While driving Ironflower to school this morning, a woman in a Lexus SUV cut me off while talking on her cell phone. It didn't help that she had a McCain/Palin sticker. And just as I was imagining things to yell at her while raising my hand to flip her off, it occurred to me that perhaps my children shouldn't see and hear Mommy going all super bitch. And then I realized that illegal cell phone talker/bad driver/uber-conservative/uncaring about her carbon footprint lady might possibly be packing heat. Or the name of an evil lawyer.
So I did nothing.
Except grumble.
I notice myself grumbling a lot lately. At the woman who stands in the middle of the grocery aisle on her cell phone, oblivious to all of the people trying unsuccessfully to pass her. At the dad on his cell phone, ignoring his overly aggressive son at the park. At the man striding through the fall festival, loudly talking on his cell phone. At people who text while having face to face conversations. At people who use text abbreviations while talking.
And I wonder, do cell phones make people assholes? Or do I just hate assholes who happen to have cell phones?
6 comments:
Jess - Nah, she's uncaring about the environment because I already don't like her. :)
I think it's a little bit of both. :) I hate those assholes too. I especially dislike people who block the aisle in stores. On the phone or not, GET OUT OF MY FUCKING WAY OR I WILL CUT YOU.
Is it illegal to talk and drive in Jersey?
what about the ladies running on the treadmill on their cell phones
The cell phone thing is a huge pain. Having said that... My 84-year-old mother is going through a medical crisis right now, and she's in NYC, and the cell phone has been such a wonderful thing, because she knows she can reach me virtually at any time. And yes, I think a--holes are a--holes, whether you give them electronic gadgets or not.
I've been a horrifying crab lately too. I'm blaming pregnancy, although that may just be a front for the Grumbly Gus I've become.
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