On Sunday, while driving to church, my check engine light started flashing. The manual recommended not driving the car over 31mph (not sure why they didn’t just go with 30 but I’ll take the extra 1mph) and taking the car straight to a shop. I turned around, went home, and arranged my schedule so I could take the car in on my way to work Monday morning. [Read more…] about Becoming the Driver I Hate
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The Speed Limit
Dear fellow drivers that travel along Garner Road between Martin Luther King Boulevard and Yeargan Road,
I have a confession to make. There have been many times where I have been frustrated with you. You probably didn’t know this (unless you could tell because I was tailgating you) but I wanted to get this off my chest and clear the air. The reason I get frustrated is simple. You are rarely driving the speed limit. [Read more…] about The Speed Limit
How I Became a Patient Driver
I was driving home from work today on I-40 and there was something that was really annoying me: impatient drivers. There is a stretch of road that I drive home where the right lane ends. It has been that way for as long as I can remember, yet it still causes traffic every morning and afternoon. It really baffles me about why people don’t realize that the lane is ending and just go ahead and merge over. Sure there are some drivers that may be driving that stretch for the first time, but many drive it every day. What I have realized is that it gets backed up every day due to impatient drivers. [Read more…] about How I Became a Patient Driver