Why do people feel the need to block my driveway on a regular basis? Why do I feel like I enter a battle every time I drive? Why do I get cut off multiple times on my commute? Me, looking for openings to cut someone off occasionally? Rat-race-rat-race-rat-race.
Where has common courtesy gone? What about good manners? Consideration?
I'm tired. I'm tired of all the people. I hate leaving my house. I hate having to interact. Disappointment. People not holding up their side of the contract. Lack of Integrity.
Recently, I've had the thought enter my mind - is it time to leave LA? LA - the place I loved with a passion a few years ago? The place I came into a full expression of my being. I don't know. Maybe. I am tired with the lack of common manners, with minimal consideration (we're talking letting the person who was in front of you go first instead of cutting them off whether on the road or going into the post office) with no awareness beyond one's self and electronic devices.
The evils of "I".
I am done with it.
I find that to be "city behavior". I see it in San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago, New York -- anyplace with a dense overcrowded city area.
It's one of the reasons I won't live in Hollywood, and have really enjoyed living out here in the suburbs of LA.
Posted by: Mayor Jim | August 04, 2008 at 07:29 PM
I will have to say that I think most of the courteous drivers are here in the Portland area. The highways are overcrowded and the freeway system mostly consists of two lanes in each direction (was I ever impressed with the 14 lane expansion in SD!); yet most drivers are polite and allow you to move into lane changes when needed. And yes, they use their turn signal indicators and (are you sitting down LA?) drive the speedlimit or BELOW!!! OH, and here you will get a ticket if you block any sidewalk or a driveway. Wierd, but we like it!!
Posted by: Phoenix | August 05, 2008 at 12:02 PM