Beware of the No-Class!
I am going to tell this story in “real-time” for entertainment (likely more mine than yours).
I am traveling south on the 73 toll road in the slow lane, doing about 65 mph and approaching an onramp. There is a wall of cars blocking the path of any would-be merger. As that very thought crosses my mind, I see a car round the corner of the on-ramp and start its final run….In an effort to avoid the inevitable break-check that is about to occur (many Southern Californian drivers have extreme issues with merging), I put my signal on, check for traffic, and move to the next lane over.
In the next lane, I notice that the line of cars in the slow lane is longer than I anticipated. Realizing that the merging car will cause many of these cars to spill over into the lane I was now in, I put my signal on, check for traffic, and begin to merge into the next lane…
Here’s where things get interesting…as I start my merge, I notice a silver SUV at least 200 yards behind me coming up a little fast, but with plenty of room to move into the next lane over (completely free of traffic). Well evidently, my turn signal is causing quite an issue for this malicious Mercedes because like a moth to a flame, it tracks right up on my back bumper.
Wait…what’s this? flashing headlights? Oh, how original - I guess if we were in Germany, outside of Stuttgart, those flashing headlights might evoke a reaction. So now she makes an abrupt lane change to the left (with no signal, mind you) and stomps the gas. I think I hear the distinct whine of the entry-level M-”No”Class horn! What an honor…why to have such a noble car honk in my honor after a hard day’s work truly inspires me! Hey - this is no ordinary sound of the horn this is a symphony of delightful notes clearly meant for only the finest of European opera houses…The No-Class is beside me now, and I am being treated to what can only be explained as a convulsive display of dance. It’s humorous actually, I want to laugh, but I dare not make light of this extremely important person’s plight..for any delay in their trip home may result in a 30-second delay in their trip to Baja Fresh (beacause they are, no doubt, a connoisseur of the finest dining - the owners of an M-Class and all). Read the rest of this entry »
