Before Miss Lexie moved to Tennessee, Pennsylvania drivers were the bane of her existence. Unskilled and horribly ill mannered, they would dominate the road in such an offensive way it made her quite frustrated. However there was no way to avoid them, so she dealt with them as politely as she could. The drivers here are a different sort - most of them are very polite, allowing other motorists to merge without the honks and obscene gestures found on most Northern highways. They don't seem to be filled with road rage and, for the most part, don't seem to be obsessed with speed. What they lack is the ability to use turn signals. Having directionals must be a very expensive option on vehicles down here, one most are not able to afford. On her 35 minute commute to and from work on a couple of major roads, Miss Lexie is constantly amazed that anyone gets anywhere without causing multiple car pile ups with all of the unannounced changing of lanes. So, as a public service announcement, I state simply - Please use your turn signals, not telepathy. I don't want to have to read your mind to get where I need to get to safely.
Hahahah I love this post! Drivers in TX are terrible. If you do use your signal, all it seems to do is alert the drivers to speed up because heaven forbid they let you into the lane! Sheesh, no manners.
Reply
Miss Lexie
7/20/2013 10:37:05 am
Sounds like driving in Philadelphia... the Pennsylvania one, not the Tennessee one. There are highways that I won't travel because they are almost certain death traps.
Then there are the ones that are so poorly conceived that if there is an accident, you are stuck for hours and hours because there is no way to get off, and no shoulder to pull on to. I've run out of gas sitting in traffic on the Schuylkill (pronounced SKOO-kill.... damned Yankees and their pronunciations ;-) )
Reply
Leave a Reply.
About me...
I'm a chef, mom of two grown amazing people, a culinary instructor, and now a holistic nutrition and wellness counselor. I will be adding homeopathy to that list of accomplishments soon, and this is a record of my journey towards that and many other goals, along with the stuff that turns me on and off. Like my Facebook page for even more amazing ideas and recipes. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Healthy-People-Culinary-Program/214831771901699?ref=hl