It was my second-to-last tafe class for the year tonight. Since we’ve done all the assessments, there wasn’t really much to do. Our teacher showed some video of us, taken at the beginning of the year doing an assessment, and then another one of us, taken a few weeks ago, to show us how much we’ve improved. I hate watching myself on video. I don’t know whether I’ve improved very much, but it was interesting seeing other people.
After class, a friend and I went to our usual coffee shop, where we were met by Pissed Off Guy. I call him that because he never seems very happy to see us. The reason for this is probably because we spend an hour or two there gasbagging, and only end up spending $2.80 on a flat white and a bottle of tap water. Heh. I do feel a bit bad about that though. But, hey, it’s not like business is booming there on a Tuesday night, and we’re stopping the hordes of people from putting their bums on seats and making the owners rich. Live with it, POG - be thankful for my $2.80!
I encountered a stupid taxi driver on the way home. He just decided to edge his way over into the lane I was in, not bothering to see if there was a car there first. Tosser. I, of course, performed the musical masterpiece that is my horn, but all he did was slow down a bit and keep coming. Did I mention that he’s a tosser? So I had to stop and let him in, otherwise there would have been an accident. Once we got over the lights, the single lane we were in divides into two, and he couldn’t decide which lane he wanted. He was almost straddling the lanes, and I just roared past him. It’s really great having a car with power. Yeah baby.
November 30th, 2004 at 10:41 pm | [ Quote ]
Some drivers really suck!!
December 1st, 2004 at 2:51 am | [ Quote ]
I remember once I was with a guy in a bar and we had been there for more than an hour and had only bought two drinks, one for me & one for him. The owners started looking at eachother as if they wanted to say “hey wont they leave?”. After that the guy ordered another drink. Bastards!!
December 1st, 2004 at 5:43 am | [ Quote ]
You sound like me driving only I probably wouldn’t have been as polite.
December 1st, 2004 at 8:00 am | [ Quote ]
Huzzah for a bottle of water and long conversation in a cafe!
As for the taxi driver…I had my own encounter yesterday. It involved my turning at a light when it was my right to do so. The cabbie decided to turn in to my lane from another street, as I was turning into the same lane (legally…the light allowed me to do so!). Luckily, no one was in the lane directly adjacent to the one I was turning into. How these gents get a license is beyond me…
Good to see you posted again!!!
December 1st, 2004 at 8:02 am | [ Quote ]
I’ve stopped looking out the front window when I get in cabs here- the driving is too crazy that it’s better not to think about and watch!
December 1st, 2004 at 8:05 am | [ Quote ]
You should have hit him. It would have been his fault!!
Or maybe not.
But it would have felt good.
December 1st, 2004 at 11:17 am | [ Quote ]
I had a taxi driver that was trying to answer his phone while driving but for some reason he was having trouble…resulted in him swerving in front of oncoming traffic. And then there was the one that thought he was mickey mouse….
December 1st, 2004 at 1:35 pm | [ Quote ]
VROOOOOOOOM
December 1st, 2004 at 6:32 pm | [ Quote ]
oh i hate watching myself on video, i’m all double chins with a stupid voice to boot, just not cool…
December 2nd, 2004 at 1:04 am | [ Quote ]
I think women’s driving skills are SO HOT! Everytime I drive in NYC, I pretend I’m a woman, and LO and BEHOLD, the NY cabbies seem to be getting that aura coz I can get away with a lot of things
LOL
December 2nd, 2004 at 1:57 am | [ Quote ]
I had a cab driver who fell asleep several times at the traffic lights. I had to constantly hit his backseat and say, “WAKE UP!”
December 2nd, 2004 at 8:14 am | [ Quote ]
give them HELL.
also, i haven’t in a taxi in five years, since one dumped my and a pal out in boston’s callahan tunnel…
December 4th, 2004 at 10:07 am | [ Quote ]
sucky drivers tend to suck, at least in my experiance, I probably would have hit him, but I suffer from road rage which is probably why no one wants to ride with me.
December 7th, 2004 at 5:58 am | [ Quote ]
I have what is probably a very silly question … what is a tafe class?
December 7th, 2004 at 8:29 am | [ Quote ]
JaG: Definitely!
Queen Mo: I can understand how the owners would be a bit miffed, but tough luck!
Yaya: I wasn’t terribly polite!
Heather: It’s a constant wonder, isn’t it! I guess they try to get everywhere as quickly as possible to make more money, so they just do a lot of stupid things - hence their reputation.
JR: That’s probably a good idea! I think a lot of drivers do that themselves
Dawn: If I was driving my previous piece of crap I might have considered it, but my baby is far too precious
And dealing with insurance companies sucks, so it probably would have bitten me on the butt. But yes, it would have felt good for a bit!
Toni: They’re all crazy!
Brechi:
Missfee: I hate watching myself too - it was really awful. Oh well, the rest of the class had seen it before anyway, I was the only one who hadn’t!
Groove: Nice one!
Saphiryn: That’s pretty dodgy… was he working a double shift or something?
Ken: Most of the time it’s wasted, because they’re completely oblivious to it!
Jessica: I suffer from road rage too, but noone’s worth deliberately hitting with my baby
Misti: It’s not a silly question at all. TAFE (Technical and Further Education) is an alternative to university, and they also offer a lot of courses that universities don’t, like the one I’m doing (Australian Sign Language). Now I’m finished for the year… *sigh*
December 8th, 2004 at 1:41 am | [ Quote ]
Thanks, Jenny!
(I have so much to learn. We’ve set the date for late 2007 to return to Oz, and I suddenly started to realize how soon that is and how much I still need to learn if I’m not to embarrass Rod and Jack.)
December 8th, 2004 at 8:25 am | [ Quote ]
You’re welcome
And don’t worry, we Aussies are pretty laid back - if you don’t know something, we’ve got no problem in helping you out!