I'm playing hookey today.
Got up, as usual on a Monday morning at three and there was no snow.
Showered then looked outside and the van was covered in cold white crap that was still falling.
Looked again at four, no snow falling so I cleaned the snow off the van and logged in to start work.
Snow started falling heavily again at five, before I'd found any work. It's still falling heavily now.
I've seen Christchurch drivers.
I logged out and have decided to have the day off.
Bloody global warming!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Old Farts. Why?
What is it about old farts?
More importantly how the bloody hell did they last long enough to become old farts?
I was driving down Worcester Boulevard yesterday lunch time in the sunshine. There was an old fart wandering up the road (the footpath, at least three metres wide, was obviously not wide enough for him) ahead of me.
As I got to within 3 metres of him he changed direction and wandered right across my path.
Having witnessed old farts stupidity before I was prepared for this and braked while the old fart wandered on oblivious to his narrow escape.
This behaviour is common on the streets of Christchurch.
Old farts have become a serious road hazard, wandering into traffic regularly and driving atrociously.
It is not uncommon to see an old fart driving 20 – 25 KPH below the speed limit along busy highways, always looking straight ahead (because they can no longer turn their heads on their necks), often weaving across the lane.
Nor is it uncommon to have old farts stop in front of you in the middle of the road without warning or obvious reason, pull over right or left without signal or slow right down in the middle of the road, signal a turn and then carry on straight ahead regardless of the actions of other traffic.
Pedestrian and driver behaviour of old farts has become far worse over the last year.
I make this point because I am not far away from qualifying as an old fart and I want to avoid becoming this bloody stupid.
I also now need to have answered my original question; How do you last long enough to become an old fart?
More importantly how the bloody hell did they last long enough to become old farts?
I was driving down Worcester Boulevard yesterday lunch time in the sunshine. There was an old fart wandering up the road (the footpath, at least three metres wide, was obviously not wide enough for him) ahead of me.
As I got to within 3 metres of him he changed direction and wandered right across my path.
Having witnessed old farts stupidity before I was prepared for this and braked while the old fart wandered on oblivious to his narrow escape.
This behaviour is common on the streets of Christchurch.
Old farts have become a serious road hazard, wandering into traffic regularly and driving atrociously.
It is not uncommon to see an old fart driving 20 – 25 KPH below the speed limit along busy highways, always looking straight ahead (because they can no longer turn their heads on their necks), often weaving across the lane.
Nor is it uncommon to have old farts stop in front of you in the middle of the road without warning or obvious reason, pull over right or left without signal or slow right down in the middle of the road, signal a turn and then carry on straight ahead regardless of the actions of other traffic.
Pedestrian and driver behaviour of old farts has become far worse over the last year.
I make this point because I am not far away from qualifying as an old fart and I want to avoid becoming this bloody stupid.
I also now need to have answered my original question; How do you last long enough to become an old fart?
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