One of those mornings

[KEY-LIME-PIE]

Everyone of us have had one of those mornings. I'm going to tell you about mine. I got to work yesterday 8/29 @ 1700 hrs, and got off this morning @ 7am. Very long nite in the 911 communications center.

During the nite we had a two alarm apartment fire. Two firefighters were injured. The first had the celing fall in on her. She goes to the local ER for treatment of a strained neck and back. The second is more serious, he fell from a height if greater than 24ft and hit the ground hard. He is flown to the trauma center in Baltimore. He is still there, condition serious.

When i got off work there were things that were pressing that had to be completed this morning. So being in a bit of a hurry i set out to complete my task! Out on the road I get behind the only person that is going slower than the speed of a slug! Everyone in the left lane is zipping right by me, and theres no break to get over.

Finally I see it! a break in the left lane Daytona 500...I put on my left signal to let the person behind me know i'm getting over. Well that was his QUE to shoot out from behind me and cut me off. I swerve back into the SLUG lane. Now guess what I'm now going even slower then the speed of "evaperation".
Father Time in front of me is looking in the rearview through his 4in thick trifocals woundering if someone is behind him.

I now have a break! Except that at every and I mean every traffic light, I catch it as it turns RED! And when traffic takes off I'm still stuck in the SLUG lane. There was no getting around this guy.

I finally get into the left lane right behind someone going slower than the car i just got away from, and this person is going to turn left because their turn signal was on for six miles. As i look to the right the guy i was originally behind now passes me. Theres no getting back over because the line of cars behind him is several deep. As he passes me he looks over at me....I swear his eyes were as big as bowlingballs looking through those fishbowl eyeglasses. This guy who is passing me, now remember he is as old as DIRT, he flips me the bird. I'm stunded, I may be in a hurry but i wasn't being an ASS! At least i didn't think so.

At the next traffic light "of coarse its red" it was time for vengence, its him and me! we are the first two at the light. No way is this finger flipp'n, coke-a-cola bottle eyeglass wearing, ensure drinking, AARP recepient passing me again.

Now I drive a ford f-250 deisel 4x4 2003. My mistake was not really paying attention to what he had his walker stowed in.......apparentely those 2007 Super Sport Mercedes can hold an awful lot of geriatric equipment.

The light turned green and the only thing I saw was his frekin tail lights...LOLOLOLOL. I had to laugh. This guy who was going 20mph under the speed limit was suddenly transformed into Mario Andretti. He took off so fast i swear he left his dentures, glasses and depends laying in the road. I never saw him again. I did have to see the guys behind him as they passed me laughing histerrically.

I get to my first destination 25 minutes late, and you guessed it i lock my keys in the truck. Now me being of sound mind and body, I carry a spare on the outside of the truck for times like this. I am now 28 hours sleep deprived! I may be a little irritable!

Now I'm on my way to get my three loving children off to school but wait!!!! i'm stuck at yet another red light. Well this Thug in a 4 door honda civic supped up with the all colors and a spoiler and all the bells and whistles, And i think he is holding a U2 concert in his back seat, pulls up next to me....There is no way this punk is going to take me off the line....I reach down through the controll switch that is supposed to activate the warp speed control module. He reves up his little rice burning Jap S#it. I give the beast a little petrolium candy and SHE LIKES IT! The light turns green and the hammer is dropped. I make it to the middle of the intersection and he is already 6 truck lengths ahead of me and right behind him is a county police car LOLOLOL He gets pulled over and I get to finally pass someone!!!!! What a morning! Tom

[SeaBiscuit]

Take a deep breath KLP. It's over. Tomorrow is a new day.
Biscuit

[Double D]

Uh oh. You get punchy after only 28 hours? You better dial it up next week pal

[tolmaz]

Whew! that wore me out. I think I have to call in sick tomorrow and go fishing just to get my head back in order!

[Proheat]

LOL- I thought that I was the only one that had days like that.
Get some sleep and hopefully you will have a better day tomorrow!

[WAHOONBOX]

TRY WEARING MY SHOES FOR A DAY DUDE..... THANK GOD PEACE HAS OVERCOME SFC.....

[krabill]

going even slower then the speed of "evaperation"


Thats a good one!

[flatbottom]

buy a dodge .......LOL

man a tough road ride you had....you need some time off to fish and clear your noggin out after that mess

[GoinCoastal]

I would say slap some Buffet in the CD player, and chill....life is way to short to be in a hurry all the time TOM.

[gradywhite273]

I feel for ya bud, we must be on the same karma plane, get to work this morning , only to find out my dealership was ripped off last night, no tires and wheels, none of the normal stuff, took a whole front end out of a new car, now tell me , where are the police, ( considering im one of the township supervisor) well needless to say , im out to make the chiefs day as bright as mine. Ill give him some for you too bud.

tim