My Dad and I carpooled together for quite a while, and during this time, I really came to know my dad pretty well. 80 miles a day sitting next to someone gives you some quality time together. What I realized is I got my temper from my Dad, and almost everything related to driving irritates him, just like me! Hey, I've been driving back and forth to Tempe from Casa Grande for about 4 years. My dad has been doing it for about 30 years. It starts to get to you.
Sometimes the things that come out of his mouth are so random that they make me just crack up! Other times I just have to bite my tongue.
A few of his more common statements while on the road are:
"I wish I could install a rocket launcher on here and blow everyone off the road." This is an ongoing joke and every year I promise him one for Christmas. One day, it'll happen and he's going to poo his pants! But that'll be after he blows a few people off the road, or until the rockets run out!
"Does anyone work anymore?"
"Doesn't anyone ever stay home anymore?" Hmmm... that one kind of contradicts the other one right? But they're both referencing the same thing. Why the heck are so many people on the road and not at home or at work? Yep, I think I figured that one out!
"Everyone and their mother must be out today"
My dad is under the impression that anyone that is driving badly must be on their phone. So every time a vehicle swerves a little the first thing he says is "they must be on their stupid cell phone, probably texting someone". Even when they're not and I can plainly see they aren't he still swears that they are. As we pull past them he's glued to the window looking to see if they're messing with their phone. They could be doing anything and he'll be convinced that they were playing with their phone.
He's also decided that every trucker on the road is an idiot. I guess when you work at a warehouse and deal with them all the time you can gain some animosity towards them if the interactions between them aren't so pleasant. I think that's generally the case with everything at work! But work, that's a whole other topic! Although we do drive a lot, more than the average joe and you do start to get a bit tired of all of the silly road shenanigans that are on going and seem to be getting worse. Although it's not like I help the situation, I have quite a temper when it comes to driving too. What's really scary, is when we're both mad. Now there's some road rage coming at ya!
A few of his more common statements while on the road are:
"I wish I could install a rocket launcher on here and blow everyone off the road." This is an ongoing joke and every year I promise him one for Christmas. One day, it'll happen and he's going to poo his pants! But that'll be after he blows a few people off the road, or until the rockets run out!
"Does anyone work anymore?"
"Doesn't anyone ever stay home anymore?" Hmmm... that one kind of contradicts the other one right? But they're both referencing the same thing. Why the heck are so many people on the road and not at home or at work? Yep, I think I figured that one out!
"Everyone and their mother must be out today"
My dad is under the impression that anyone that is driving badly must be on their phone. So every time a vehicle swerves a little the first thing he says is "they must be on their stupid cell phone, probably texting someone". Even when they're not and I can plainly see they aren't he still swears that they are. As we pull past them he's glued to the window looking to see if they're messing with their phone. They could be doing anything and he'll be convinced that they were playing with their phone.
He's also decided that every trucker on the road is an idiot. I guess when you work at a warehouse and deal with them all the time you can gain some animosity towards them if the interactions between them aren't so pleasant. I think that's generally the case with everything at work! But work, that's a whole other topic! Although we do drive a lot, more than the average joe and you do start to get a bit tired of all of the silly road shenanigans that are on going and seem to be getting worse. Although it's not like I help the situation, I have quite a temper when it comes to driving too. What's really scary, is when we're both mad. Now there's some road rage coming at ya!
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