible for this message. But what's worse is I don't feel like a beer (nice cold home-brew lager or Irish Stout) because it will taste like crap because I feel sick.OK, that's enough. Sorry for taking up all your time with this nonsense.

Atomb · Post by **Atomb** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:15 am

so i'm driving home in my trusty old maroon jeep cherokee the other day when i notice a dirty lava vibe drive by...i was barely moving on I-95 so i had a chance to get a decent look at it...i was telling my brother about the this vibe (he drives a maroon accord LX with a great bumper sticker..can't remember exactly what it says though...we like the colour maroon) and he says "ya i know EXACTLY which vibe you're talking about!", he then goes on to explain that a buddy of his that he was trying to catch up to had to deal with the same vibe! his buddy, drives a black Grand Am, was driving along when all of a sudden that vibe comes barrelling over into his lane and proceeds to 'scoot' across 4 lanes of highway, during rush hour!! i bet his wife drives a mini-van or something...windstar even!geez i proclaim...sometimes i hate my drive home. he agreed and said his buddy in the black grand am also felt that way.

kostby · Post by **kostby** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:12 am

ROFLMAO! Good one, Atomb!

cieglo · Post by **cieglo** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:22 am

Quote, originally posted by Atomb Â»geez i proclaim...sometimes i hate my drive home. he agreed and said his buddy in the black grand am also felt that way.excellent! I'm glad somebody is keeping an eye on us jerk vibe drivers, glad to know there is a support network out there.

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:27 am

hahah good one Tom heheand yes that was funny but I do feel your pain there bro... talk to my wife, she is a picture perfect example of how one SHOULD drive and she freely tells anyone who does differently on the rode what they are doing wrong.

cieglo · Post by **cieglo** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:42 am

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik Â»she is a picture perfect example of how one SHOULD drive and she freely tells anyone who does differently on the rode what they are doing wrong. I like when she's in the passenger seat making little whimpers and "AH!" sounds and holding on to the Oh-Jesus bar for life when I pass people, cut corners or generally drive like I have someplace to go...then she drives exactly the same way in her van!

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:56 am

Well there was an incident in my wife's Vibe where the passanger seat belt buckle thats connected under the seat had come loose, I forget why. Anyway we're driving along and I'm in the passanger seat and Hope is driving... me being the "lets not hit anyone and not dent the car." passanger seat driver notices the car ahead has stopped.But we keep driving closer and closer and rather fast and I finally say "The car stopped ahead of us." intime for her to hit the brakes HARD. Well me wearing a seatbelt thats about as usefull as braces on a toothless person goes flying towards the windshield expecting to go through... but the Airbag wires that detect the seatbelt is clicked in brought me to a halt. Other then that, her fast driving, colourful language and hand signals... I'm still alive and though I don't wave my finger around in my car due to the windows being so dark no one outside would see me anyway... I drive the same way.

Atomb · Post by **Atomb** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:06 am

Quote, originally posted by cieglo Â»excellent! I'm glad somebody is keeping an eye on us jerk vibe drivers, glad to know there is a support network out there.just felt goofy on a monday afternoon....

kostby · Post by **kostby** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:31 pm

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik Â» ...fast driving, colourful language and hand signals... LOL They ALWAYS seem to go together, don't they!We have a joke in our family about why I use the horn when I'm, uh, 'sufficiently motivated' ...Because A. "Hand signals just aren't effective, especially in the dark", and B. Yelling at the top of your lungs, 'We Have No Brakes!' when the windows are rolled up just doesn't get anyone's attention.

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:30 pm

Hope wants a horn that blares loudly "WHAT THE F*&^ ARE YOU DOING?" would save her voice

cieglo · Post by **cieglo** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:40 pm

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik Â»Hope wants a horn that blares loudly "WHAT THE F*&^ ARE YOU DOING?" would save her voice That's a good point, and I really should post this on the "what I dislike about my vibe" thread, but the Vibe horn is terrible. I want the horn to say "@#$#$^#$^&@#$^%$^%$^%#" but instead it say, "excuse me please, but you seem you be mildly interupting my - um, sir, ma'am, please, listen to me, hello? I'm talking here. hello?"

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