This morning I actually managed to follow a route I had planned out. Through the countryside, onto bridle paths then back onto the main road, increasing the normal commute from 5.6 to 11 miles. Absolutely loved it, apart from the bits of rain and wind that hit me on every side apart from behind me! This evening was a bit different! Tailwind and feeling fresh I set off and immediately realised it was going to be a hellish commute. Just as I left my road a car pulled out in front of me, a few expletives followed, but they weren't done there. They immediately (I'm talking 20 yards later) stopped to park without any signalling, reversed towards me as they "missed" the parking spot and I had to swerve around them onto the other side of the road as another idiot revved his engine behind me. I shook that out of my system and carried on. Got onto the main road and had to go through a set of lights that have a mahoosive pot hole in the ASL so I took the primary about 50 yards beforehand after checking back and not seeing any traffic behind me. Just as I got to the ASL (lights on green) a Vauxhall Insignia with blacked out windows was revving his engine and beeping his horn at me, I carried on being safe to myself as let's face it I will always come off worse, and as they went past they put the window down to shout expletives at me. That didn't bother me, what did is the fact they looked about 12 and had the mental age of a 12 year old, I actually spent the next few minutes wondering if I look old for my age (25). Thought that was it for the day, nope. Coming down a straight road, no cars parked on either side, nothing to obstruct view and some idiot decides to pull out of a side road on the opposite side and nearly take me with him. He was trying to go straight across until I shouted at him from a few metres away and he changed course to turn right. I caught up with him at the set of lights, and he put his window down to talk. He was very apologetic, SMIDSY moment but wished me well for the rest of the commute. After the swearing had stopped going through my head, I said to him "it's alright, just be a bit careful and look properly" to which he apologised again. Then it was a incident free 1.2 miles to work, and a personal best time for this year so far.
Sorry for the essay, oh and when I say idiot please change it to a different word, I only use it to be polite.
Sorry for the essay, oh and when I say idiot please change it to a different word, I only use it to be polite.
I'm not going to tell him he has a brake light out (and has had since at least Tuesday when he did it the first time)
