We have a similar instance currently here. It's been this way for about a year and could last another year.
However, the idiot highway engineers, who are famous for putting stoplights on our expressway, decided that we need to shove three lanes of traffic down to a single lane for the highway-widening project that takes place about a mile up the road. However, there is also in interstate on-ramp about half-way down that now-single-lane road. I have no idea why the engineers shoved all traffic to the right-most lane when they could have moved them to the center or left lane. In fact, at the new construction, the lane shifts to a point where, if they would have stayed in the left lane, the traffic would be lined-up perfectly. Now, when I try to get to the on-ramp for the interstate, I can wait in line for 10-15 minutes, or I can drive up next to the line and wait for a slow-moving truck to leave a gap in front of it and the previous car. Then, I shoot across that lane onto the exit. Or, I may make a hand gesture like "I only want to get to that lane on the other side of you". People usually let you through. If they don't, once I eventually get through to the exit lane, I give the assholes a big smile and wave while they still sit in the long traffic line. M!ke -----Original Message----- From: Eric Carlisle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 3:14 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant) This one really chaps me... On a highway, there's a sign for an upcoming lane closure. People in the "to be closed" lane don't merge into the open lanes. They wait until they're 10 feet away from the lane closure and start signalling. The last-minute merging, or course, leads to hella delays. Trying to be a sport, I get in the open lane somewhat early. As I'm putting ahead slowly (as traffic has allready been slowed), there are still the jackasses that zoom by in the "to be closed" lane -- thinking they're saving themselves time, when it's actually just wasting everyone else's. I'm fuming in the car, saying "If that dude eventually signals to get in my lane, I'm not gonna let him in". But it's usually the car ahead of me that waves in 10 or so of these asses, rewarding their obnoxious behavior. At this point, I'm about to pop. Eric ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157576 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
