tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post633849170098805111..comments2023-07-19T04:05:34.796-04:00Comments on Of Cabbages and Kings: The Silent Communication of Commuting: Also About the Elmo TruckAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-17932286446798199622008-10-22T08:13:00.000-04:002008-10-22T08:13:00.000-04:00Chyna- HA!-- I feel so set-up for that one. :) I r...Chyna- HA!-- I feel so set-up for that one. :) I really should have seen that coming.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-27209525062162509072008-10-21T19:01:00.000-04:002008-10-21T19:01:00.000-04:00Yep good ol' Beowulf. Not even sure she had an id...Yep good ol' Beowulf. Not even sure she had an idea who that is or maybe she stole the plates off of someone else. What really scares me now is that she got a new vehicle and different plates. Now she's a wulf in sheep's clothing. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-38662090785741417792008-10-20T13:00:00.000-04:002008-10-20T13:00:00.000-04:00OMG, the "the Jersey Hand Wave and Rhetorical Ques...OMG, the "the Jersey Hand Wave and Rhetorical Question Combo Pack" must be genetic. I was not of driving age while I lived in NJ, and learned on the mellow byways of the rural Adirondacks...<BR/><BR/>...but since moving to the Cape and dealing with all the Mass-holes, not to mention the gang from Connecticut who believe fervantly that no road rules apply to them, the Hand wave and rhet questions things has risen to the top.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-77722880230777004732008-10-17T07:50:00.000-04:002008-10-17T07:50:00.000-04:00Babs- Heh, yes, it's amusing how extra-politeness ...Babs- Heh, yes, it's amusing how extra-politeness can get the goat of rude drivers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-60159334300934722562008-10-16T21:01:00.000-04:002008-10-16T21:01:00.000-04:00I don't drive but I've seen it all as a passenger....I don't drive but I've seen it all as a passenger. Mo usually waves, smiles sweetly and calls out "Bless you!" That really gets 'em angry!Babs (Beetle)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06172908857369441800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-46209654835799690212008-10-16T19:13:00.000-04:002008-10-16T19:13:00.000-04:00Jaffer- Aw, I had this really dramatic vision of i...Jaffer- Aw, I had this really dramatic vision of it in my head-- rats. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-64417956707487379112008-10-16T19:03:00.000-04:002008-10-16T19:03:00.000-04:00LOL ! It was more like a very loud NO !LOL ! It was more like a very loud NO !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-57878130962125706982008-10-16T18:35:00.000-04:002008-10-16T18:35:00.000-04:00Confused- Well, you might still be able to get tha...Confused- Well, you might still be able to get that if you hang out after a big sports game, or, say, go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. No need to drive 900 miles 'til the day is done. :)<BR/><BR/>Chyna- How strange for you to have met Beowulf in person... I don't know what I'd do if I met the Elmo Truck Man face-to-face. Sounds like Beowulf is a ticking timebomb.<BR/><BR/>Jaffer- Was the "Noooo!" all in slow-mo like in the movies? Because, well, it was just now in my head. :)<BR/><BR/>Melanie- Oh boy, and when you've got a neighbor like that, you have to wonder at how lucky they've been all this time? I know my grandpa took us on some wild rides, too, before we made him give up his license!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-89526264221268030032008-10-16T18:08:00.000-04:002008-10-16T18:08:00.000-04:00Humvee comes by, riding up over the back of both v...Humvee comes by, riding up over the back of both vehicles, crushing the drivers within, killing them instantly....<BR/><BR/>Ok, you had me laughing like crazy there! <BR/><BR/>I don't have to deal with a lot of traffic on my 3 block drive to work, but there is my 80 yr old neighbor lady who does not look right nor left when she backs out of her driveway or at intersections. She figures if she's behind the wheel she's got the right of way. Can't tell you how often she's nearly plowed into me.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424489590437278846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-68428148138667083472008-10-16T18:00:00.000-04:002008-10-16T18:00:00.000-04:00OMG Jenn, it was just like frogger. Refer to this ...OMG Jenn, it was just like frogger. Refer to this illustration - http://is.gd/4ddz<BR/><BR/>I'd just got off the bus and wanted to cross the street. But as soon as I stepped on the road, the lights turn green !<BR/>I phased out and just stood there while the driver was ready to move the bus.<BR/>He didn't notice me as he was paying attention to passing traffic.<BR/><BR/>A woman who'd got off with me screamed "NOOOO..." and that when I came to my senses, and stepped back up onto the sidewalk - with just a second to spare !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-74105487757083573942008-10-16T17:28:00.000-04:002008-10-16T17:28:00.000-04:00My nemesis was a black Chevy truck with a personal...My nemesis was a black Chevy truck with a personalize plate reading Beowulf. You'd think how literate and polite this person must be. HA!!! She was the worst driver on this green earth. One day I had the unfortunate luck of being behind her when she started drifting towards the edge of a railroad overpass with some huge power poles. I couldn't decide if I should let her or honk my horn and cause her to over-correct. Yep she is one of those cellphone connected to ear people. Actually met her since she worked with my dh. So wanted to tell her off but it was a company function. ;< I did find out that she has went off the road numerous times and got numerous tickets because on top of the weaving she speeds. Can't tell you how happy I was when she quit and got a job in another direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-74343946576320961522008-10-16T17:06:00.000-04:002008-10-16T17:06:00.000-04:00after 3 million miles long hauling in a truck I ca...after 3 million miles long hauling in a truck I can't say I miss all that stuff..really I don't..honest.. excpet maybe that young lady in Chicago that flashed me on I 94..that I miss..:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-40337756027805840122008-10-16T16:44:00.000-04:002008-10-16T16:44:00.000-04:00Crikey, Jaffer-- it sounds like we're extremely lu...Crikey, Jaffer-- it sounds like we're extremely lucky you're still alive and all in one piece. Stop playing your own personal brand of Frogger out there, will ya? :) It's dangerous!