March 19, 2009

  • I Can't Drive 35!

    I was driving home today when what should I see but an ambulance with its sirens on turn in front of me. Now when I say turn in front of me, I don't mean cut me off. I was at a red light which was red because the ambulance was coming. So nothing unusual about that. What was unusual was that the damn ambulance was going slower then I was. And I mean after I took off. Although I'm not a big speeder, but by no means do I drive slow. I pretty much consistently go about 5-10mphs over the speed limit, which I find acceptable and not a speed in which I will get a ticket. At least, not normally. But, when the light turned green I took off like I normally would. I knew that I could not pass the ambulance, as that would of course be illegal. But, what if the damn thing is putting along like an old person driving a golf cart. I mean honestly can I be expected to go below the speed limit because the emergency vehicle in front of me is going slower than the speed limit? I mean, just how much of an emergency could it possibly be? Perhaps the person who called 911 said "You know what, take your time getting here. Don't feel the need to rush just because Rick is having a heart attack, after all nobody here likes the sonofabitch at all and we can give a shit if he lives or dies." Then again, it kinda looked like the ambulance was lost and the driver was going slow to try to find the street to turn down. I guess I can understand that a little. What I can't understand is why the damn ambulance doesn't have a fucking GPS. After all, if there is any vehicle in the world that should have a GPS, it should be an ambulance. Shit, we all know people who have those fucking things and they still get lost in a manner that doesn't make the least bit of sense so what good does a GPS do for them? And there are people who probably don't need to have them at all because all they are doing is going to the store and bingo and nowhere else. But an ambulance? Well there is a definite need. And its not like this was a cheap ass, poor town, after all this was Naperville I was driving through and they have got the money for a GPS.  And if they don't have one, my guess is that they should probably know the area. Or, and here is novel idea, have the person who knows the area drive! By all means, I'm not emergency expert, but something tells me that if it is an emergency they should probably get there as soon as frickin' possible.

    Hey look at me, I just used the word frickin' instead of fuckin'.  I betcha you didn't think I was capable of such a word, after all I think that is the first time I have ever used the word frickin' on here. I mean, I can't imagine a time in which I would have used frickin' instead of fuckin'. But, it sounded better saying "as soon as frickin' possible" instead of "as soon as fuckin' possible".