A little driving on a Friday night

Anyone who knows me knows I shouldn’t be allowed to drive.  I’m not good at it and my mind wanders.  To make matters worse, I don’t deal especially well with stupid people.  I’ll bet you can see where this is going and it’s no where good.

Tonight, I got behind a car with a bumper sticker that said “I Love Puppies”.  Really?!  I have to drive behind someone who feels it necessary to let the world know this information about them.  Isn’t that the sort of stuff you’re supposed to put on Facebook or Twitter?  Now, I understand that not everyone likes puppies, but I’ll go out on a limb here and say that MOST people like puppies.  There are people who don’t like dogs but will admit they like puppies.  So, if you are in agreement with the vast majority of others on any subject – IT’S NOT A BUMPER STICKER.  Unless you’re stupid, that is . . .

Next, on my path to the sanctuary of my home, I came across a panhandler on one of the traffic light medians.  His card board sign said: Can’t get work Anything helps (I corrected the spelling).  My problem?  He’s holding a Starbuck’s cup!  Here’s the thing, he may have gotten that cup out of the garbage and used it for water or maybe someone pulled up and graciously gave him a latte BUT use your head man!  No one is going to give you money if you can afford Starbuck’s.  Not even the people who can still afford Starbuck’s.  People were flipping him off.  Sadly, this is not the first time I’ve seen this.

My final issue is personalized license plates.  I don’t really care about them one way or the other except when some stupid person puts their automobile’s make or model on them.  Frequently, on my ride home, I drive behind – BMMMMMW.  Yup, you guessed it!  It’s on a BMW.  I know this will come as quite the shock to Ms. BMMMMMW but  – we know you drive a BMW.  The license plate is on your car, it’s ON YOUR CAR!!!  It’s a car license plate, on your car, right there in the back under the BMW logo that came on the car.  What frightens me more is that there are four other people out there as dumb as she is – BMW, BMMW, BMMMW & BMMMMW.  I will never allow my children to marry yours . . .

My personalized plate says – HOSTILE666.  You should probably not drive behind me because I make sudden stops for puppies.  I feel better now, thanks.