Something really got me crying for a while this morning. I won't go into what it was, but it's clear how sensitive I still am after too many weeks of stress. I really wish it would ease already. The coming holidays aren't that appreciated, either. To date, I have only purchased one (yes, only one) Christmas gift. Luckily, I don't exchange with many people, but I should still have more than one by now. Later today I'll do some online shopping.


I love my state, but it can be so hectic here sometimes. Obviously, we all want our roads and bridges to be fixed, but they seem to plan the repairs in such a way that it creates utter traffic chaos. And people in my state can be pretty aggressive and easily angered. Me included! Yesterday I was trying to cross a highway to continue on a road. While my light was still red, I knew cars had already unnecessarily created a gridlock/jam. Then my light turned green and the jam was still there. I had just had enough, and put my hand on the horn so it continuously was blowing. Of course some woman gave me the finger, but I just kept blowing the horn. Then on the way back (same intersection), people try to aggressively butt in. I was not going to have that happen. I had arrived at the intersection with some woman in a rather odd spot. Since she was there before me, I was planning to let her go before me, but I was also preventing this smart aleck from squeezing passed us to butt in. So the light turns green, and the woman I was letting go didn't go, even though I had opened my car window and motioned that she should. People would all look at her as being a fool, in the end , and doing everyone more harm than good. I'm glad at least that I don't drive at night. My poor husband does. People drive on back roads as if they are highways. At night, many people also put on their high beams and just leave them on, no matter what. Then if it is raining, you have the glare. Also, my state has a dense population of white-tailed deer. You have to worry about them, too. Almost every night on my husband's way home, there is someone in the ditch with the cops there. People just don't get it! Also, many people think turn signals are optional. They also think they can go straight from a right or left turn lane. Of course many are looking at their stupid smart phones, while driving.


I hate driving anywhere, anymore. Even driving to the grocery store can be a nightmare! Even in parking lots it can be nightmare! It's amazing how many people don't know how to back their cars out of a regular parking spot! Also (usually out of staters) people don't know how to parallel park. Or they don't know how to drive in a traffic circle (aka rotary). Some people also have some weird notion that people turning left have right away before those turning right (that is unless there is a left turn signal). Or, they drive such huge ships that they can't see.


Thank you for letting me vent!