Car Back!

I hate riding on the road. Especially on a busy travel weekend because no one is paying attention and the ones that are paying attention are kind of PO’d that you are there. I had one such experience this weekend on a long ride. Cruising outside of Madrid, IA everyone was extremely courteous and giving me enough room for me to operate safely. The only exception was the little old lady that pulled out of the cemetery. It was Memorial Weekend so I let it slide. Then just when I started to really enjoy being on the road someone brushed me off going what seemed like 100 mph although I am sure it was closer to 55mph which is the posted speed limit. What is it with these people? So I stepped on it and covered the next 6 miles into Slater as fast as I could hoping I might actually come across the A**hole that thought that this was a good idea. I wondered what exactly happened. Was he not paying attention? Was he trying to let me know how mad he was that I was on the road? Regardless of which made the most sense, it was inexcusable in my book. When I pulled into Slater, what do I see at the first intersection of town just past the local tennis courts? That’s right! A crappy cream colored full size chevy pickup with a rusted bumper. Same truck that ran me off the road! I got a good enough look since he made no attempt to avoid me. It was parked on the street and it was hard to tell which house he might have went in. So I stopped and took down his license plate number which is GAB 417. It turns out he was also selling his pickup truck so I got his cell phone number off the for sale sign. That number is 515-779-7155. I would love it if everyone gave this guy a call and told him exactly what you think of people like him.