Being Tailgated...grrrr
Date: November 17, 2011
I commute EARLY in the morning. This time of year, it's dark. The stars are out. You get the picture. So, I was on my way in this morning, almost here, and a car was behind me, jammping right up on my rear bumper. I was not driving at a snail's pace either. What made it worse is he had not only his lights illuminating the interior of my car, but 2 halogen fog lights on also.
So I pulled into the driveway leading to my building, and he is hot on my bumper, still. I pulled around the back of my building and saw him go to the parking lot of the building next door. Evidently that company has a 6:30 am shift starting, so many folks were arriving, so I decided to have a chat with my tailgater. I found him sitting in his car, the music thumping so loudly, the chasis of his vehicle was cvibrating. Sheesh. Finally, after about a minute, he noticed me standing there, in the dark. I spoke.
I didn't go "Michael Douglas in Falling Down" on him, but I did tell him he was very rude and that kind of driving is dangerous. If something had come out and I had to jam on my brakes, that he would have rearended me, etc.
Maybe it went in one ear and out the other, but it made me feel good!