Death Defying Day

Be careful folks, there are some first class idiots out there.

We took the kids out to get pictures with Santa. I haven't even made it out of the neighborhood before the first incident happens. A Hummer H3 pulls out in front of me without even looking. Anti-Lock brakes worked well, thankfully. At least this person wasn't intentionally trying kill me ...

The next incident happened as we left the mall. We were about to cross the street when my son pulled on my arm to prevent us from going into the street. There was plenty of distance between us and the oncoming truck, but this probably saved our lives. The person driving the truck, being polite, stopped and waved us across the road. We just get past the truck when the idiot gangbanger in a silver and purple POS Buick behind the truck, floors it go around. He nearly hit us. I can't help but think that if we had crossed in front of the truck like I had planned, this idiot would have done the same thing except we would have been directly in his path then. This guy is apparently unable to stand any minor inconvenience without acting like a complete asshole. His antics continued and he floors it again after we are just barely clear of him. I was seething mad, but I had to let it go. There were some things I wanted to yell, that I couldn't. Hopefully, he only ends up killing himself, and not someone else. I was too distracted to get his plate number, I wish I had.

So, a simple trip to the mall to get pictures with Santa and we end up in two near serious accidents.