The Lip Reader

I drive a lot for my job and am learning my way around this area but it all takes time.  This week was like any other, I am driving along on a four lane road in Fort Myers trying to find the turn I need to get to my next store.

In order to do that I have to be in the left lane.  I know the left lane is for speed demons, I get that, but I was going the speed limit and slowing down to move left to turn.   At that point I checked my rear view mirror and apparently I was not going fast enough for an old fart driving a tin can who thought he should attach his front bumper to my trailer hitch.  Seriously, I could see his nose hairs in my rear view mirror and who wants to see that.  What is the hurry here buddy, got a $2 scratch-off just burning a hole in your pocket or what?

So I move left for my turn and at the same time was thinking about a cool summer treat and mouthed the word "fudgicle" which he must have interpreted for something else so he flips me off.  WTF?  So now Mr. Nose Hair is a lip reader?

Now, I would like to flip off someone almost every time I get in my car but I refrain because it is just not civilized.  And besides they might have a gun and its just not worth getting my head blown off cause someone cut me off or drives with their blinker on for 2 miles or forgets they have a blinker at all or the text they are reading is pretty long so they drift into my lane, I could go on but I just keep thinking about summer treats.

Practicing before getting behind the wheel.

I saw a bumper sticker the other day and I might get one for my car.  It said "Tailgating is Bullying."  I would have to agree.  Don't be a bully.   Margaret

PS - let me know if you ever got flipped off while driving and if you deserved it.  I know I didn't.