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Yeah, normally I do it during the week - if I'm out in the field and I need something from Home Depot, I get it then.
Not this time. I decided to go out this morning to Home Depot to pick up some things for a few projects around the house
The drive there.
When I am on my way there the light at the intersection just turned so I decided to go straight through (instead of turning left0 to catch the next light - no red arrow, just green. Of course, I notice an Ontario license plate in front of me (no offense to out Canadian friends here, but I'm willing to bet you're still in Canada and not here acting like you own the place, I feel the same way when I see plates from new Jersey, New York, even Michigan). Now, I'm assuming in Canada, unless there is a red arrow or a "no left turn" sigh - you can make a left hand turn, right?
They didn't, even if they could have gone. They just sat there, even after a few quick toots of my horn. But, it gets better. As the light turns yellow they jump out in the middle of the intersection and JUST SIT THERE (yes, blocking cross traffic). Anyone who wanted to go from the plaza to the mall had to go around them. Our light turns green, and I mean a green left turn arrow. They still just sit there. More toots from my horn (and long honks from the cars behind me) - they waited until the light turned yellow until they went (I'm assuming they're just ignorant or stupid). Luckily I get though but they decided to drive half in the right lane and half in the left lane - blocking both lanes going into the plaza. Then, they stop (even though they don't have a stop sign and the only other people who want to go though the intersection are behind them ). They decided to (very slowly) make a U-turn and then I saw it - silver hair high enough for them to look though the steering wheel. I really pray that when I get that old (if I'm lucky) I am either coherent enough to drive fine and if not, I'm not driving.
I finally get into Home Depot and grab a few of the things I need, then I also get two 8' long boards and put them over my cart. Now, I pay attention where I'm going and where the boars are so I don't hit anyone (or anything) but you know it's going to happen. I'm looking at a few other things (my jigsaw needed new blades) and people just walk up and stand in between the boards and the display, then turn around and walk into them and proceed to yell at me that I should watch where I'm going. Um, my cart (and the things on/in it) hadn't moved the entire time you were there - YOU should watch where you're going.
That happened a couple of times.
I pay and start to walk out. I'm walking on a crosswalk (this is important). The law is - if someone is crossing on a crosswalk all cars MUST stop. I'm one of the last people so I walk a little faster (so the cars don't have to wait as long) but I guess it wans't good enough. As soon as the person in front of me was across (now, I'm about halfway across, mind you, the car decides to floor it right in front of me. Of course I try to stop my cart and then she looks to me and slams on her breaks - the boards slip.
I was able to stop them less than a foot away from her side window. I yell at her to watch out and she looks at me and says "will you f-ing hurry up".
What the hell bitch? Maybe I should have let the board slip all the way into your side window and break it. I would have LOVED to hear what you would have told the police. "Yeah, his cart hit me while I was trying to rush across the crosswalk". I'm sure the judge would have loved that one, too. (Yes, she was in a luxury car with a cell phone implanted on her face).
Hopefully my trip to Best Buy tomorrow (to get a new HDD) is better.
Not this time. I decided to go out this morning to Home Depot to pick up some things for a few projects around the house
The drive there.
When I am on my way there the light at the intersection just turned so I decided to go straight through (instead of turning left0 to catch the next light - no red arrow, just green. Of course, I notice an Ontario license plate in front of me (no offense to out Canadian friends here, but I'm willing to bet you're still in Canada and not here acting like you own the place, I feel the same way when I see plates from new Jersey, New York, even Michigan). Now, I'm assuming in Canada, unless there is a red arrow or a "no left turn" sigh - you can make a left hand turn, right?
They didn't, even if they could have gone. They just sat there, even after a few quick toots of my horn. But, it gets better. As the light turns yellow they jump out in the middle of the intersection and JUST SIT THERE (yes, blocking cross traffic). Anyone who wanted to go from the plaza to the mall had to go around them. Our light turns green, and I mean a green left turn arrow. They still just sit there. More toots from my horn (and long honks from the cars behind me) - they waited until the light turned yellow until they went (I'm assuming they're just ignorant or stupid). Luckily I get though but they decided to drive half in the right lane and half in the left lane - blocking both lanes going into the plaza. Then, they stop (even though they don't have a stop sign and the only other people who want to go though the intersection are behind them ). They decided to (very slowly) make a U-turn and then I saw it - silver hair high enough for them to look though the steering wheel. I really pray that when I get that old (if I'm lucky) I am either coherent enough to drive fine and if not, I'm not driving.
I finally get into Home Depot and grab a few of the things I need, then I also get two 8' long boards and put them over my cart. Now, I pay attention where I'm going and where the boars are so I don't hit anyone (or anything) but you know it's going to happen. I'm looking at a few other things (my jigsaw needed new blades) and people just walk up and stand in between the boards and the display, then turn around and walk into them and proceed to yell at me that I should watch where I'm going. Um, my cart (and the things on/in it) hadn't moved the entire time you were there - YOU should watch where you're going.
That happened a couple of times.
I pay and start to walk out. I'm walking on a crosswalk (this is important). The law is - if someone is crossing on a crosswalk all cars MUST stop. I'm one of the last people so I walk a little faster (so the cars don't have to wait as long) but I guess it wans't good enough. As soon as the person in front of me was across (now, I'm about halfway across, mind you, the car decides to floor it right in front of me. Of course I try to stop my cart and then she looks to me and slams on her breaks - the boards slip.
I was able to stop them less than a foot away from her side window. I yell at her to watch out and she looks at me and says "will you f-ing hurry up".
What the hell bitch? Maybe I should have let the board slip all the way into your side window and break it. I would have LOVED to hear what you would have told the police. "Yeah, his cart hit me while I was trying to rush across the crosswalk". I'm sure the judge would have loved that one, too. (Yes, she was in a luxury car with a cell phone implanted on her face).
Hopefully my trip to Best Buy tomorrow (to get a new HDD) is better.
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