Time of My Life

Greetings from Boling TX!!!

You are reading that correctly, I had the unique experience of going back out to Boiling, TX for my second time this year. I know what you are wonder…we were doing a 401(k) audit. So no, I was not counting birds or eggs…I was checking to make sure that the employer is properly using and adhering to rules by DOL regarding their 401(k). So that means that I had the unique pleasure of hanging out with my Granny and getting up too early in the morning for the 50+ mile commute to the chicken farm. So instead of taking pictures of a place that reminds me too much of Nac or telling you about the weird comments that the client made or mention again that there are 2 NUDEST camps out there, I instead am going to explain to you my scientific discovery.

So here we go…while driving down Wednesday morning, I gathered my thoughts and came to my current hypothesis: “Drivers are nicer in the country.” And like any good student of the sciences, I tested my hypothesis.

I had two types of subjects: city drivers and country driver, two times of testing these drivers: morning and evening, and two different vehicle types: cars and trucks. My constant was that all on-coming cars, I would wave from the steering wheel.

I observed my first morning, noting the results and I then was able to refine my hypothesis to “Individuals that drive trucks in the country are nicer than individuals that drive cars in the country, and all drivers from the city are on the phone.”

I then tested for the two grueling days and finally came to a conclusion. Drivers of trucks from the country are nicer and most wave back. There is a higher possibility that they wave back in the morning, but they will do the head nod thing to acknowledge the other person on the road with them. Drivers of cars from the country are not happy or nice in the morning time or evening time, probably due to the extensive traffic and the daily hour+ drive to the city to their job, and they are always on the phone and do not notice the other people on the road waiving to them. Drivers of trucks and cars from the city are mean, always on the phone, and don’t realize that there is anyone else on the road when they are. They don’t know how to cope with people waving at them and if they do wave back, it is with their middle finger only.

As someone who is a city driver, in a car, that has road rage, and is always on the phone, I challenge not only you, but myself, to be more courteous on the road as we go. That and I challenge you to try this test. Wave to people when you drive, with your entire hand. Oh, and if cute blonde in a Gold Honda is waiving, wave back.

*Waving at you*

Me.

P.S. Did you know that I'm a nerd?

posted by Melinda @ 11:41 AM