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So. I'm super pissed. But I thought y'all might get a laugh out of this.
I'm working again. Retirement just about killed me. But the new job is about an hours drive each way. Through narrow roads with traffic.
Today was a beautiful day and I decided to ride one of my motorcycles to work. The main road has a speed limit of 45 mph. Not long into the ride, I saw that the lane I was in was barely moving up ahead. So I waited for a hole. Changed lanes and soon saw why. It was a teenage looking kid on a sickly scooter. Not one of those types capable of freeway speeds, but the type that went 30 when it was new. And this one did about 17 mph and sounded like it was coming apart.
I passed. Kind of forgotten about him and stopped at the next light behind two cars in the right hand straight lane. It is an exceptionally long light. Eventually I saw scooter boy breeze by in the far right turning lane. But instead of turning. He dove back into the straight lane as the light turned green....and we had to again take turns trying to get around him!
This time, I flipped up my visor and gave him a look and revved my engine as I passed him in his own lane.
That would've been sufficient. Except at the next light about 100 yards away, he did the exact same thing!
I was still doing about 16 miles an hour when it was time to make my turn to continue heading for work. Behind this friggin jerk, and a half dozen other vehicles.
It's now about 6:30.
I rode in at about 1.
I'm still fuming.
I'm working again. Retirement just about killed me. But the new job is about an hours drive each way. Through narrow roads with traffic.
Today was a beautiful day and I decided to ride one of my motorcycles to work. The main road has a speed limit of 45 mph. Not long into the ride, I saw that the lane I was in was barely moving up ahead. So I waited for a hole. Changed lanes and soon saw why. It was a teenage looking kid on a sickly scooter. Not one of those types capable of freeway speeds, but the type that went 30 when it was new. And this one did about 17 mph and sounded like it was coming apart.
I passed. Kind of forgotten about him and stopped at the next light behind two cars in the right hand straight lane. It is an exceptionally long light. Eventually I saw scooter boy breeze by in the far right turning lane. But instead of turning. He dove back into the straight lane as the light turned green....and we had to again take turns trying to get around him!
This time, I flipped up my visor and gave him a look and revved my engine as I passed him in his own lane.
That would've been sufficient. Except at the next light about 100 yards away, he did the exact same thing!
I was still doing about 16 miles an hour when it was time to make my turn to continue heading for work. Behind this friggin jerk, and a half dozen other vehicles.
It's now about 6:30.
I rode in at about 1.
I'm still fuming.
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