a tale of tails, tenacity, and tedium, as told by me, usually barefoot and bellowing

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Rage

Word prompts for Sunday's Whirligig

My wrathful fingers pranced as the shady character began drifting into my lane while he was dialing his blasted cell phone.  My obscene gestures had no affect when he drove between me and the posts to park in the only empty parking spot for blocks.

Instead of grabbing my baseball bat I keep in the car (just in case) and shattering his window in an extreme fit of road, no, parking rage.  I reached deeply within myself and found the nice lady who was lolling around without a worry.

She simply told me, "Chill.  Go home.  Bathe. Relax. Have a drink.  He ain't worth the trouble."

12 comments:

Jae Rose said...

And breathe..not many people are worth the energy or trouble..always best to drive on and home to a nice cup of tea..and a cleansing poem ;)

eileeninmd said...

I can not count all the times I have felt road rage from all the idiot drivers. It is important to keep calm and breathe!
Have a happy day!

Keith's Ramblings said...

I stopped tearing my hair out when it stopped growing back! We seem to have taken a very similar road this week!

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LilliStJohn said...

It really is scary today, with the people that react this way with road rage. I see it happening from time to time and a lot more than it ever used to be. I just drive and mind my business - no fingers in the air, no unkind words, no angry eyes, no horn blasts - let them rage at someone else, for I do not want that pistol in the car pointed at me in a fit of rage. Gee, WHY ARE PEOPLE SO ANGRY ANYWAY, to behave in such a disgraceful manner?? Very well written Gail. I like what Jae Rose said.....not worth the energy or trouble, always best to drive on and home to a nice cuppa tea, eh.

Magical Mystical Teacher said...

It's that baseball bat that has me worried!

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MadSnapper said...

I LOVE IT.. LOVE IT...LOVE IT... this fits our traffic here perfectly. there is so much traffic and so many raging people.. anger is the norm.. did i say i love this.. great JOB

Old Egg said...

Are you sure he didn't return later to find two tires flat?

The Blog of Bee said...

I cannot stand it when they do that - and they do, do it!

Lowcarb team member said...

"Chill. Go home. Bathe. Relax. Have a drink. He ain't worth the trouble."

Absolutely right!

All the best Jan

C.C. said...

Glad you find the nice lady that was lolling around inside without a worry! Mine forgets to come out sometimes ;-)

Unknown said...

Bravo ... loved the story and the great advice the lolling lady gave you ;-) Bastet

21 Wits said...

Ha! Ha! I totally agree, cheers! Fun stuff and love that photo.

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