Cell Phones – Cheese Nips and Etiquette On Four Wheels

When Dr. Noel Williams told me about the Fat Flush Diet he said by Day 4 or 5 you will want to kill someone.  Instead I wanted to break in to Homeland and eat all of the Cheese Nip crackers in stock.  This is Day 5, No Cell Zone.  I felt that same feeling today.  Luckily, I stayed in the office, even for lunch, so my first driving experience was Broadway Extension north 4:45 p.m.

I never go home on Broadway, but I have known forever that the lane runs out at 36th Street and they even give you a big warning  a mile ahead at 23rd Street.  I am so confused how drivers who go this same way home every night forget about the lane ending and drive past all of the cars lined up in the lane that continues north.  Passing  all of us “preparers”  only to get 30 cars ahead of us and wind their way “cutting” in front of us nice guys.  Guess what?  We all know you weren’t “surprised when the lane ended” or “just didn’t see the huge yellow lane ends sign until 36th Street.”

I think I used to overlook all these uncivil people because I was too busy talking on the phone plus I couldn’t yell into my phone mate’s ear.  Today, talking on the phone might be a better idea than feeling incensed, pulling over for a box of Cheese Nips and then speeding to Yoga class to relax.  BUT, I signed the agreement, and I do what I say I’ll do.  Maybe if I go to BC Clark’s and buy that purple ring on the southbound billboard, the glare of the stone will distract me while driving north on Broadway at 23rd.

Best regards,

Hilarie

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