| Wednesday, July 24, 2002 |
11:11 - I knew you were gonna do that!
|
(top)  |
I was second in line at the stop light this morning at Silver Creek and Capitol; the minivan in front of me had been caught by the red a little off-guard, and had gone several feet over the line. As I came up behind her, she was backing slowly into position. I gave her a goodly amount of space, and when she came to a stop, there were some two feet of padding area between us.
But then, a few moments later, I notice that her reverse lights are still on. Ahhh... hah. Let me just... a little... yeah. Behind me there's a good half a car length in front of the next car, so I put it into reverse and back up another two or three feet.
The minivan's reverse lights are still on. I've got my eyes fixed on them. I know, I just know what's going to happen... I can't peel my eyes away. And sure enough, the left-turn light goes green, the cars in the lane on my left start moving, and... the minivan in front of me barrels about two or three feet in reverse straight towards me before lurching to a flustered, fluttery stop, shifting, and staggering off in a forwardly direction.
All I could do was glare, as I pulled away myself. I knew you were going to do that. And for the sake of my front bumper, I'm glad.
|
|
