Commuter Club

When you’re on the same route at the same time every day you start to notice familiar cars around you.  The commuters who have the same route and schedule as you.  At least I do.  I shouldn’t be so presumptuous about you!   J

I have identified about 5 – 6 cars that I see on a regular basis and I call us ‘The Commuter Club’ cause I’m a bit strange like that. 

There’s the light blue newer model Yaris Sedan with the Fairy Sticker on the back window.  This car caught my attention mostly because of my surprise at the dude driving it.  I don’t know if any of you do this, but when I come up on a car I try to make an educated guess about who the driver might be based on the colour and model of the car and the driving habits.  I swear to you, I had this one pegged as a Caucasian, late twenties woman.  Haha.  I had the Caucasian part right. 

Then there’s the maroon G5 with the aftermarket tail pipe who makes risky moves to try to get ahead and tries to step on the gas as much as possible just to hear the sound of the engine.  It’s funny because more often than not, I always catch up to him.  He’s the kind that does a lot of tailgating and lane changes but really doesn’t get ahead.  One time I saw him scoot up the right hand turning lane but then go straight through the intersection in order to get ahead of a big truck.  Those kinds of moves leave me shaking my head in wonder. 

I haven’t seen her lately, but there used to be this lime green Sprint with a shiny oval sticker on her bumper.  It was a happy face and I thought it said “I Like You” on it.  I can tell you, I thought to myself, “This must be a really nice person – I bet she has lots of friends.  So friendly.  She doesn’t even know me but she likes me!”  I got warm fuzzies – I really did.   The next time I saw her, a few days later, she was pulling up to a red light so I decided to change lanes to be behind her so I could get some more warm fuzzies looking at this lovely ‘I Like You’ Sticker.  Imagine my disappointment when I got a closer look and saw that it actually said ‘I Hate You’.  I was unreasonably hurt by that.  I don’t know why – I really took it personally.  I’m glad I don’t see her very much.

Then there’s the silver Honda Odyssey driver who is a SPEED – DEMON!  She’s a skilled race – van drivin’ mama!  Her van is pretty much exactly like yours, Heather….  K 

Just kidding.  I saw this driver and it definitely wasn’t you – not that you would ever drive like that!

I wonder what these drivers think of me…I am fairly speedy, I’ll admit that….But I do like to think I’m a smart driver – no unnecessary lane changes, etc.  I’m not a risky driver, either – I’ve got too much at stake to be a dangerous driver.    

I can be a bit pushy at times, though, I will admit.  Especially if there’s a toodle-er in the fast lane.