Every so often on a Saturday I have to go down there. It's not someplace I frequent otherwise (impatience at traffic being one of the contributing factors. I kid you not). But I had to yesterday. I always use my Mapquest app on my phone and that GPS *always* gets me where I'm going. As I tend to get lost kind of easily, that's a good thing.
Except yesterday, I got stuck behind some other cars, and then realized that - my GPS had been taking me all around out of my way for blocks for me to get to the Interstate! Because as I sat there, behind two cars that clearly wanted to move into the left turn lane (and blocking one of the regular lanes), I saw a sign with an arrow.
*sigh* All this time, and it was that easy! I had just decided to wait them out because I didn't want to pull in front of another car, etc.
So I did it. I turned into one of those people that annoys the crap out of me and sits there throwing themselves on the mercy of others (or is just an ***hole and pushes their way in). I don't know if the people downtown were just used to tourists and the like doing it all the time, or if they were silently cursing all of us for not being prepared enough to know where we were going.
Either way - someone let me in! Nary a honk or anything! So of course, I waved my thanks (I don't know if they saw it or not). And that happened two more times as I navigated the busy streets of Downtown Miami. Everyone was just... nice!
It was a great driving day. And this week, I am going to relay my own opinions on what's courteous, and what's just rude, pure and simple. They will be my own subjective opinions, of course, but anyone reading this is welcome to comment.
For now, however, I am going to bask in the niceness of my journey yesterday.
:)
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