I swear to god I mostly don't have road rage

[etben]

so I have actual posts to make (family stuff! flaily life stuff! oh my god I start student teaching in LESS THAN A WEEK oh fuck oh fuck panic stuff!), but I just need to get this off of my chest:

If visibility is less than absolutely perfect, put your fucking headlights on when you are driving. That includes twilight! That includes heavy rain or snow! And that absolutely includes heavy rain/snow/ick in the early morning or late evening! Your headlights may not do a fuck of a lot of good for your ability to see the road, but they make an enormous difference in how well the rest of us can see you.

This announcement has been brought to you by the department of JESUS FUCK, PUT YOUR FUCKING HEADLIGHTS ON, PEOPLE.

...and now I will go back to Operation: Bake ALL the cookies!

...bake ALL the cookies?

Comments

[soundslikej.livejournal.com]

bake ALL the cookies.

and give them to the cat.

- totes not a Lilu's opinion

[etben.livejournal.com]

she actually wasn't interested in last night's dough once it was cookies! But then again she had very serious naps to take care of, so.

(also there are two more kinds of dough in the fridge now. I hope you like cookies! BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE SOME, OH YES WE WILL.)

[jjtaylor.livejournal.com]

I AGREE WITH THIS SO HARD. This morning was rainy and slushy and miserable and some jerk came up behind me and I almost didn't see him because he did not have his headlights on WTF.

[etben.livejournal.com]

It is really the one thing that gets to me about other drivers! All other types of automotive dipshittery, I get over once I yell a little, but people driving with their headlights off when the weather is shitty just makes me all-day angry. *grumps*

[strobelighted.livejournal.com]

I had this exact rage yesterday morning, when I was driving on the highway and it was rainy and foggy and you could only see about twenty feet in front of you, and people were still driving with their headlights off. WTF why would you do that, assholes? >:(

[etben.livejournal.com]

I mean, I recognize that I am sliiiiiightly compulsive about the headlights thing? because my grandmother terrified me enough when I was learning to drive that I will never be able to drive in even the slightest rain without my headlights on.

BUT STILL. It was raining sideways this morning; clearly that is a sign that you should signal your presence to others?

[angelsaves.livejournal.com]

HEADLIGHTS: THEY EXIST FOR A REASON! AND THAT REASON IS NOT TO GIVE ME MIGRAINES WITH YOUR BRIGHTS!

[etben.livejournal.com]

ugh, why are other people the worst? I seriously wanted to honk at every person driving without their lights on today. YOU ARE TERRIBLE AND SHOULD FEEL TERRIBLE.

[mayatawi.livejournal.com]

YES PLEASE. ALL THE COOKIES.

Also, preach it.

[etben.livejournal.com]

okay! cookies for EVERYBODY especially me om nom nom cookies.

HEADLIGHTS ARE AWESOME, OKAY? OKAY.

[desfinado.livejournal.com]

>:((((((((((((((((

[etben.livejournal.com]

right? I just. This is NOT COMPLICATED, people! *grumps*

[giddygeek.livejournal.com]

COOOOOOKIES. GIVE THEM TO ME. :D

So many dumb driver things! My coworkers had their commutes tripled in time because people were sliding off the Pike and Rte 9 like, idk, greased pigs trying to ice skate with marbles on their hooves. SIGH. I am with you on the headlights--I'm careful about it extra-especially in my own case because my car is a rainy-day shade of grey and I'm worried that weather will make me INVISIBLE without MOAR LIGHTS. /O\