So, not having a car the past two weeks, I've had to rely on various people to give me rides to and from work. Unfortunately, we are having layoffs at work and many people are gone for a few days (ironically, the ones that live in the same city as me!) and because of that, my mom had to pick me up way early yesterday and I had to pack my stuff up to get ready there.
I wanted to stop at McDonalds for dinner. Now, I will probably post more about my mom's driving in a different section, but her driving is atrocious. She is the single most paranoid driver on the road. She's only had her license for like, 6 months, I'll give her that.....but she is too in love and dependent on her brake pedal....oh the money she's going to have to spend to get her brakes fixed twice every year....
Anyway, let's get to the point. For whatever reason, despite living in this city for almost 5 years now, she cannot remember where anything is. I was trying to direct her to McDonalds drive thru. I set her off and it turned her into a giant SC.
I said "Ok Mom, do you see that enter sign..."
Mom slams on the brakes. Mistake #1.....blas, remind yourself to not tell her to turn until it's time, she JAMS the brakes. I nearly went through the windshield. I tell her "No, it's right up here....don't slam the brakes like that, you could get rear ended or-"
Mom screams "You tell me what to do ONE more time, and you're walking!"
She pulls up to the drive thru and orders. As pissed as she is and not having any sense of direction, she nearly blows past the 1st window, where I tell her "Mom, STOP!" and she jammed the brakes again, and again I nearly went through the windshield (I'd wear my seat belt, but the last time she rammed the brakes when I had my seatbelt on, I nearly threw up from the squeeze).
The girl told her the wrong amount. Probably another person's total....there were other cars and the girl was just a KID for Pete's sake.
Mom goes off the handle, gets distracted, the car starts coasting, she rams the brake again and screams "EXCUSE ME?! WHAT WAS THAT?!"
The girl looks like she's going to cry. She realizes her mistake and fixes it and my mom hands over her debit card.
She is so riled up by this point that she doesn't realize she's about to blow past the 3rd window (the pick up window) and is so far away from the window, the girl has to really reach far to get us our drink and food.
The girl was friendly and playful, and said "Wow, a little far out here...."
Mom SNAPS at her, yelling "Well, that's just TOO BAD, isn't it now?!" and nearly runs over two girls who were walking out the door.
Yeah....I won't be showing my face there anytime soon unless I have makeup on and I'm not in my pjs or with my mom or in that car. They'll never recognize me then!
I wanted to stop at McDonalds for dinner. Now, I will probably post more about my mom's driving in a different section, but her driving is atrocious. She is the single most paranoid driver on the road. She's only had her license for like, 6 months, I'll give her that.....but she is too in love and dependent on her brake pedal....oh the money she's going to have to spend to get her brakes fixed twice every year....
Anyway, let's get to the point. For whatever reason, despite living in this city for almost 5 years now, she cannot remember where anything is. I was trying to direct her to McDonalds drive thru. I set her off and it turned her into a giant SC.
I said "Ok Mom, do you see that enter sign..."
Mom slams on the brakes. Mistake #1.....blas, remind yourself to not tell her to turn until it's time, she JAMS the brakes. I nearly went through the windshield. I tell her "No, it's right up here....don't slam the brakes like that, you could get rear ended or-"
Mom screams "You tell me what to do ONE more time, and you're walking!"
She pulls up to the drive thru and orders. As pissed as she is and not having any sense of direction, she nearly blows past the 1st window, where I tell her "Mom, STOP!" and she jammed the brakes again, and again I nearly went through the windshield (I'd wear my seat belt, but the last time she rammed the brakes when I had my seatbelt on, I nearly threw up from the squeeze).
The girl told her the wrong amount. Probably another person's total....there were other cars and the girl was just a KID for Pete's sake.
Mom goes off the handle, gets distracted, the car starts coasting, she rams the brake again and screams "EXCUSE ME?! WHAT WAS THAT?!"
The girl looks like she's going to cry. She realizes her mistake and fixes it and my mom hands over her debit card.
She is so riled up by this point that she doesn't realize she's about to blow past the 3rd window (the pick up window) and is so far away from the window, the girl has to really reach far to get us our drink and food.
The girl was friendly and playful, and said "Wow, a little far out here...."
Mom SNAPS at her, yelling "Well, that's just TOO BAD, isn't it now?!" and nearly runs over two girls who were walking out the door.
Yeah....I won't be showing my face there anytime soon unless I have makeup on and I'm not in my pjs or with my mom or in that car. They'll never recognize me then!
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