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-30532133079417252132008-10-16T16:40:00.000-04:002008-10-16T16:40:00.000-04:00Well, I don't drive and I take the bus to work - w...Well, I don't drive and I take the bus to work - which I believe is much bigger than the Elmo Truck.<BR/>I guess it is also the only vehicle on the road (besides the emergency ones) whom you must yield to and that can also get away running through red-lights.<BR/><BR/>So for the most part I won't have to worry about being thrown off the road by another vehicle.<BR/><BR/>But I have been in a bus that was hit by another bus. And I also was in a streetcar that hit a Civic.<BR/>And another time I was almost hit by a bus ! Whew !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-15563042233326098092008-10-16T14:47:00.000-04:002008-10-16T14:47:00.000-04:00Reforming Geek- Ah, yes, the Little Old Lady demog...Reforming Geek- Ah, yes, the Little Old Lady demographic has been known to snarl our traffic fairly well, too-- especially if there's the faintest dusting of snow. And you're right about the phone-- ever notice almost anyone who speeds up and slows down for seemingly no reason is on the phone? :)<BR/><BR/>Anna- I think you may have something there with your gunrack theory. :) "Note to self- at a four way stop, let Anna go first." :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-79059208694856567232008-10-16T14:39:00.000-04:002008-10-16T14:39:00.000-04:00Chachi! Ha - I love that one. I notice that peop...Chachi! Ha - I love that one. I notice that people are much more polite on the road when they notice the gun rack in my back window.<BR/><BR/>Coincidence? I think not?<BR/><BR/>:^) AnnaAnna Leflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968276973881720329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-11565228668816700172008-10-16T13:54:00.000-04:002008-10-16T13:54:00.000-04:00Great post. I'm feeling your pain down here in Te...Great post. I'm feeling your pain down here in Texas with all the trucks and LOLs (Little Old Ladies). And what's with folks driving 30 miles below the speed limit? Saving gas? Ha! They are usually on the DAMN phone. I don't understand why it can't wait.ReformingGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990465686765948682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-53768087588371116832008-10-16T11:36:00.000-04:002008-10-16T11:36:00.000-04:00Meg- I can deal with you being a driver I might ha...Meg- I can deal with you being a driver I might have to give the Jersey Hand Wave and Rhetorical Question to... <BR/><BR/>As long as you're not driving the Elmo Truck, we're cool. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-1236424923672436882008-10-16T11:10:00.000-04:002008-10-16T11:10:00.000-04:00Ahem. I might actually be one of those idiots. I ...Ahem. I might actually be one of those idiots. I swear I'm going to make me some 10X11 signs to hold up after I...ah...cut someone off or something:<BR/><BR/>Sorry, kids are distracting me.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, I'm new here.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, thinking about my dysfunctional marriage.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, listening to Wilco.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, planning my next blog post.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16253518897502046799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-64701421843813162042008-10-16T10:58:00.000-04:002008-10-16T10:58:00.000-04:00Sue- Oh, gosh, yes, I don't even know how you mana...Sue- Oh, gosh, yes, I don't even know how you manage with that ginormous commute and still keep your sanity. That's a long time and a LOT of mileage.<BR/><BR/>Chaotically Calm- See, you've just proven the "Thanks, Sweetie" is a strangely effective stress reliever. :) I'm pretty low-key most times I'm driving, though I have been known to stay stuff that would make a longshoreman blush. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-62991315981425445902008-10-16T10:45:00.000-04:002008-10-16T10:45:00.000-04:00LMAO...too funny. Remember that the car makes eve...LMAO...too funny. Remember that the car makes every a warrior. We morph into someone else once behind all that steal. Personally I'm more of the one finger salute while yelling thanks Sweetie right back at you jack-off.....ok maybe I too need some help.<BR/><BR/>Keep the funny coming, I love it!Chaotically Calmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02076191018013608974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-50354081977920420702008-10-16T10:44:00.000-04:002008-10-16T10:44:00.000-04:00I have to pick one? Umm...can't do. I commute abou...I have to pick one? Umm...can't do. I commute about 100 miles a day (around 48 miles from work one way) and the number of idiots I deal with on those long drives every morning and evening are astronomical. In the six years I've been doing this it has been impossible to narrow my choices down to one or two problem people...<BR/>SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-49402525442769472482008-10-16T09:33:00.000-04:002008-10-16T09:33:00.000-04:00Shieldmaiden- And he sounds like one of those that...Shieldmaiden- And he sounds like one of those that you just KNOW annoys people in hundreds of little ways all day-- in and out of his car. <BR/><BR/>He's the guy who cuts in front of you in line, or talks loudly on his cell phone in public areas... <BR/><BR/>He's the one who probably irritates coworkers, or interrupts, or uses the last coffee in the pot without making more. <BR/><BR/>Maybe he'll meet up with the Elmo Truck someday. I guarantee, it won't be pretty. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-68109002398006231912008-10-16T09:20:00.000-04:002008-10-16T09:20:00.000-04:00My nemesis for years was a guy in a large SUV and ...My nemesis for years was a guy in a large SUV and a blinding white shirt and tie. He'd tailgate me through Greenville, DE, on a road that runs right into Wilmington...no real point in the tailgating since its light after light and its not like you can gain any time getting around anyone. He was always on the phone. Who wants to talk to his ass at 7:20am?? I used to will him to stop at my favorite coffee joint so I could have a word with him. Or give him mean looks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com