STAY OFF MY TAILPIPE

Thursday, December 02, 2010

We are blessed with many big, wide streets in Phoenix and the surrounding area.

It should be and can be a joy driving down these beautiful thoroughfares.

But alas, many times the joy is taken away by those who are determined to push and shove their way through life. In this case, to ram their bumper up your tailpipe.

Not content to ride on your tailpipe as soon as they see a few inches of  space between you and the next car---you got it, they shoot through like being shot out of a cannon.

They slide through, move quickly up to press their bumper against another tailpipe and then "shoot" into the next lane. They are gone and out of sight for a few minutes until you quietly and slowly move up beside them at the next stop light.

Yes, I wish I could stop these bullies of the byways. But they are not my main concern. My main concern is ME!

Yes me. I need to get me under control. There is nothing I can do about how others drive. But I can do something about the way I think about it. I can calm down. Smile and say a little prayer for them when I pull up beside them at the next stop light.

BUT WILL I? THAT'S THE QUESTION AND IT'S A GOOD ONE. WILL I?