After going to get our Christmas tree in San Antonio Texas we had to drive through San Antonio I decide I hate big cities and will stick to my little ones.. What a mess that town is, you use your blinkers on your van and no one will let you over they pass you and keep going, I guess my big van is invisible or blinkers mean nothing in the city, I dunno I don't like it and don't ever plan on it... I do know one thing people are very rude and could care less if your lost or not... They don't know nothing either even if they lived in the city all there live. Anyway we found our 13 foot tree and got home and its up and ready for lights and all tomorrow.. But, I did learn one thing, I am a Redneck Hillbilly and will stay that way it's easier on my nerves and my families nerves too.
Yeah, traffic's insane here! Did I mention my dh had a wreck the second week we lived here? I'm still not entirely comfortable and try to stay in my area unless dh is with me. I'm not an aggressive enough driver for this town. Glad you got your tree though!
Dh's friend just moved to SA and said people there can not drive. We are in Houston and you have to be defensive or get run over but he says SA is just terrible and they wouldn't last a second in Houston.
You all think SA is bad you should try driving in PHOENIX! It's worse! Hence why I will make every possible excuse to NOT have to go to phoenix!
Ah, the driver's in CA are pretty bad too. I'm glad you got your tree, but sorry it was bad on your nerves.
Whenever we are in LA working it doesn't bother me to drive because we have a big truck and if I start moving in they know that I'm bigger and they had better move. I don't know if I would be so aggressive with a car but it works with the truck. Oh and when I drive my motorcycle they see that I'm a girl and all the guys graciously let me in - hey it works.
That's funny, but I agree. On top of it all - I'm a Heinz 57 hillbilly. Years ago, when I was young, I asked my grandfather what nationality I was, and that's what he said, "I'm 100% a Heinz 57 Hillbilly." For years I never knew what it was. Now, I chuckle.
I spent ten years in Atlanta. Major ugh. We moved two years ago to rural PA, and return only to visit the in-laws. Every time I go, I am SO GLAD to be away from traffic. I love traffic up here. We have two traffic lights in, er, town, and one of them is tough to get through from 5-5:45. It takes about 7 minutes. Not like Atlanta, where rush time seems to go from 6:30-9:30 am, 11:30-1 (lunch rush; not as bad but still a pain to drive in), and 4-8 pm. I learned to STOP using blinkers for self-preservation; dh doesn't turn his on until he is halfway in the lane (he grew up in Atlanta). I am SO glad to be out of there! SG
I don't think it's that they can't drive, so much as they just ignore all rules. (I can say that since I'm not native!)
Are we better drivers in a small town, or just worried that the guy you just cut off might be your husbands boss or something. I have twice seen a teenager making a driving 'error' and called thier mother to 'tattle'. I have a couple of times gotten simmilar calls about my girls. :lol: rudeness is fueled by anonimity.
Ok, I just had to laugh, because here in NYC we have our own road rules: 1) If you have to get into another lane (or onto the highway from an on-ramp), be sure no one is coming because, no, we will not let you in. And on the off chance someone does let you in, make sure you give them the obligatory "thank you wave". 2) If you are on the highway and feel like driving in the left lane (which we all do here - it's not just a passing lane), then you better never do less than 70mph. And don't leave a huge gap between you and the car in front of you. 3) Most people here in NYC DO know where they are and how to get you where you're going. We are very friendly and polite when we want to be :angel: . Actually we were voted the most polite and safest big city in the country. We'll always help - just don't be weird or annoying, lol. 4) Don't even think about cutting to the front of the line of cars waiting to get off an exit. 5) You have to carefully gauge when to actually GO from a green light. Too soon and you'll be hit by those trying to make it through their just-turned-red lights. Too late and you'll get beeped like it's nobody's business. 6) We have what's known as "The Boulevard of Death". 7) It's perfectly acceptable to stare someone down or give them the finger as you drive by them if they did something stupid. 8) Driving in this city is a skill that takes years to learn to do properly. We know if you're not from here or new to driving and we will resort to #7. I'd love to see what a Hillbilly is. I'm a born and bred big-city girl and forget that there is more to this country. Can I come visit? I promise not to drive.
Yea like the CA howdy I know been given that one many, many times. But, still I always though it was nice to be friendly to people and help people out but I see it's not everyone is out for themself and themself only. People look at you weird when you help or do something nice for someone.
I do not know what is worse around here, the traffic or the people. I guess it would be the people. Although many of our freeways are congested, it wouldn't be so bad if people were nicer. I remember one year before Christmas, it took us four hours to get home during rush hour. People were flipping each other off and some people even took the time to hold up traffic even more by getting out of their cars to fist fight. What is wrong with people?
