Good Start to the Day
I really wish people weren’t idiots sometimes. My neck is sore now, and it’s all because some guy in a Ford Explorer thought that cutting off my bus was a good idea.
A couple facts:
- This a county bus, not some dinky little shuttle
- The SUV and bus were on the same road, heading toward each other
- There was a clear line of sight from bus to SUV for a decent distance; no way the driver should have not seen the bus if they were paying even a slight bit of attention
Irregardless of the above facts, the driver of the SUV decided they were more important than anyone on the bus. Using this logic, they executed a left-hand turn directly in the path of the bus, forcing our driver to slam on the brakes. After a collective exhale and unclenching of various body parts, everyone in the front of the bus was saying how amazed they were that the bus driver managed to avoid t-boning the idiot.
During all this, I was sitting along one of the walls of the bus, and got slammed sideways into the back of the forward-facing seat to my left. This has not done wonders for my back or neck, both of which are currently telling me that my plan to work late today sounds like a miserable idea. I’m going to go give myself a few paper cuts and close my hand in a safe to start feeling better.
