Showing posts with label bad drivers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bad drivers. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

#60 - My Dam Trip

For the past few days I have been on vacation.  Road trips are my favorites because you can see what you want, stop when you feel like it, and experience new and exciting things.  Other side of the coin is dealing with idiots across many states.  This has been no exception.  It seems that there are horrible drivers everywhere.


To remove myself from the highway of idiots I took off on a side road.  I had seen a dam off the side of the highway and decided it was a good thing to go see.  So off I went.  The high side of the dam was beautiful, with it's wildlife and glistening water with steam dancing on top.  Such a gorgeous site.  So peaceful, a nice change of pace from the rat-race that was the highway.


The other side of the damn was very different.  The loud rumble of the water rushing out of water as it was released in a gushing arc of whiteness.  Such beauty, such power.  The difference of the two sides, so close yet so far away.


Off to the next dam place.


As I continued down the highway, I took in as much of the scenery a possible, looking for another place to find beauty, another sign, another side road waiting to be investigated.  I came across my next dam sign not too far away.  This one was a little off the beaten path but had a beauty of a train arch I could enjoy as well.  It also made me a little leery.





It is not every day you see a sign like this.  This dam wasn't as nice to photograph but I did it just so I could continue my dam trip.  This is the only photo worth sharing from it as I was a little worried about getting blown up.  Best not to do that!



One of the main reasons I decided to take a trip this time of year was the colors of the trees as they change.  There is something just stunning about the change over.  The oranges and reds mixing in with the greens, browns and yellows creates a beautiful color pallet.  Absolutely peaceful blend of colors.
The last dam on my trip was another lovely one, not nearly as cool as the first but levels above the second.    The top and bottom were both quite calm.  It was small in comparison to the first two but was quite nice.
                 
And that is the end of my dam trip.  Now off to the beach part. 

Thursday, October 11, 2018

#54 - Sorry Not Sorry

First, I am not going to blame a month for anything.  This month just happens to be a biggie, encompassing a lot anniversaries, a lot of pain, a lot of baggage.  I cannot, however, blame the month. I will simply chalk it up to dumb luck or Mother Nature.  This is, after all, the month of change.  The month when Fall takes full effect, leaves change, weather changes, decorations change...heck, even people change into something they aren't normally...ghosts, goblins and such. 

For me, this month so far has been a bit exhausting.  Part of me is looking forward to getting away and losing myself for a while.  Part of me is not sure that running away is the answer.  The rest of me just doesn't give a crap.  I must say that emotions can be messy.  Life is messy.

So...think for today I am going to explode in here and just let out a few the things that are bugging me right now.  I was once told if I wrote them on paper and burned them they would go away into the universe to take care of.  Maybe I will print this when I'm done and burn it.  Probably not the same thing but sounds warming.  Eh, here goes nothing.

Guess I might as well start off small.  Political garbage.  I am so sick of being bombarded with all the political crap, fighting, name calling, mud slinging, and on and on.  I get it on the television literally every 3-5 minutes. My postal worker has to continue to leave this crap in my mailbox so I have to throw it out.  I get random calls from idiots trying to push their political agenda on me...and as of last night, I am even getting random text messages about them.  Enough, already...seriously, enough!  Leave me the hell alone already!  I am not going to vote for you if you continue to annoy the crap out of me.  Take a hint!

Pets, let's talk pets.  Seriously people, pets are a blessing not a curse.  If you feel they are a burden, get rid of them and never get another.  If you have a dog or two and never walk them or do anything with them other than leave them in your back yard (or deck) to do whatever they do, do not get more freakin' puppies.  It's not fair to the animals and those of us who see and hear it feel you should not have pets, period!  I get so sad listening to your dogs whine and cry, and see them looking over the fence at me wishing they had someone to give them a little attention instead of leaving them outside in the rain and cold.  I don't know your situation nor do I really care anymore.  I have already seen what your dogs have done in the past so I know first hand enough to make an educated guess.  Remember?  Your negligence caused the death of one of my dogs and 2 of yours.  Please stop getting more animals, it's not fair to them!

Why does it seem some people think that when driving you must be so damn close to the other driver that you can't see the road between bumpers?  Even worse, why in the hell would you get that close to someone on a motorcycle?  Seriously people, get a freaking clue.  You are not going to get there any faster riding that close.  Back the hell off.  Oh and to ya'l who just feel you must push someone to get out of your way so you can get to the light ahead a little faster, make sure to look over next time you are sitting at a light.  I might be the one in the other car clapping my hands and cheerfully saying 'you win'.  Feel like a moron now? 

One more then I will quit for the day...in here anyway.  If you have a job you just don't care enough to do right, why do you stay?  If you have no desire to be there, if you are having to be told over and over and over again because you keep screwing things up and you have no real desire to fix the problem and start get it right, why don't you just quit?  Seriously, I am sure there are many people out there who would love to have your job, to earn money, and will be glad to get it right.  There is no need for you to continue to torture yourself and annoy those of us having to clean up after you.  Just go on your merry way and find something you want to do enough to get it right already.  We won't miss you, promise. 

OK, with that I will stop.  I doubt that my rant will do anything to bring about change but it feels good to just get it all out.  I am sure that some who read this will go, 'wow, someone else thinks that too' or 'damn, she's nuts', neither of which I care, honestly.  Guess I shouldn't use honestly because according to Dr. Phil, if you say honestly in a sentence, you are not telling the truth. Hmmm, ponder that a while.  So I will just leave you with one more little thing to keep in mind.  The next time you hear a southern girl say 'bless your heart' or anything of that nature, you need to sit back and thing a minute...because it could mean one of two things.  It's either sincere expression of sympathy or genuine concern OR we are calling you an idiot and you have no clue because we were being polite. 

In the genius words of Deadpool, "Sorry, not sorry."

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