Friday, 3 July 2009

what do you do in yours?

I had a rather interesting commute into work this morning. I know, commutes to work are not interesting, and yes I would have to agree with you the majority of the time, but this morning was different.
I was following a rather weevy car this morning, and thought it best to get past him as quickly as possible, mostly because I was curious about why he was suffering from the inability to keep his car between 2 white lines. Last time I had been following something that wobbly was a lorry, whose driver was trying to peel a banana whilst sterring with his elbows. This driver was doing something a little different; he was shaving. It was an electric one, not a foam and razor type job, that would get rather messy, especially on a bumpy road. In fact, I doubt that hitting a bump with an electric one is none too pleasant either.
It was the first time I had seen someone shaving and driving at the same time, I wonder if they could pull you over for that?
A few cars up, I overtook a woman trying to apply makeup. I would love to know what she looked like at the end of the journey, and pray she didn't try anything with a mascara pen...
Now I probably look a bit odd when people overtake me, I tend to turn up the music, set the cruise control and sing along, quite loudly (and badly) to whatever is in the CD player at the time. But thats normal, everyone does that don't they? Shaving and makeup, not normal. Piece of advice for anyone who does do this, get up earlier, or you will cause yourself an injury!!
Its always entertaining looking into the car you are passing, I have seen people with the road atlas on the wheel. I've always wondered about what happens if they come to a roundabout...I guess not everyone is ready for a satnav. And people with a drink in their hands, I would invest in good car upholstery cleaner before it is too late.
So tomorrow during my commute, I would like a nice, quiet, dull drive in please, so much amusement is not good first thing in the morning.

1 comment:

  1. Satnav is, of course, the devil's invention. Surely just as distracting as having a shave, applying make-up, peeling bananas, playing Pokemon (ok possibly slightly less distracting than that)

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