Wednesday 9 November 2011

When Road Rage Doesn't Pay

This morning as I was close to work, a car blitzed by on my right and tried to cut everybody up. And you all know how I feel about this. But because nobody else gave him, I was kind and i did. And he had the audacity to not acknowledge me or say thank you after I gave him way. This obviously pissed me off because:

a) He was in the wrong. Everyone else was waiting and he decided to be a wanker and cut everybody up.
b) I had the common courtesy to give you way, the least you can do is say thanks.

So I flashed my lights at him to which he acknowledged me and put his hand up as a symbol of thanks. I nodded as he looked at me in his rear view mirror.

Nothing more was thought of it, until I saw his car behind me as I took the exit onto our business park. Again, not that big a deal as there a load of companies on the business park. And then I saw him indicate the same time I did to turn into the same building as I do.

Oh shit – he works with me.

And the moral of this story? Try not to get road rage (or any kind of rage) close to your workplace!

3 comments:

Jack Point said...

Yeah, especially in Sri Lanka, some guy may emerge from the other vehicle with a gun.

Who was the guy anyway?

cj said...

Let me add something more try not to get road rage against someone you later discover to be one of your clients. And a important one. Ha ha trust me that is far more embarrassing.

Scrumps said...

JP: Oh wow - really?! Turns out he's some kind of manager in another department. Thankfully not mine!

CJ: Glad to know that I am not alone in these situations! :)