Ever since I moved back to Bangalore, I am using my car for my transport, when actually I hate going alone in a car to the nearby places. But the weather and my concern for my health made it mandatory that I use it irrespective of my dislike. But that in turn has added more irritants to my list. Especially when driving to work. This week alone, I was near the end of my limits in patience, just because of people's attitude, no difference between status, education ...nope, nada, zilch. They are just plain insensitive people, who don't care about others a bit or have a little bit of common sense in them.
It was this the other day when the road was jam packed and it was moving inch by inch and a auto driver tried to squeeze in and we all had to break. During that time, my car's mud guard hit his auto. You know there wasn't much space at all. So, in that case how much of an impact would that have made. Hell, he was trying to squeeze in. He should have expected it. But then he got out and started yelling at me. I kept my poker face in place and assumed as if he was talking to someone else and was looking at him as if he has gone insane :). That really got to him and I still didn't care. After some time due to the constant honking around, he had no other option than to go ahead. Not even a single scratch or an impact and for that he was overreacting. God. I followed him, too close for his comfort, to just piss him off. I don't know why I did that, but I did, till I got my irritation down and before a two wheeler wheeled in between us.
Today, another auto guy try to squeeze in near the back of my car and he hit my car. I was like, yeah well if its urs, then its bad, if its mine, its ok is it ? but I didn't want to have anything with those fellows. Well, next time they are in front of me, they better watch out. I don't make a good enemy, especially when I am all riled up and boy, am I waiting for the opportunity with these auto fellows. They can be real mean, just because they don't have insurance and you are in a car. Well, my car is hardly a little bigger than his auto and if he is having a complex out it, he better learn to handle it. I might not have the patience all the time.
The other day, very near to the office, there is a three way and every one is in a hurry to go everywhere and the place got jammed. I stopped my car so that the other two ways have gone their way so that people don't crowd from every side. But guess what, the autos and other cars from behind me are trying to overtake me and go their way. Am I mad to stop there and wait for everyone else to make some way ? I don't understand the mentality of some people. I was so pushed to get down and play the role of the traffic person who usually stands there. And then one person got down and he did the work which I wanted to do. I am not that person who will jump out and do that. If only I had that confidence to do it. I would have earned more enemies in life than friends I think.
Today again, there is a clear board for us to proceed in one way and the other way is supposed to be closed and people are supposed to use the other route, because some road work is going on. And this being a very narrow road and a lorry parked for clearing the mud and all, the cars and tempo from wrong side totally blocked me , because mine was the first car during that time and after giving them way for 15 mins (mind you, 15 mins at 9 am) and when I honk at them to give me way now, they started yelling at me. And one fellow office goer started to yell at me for going ahead when there is no space. Well dude, you don't know how long I have been giving way for others. Now I want the courtesy returned. I refused to give way and one auto fellow started to fight. I was like this is one way and who asked you to come this side ? Don't you see the boards? Then another auto fellow came down and asked him to make way and then I had to squeeze in and proceed and all because these idiots came the wrong way and wanted me to go back because I was in the wrong path..i.e. with respect to them. God, my blood was boiling at that time. I wish I had stopped, taken them to the board and asked them to read it for me. For a moment, I saw them all as the rude child in school who needed a firm hand.
The more I drive to office in my car, the more my patience is being tested. I need to find some way to handle this. I don't want to give up because of these idiots and suffer the cold. But then there must be some other way to handle it. If not, well, then I don't have an option to give them a piece of my mind someday and see how it plays out ;)
It was this the other day when the road was jam packed and it was moving inch by inch and a auto driver tried to squeeze in and we all had to break. During that time, my car's mud guard hit his auto. You know there wasn't much space at all. So, in that case how much of an impact would that have made. Hell, he was trying to squeeze in. He should have expected it. But then he got out and started yelling at me. I kept my poker face in place and assumed as if he was talking to someone else and was looking at him as if he has gone insane :). That really got to him and I still didn't care. After some time due to the constant honking around, he had no other option than to go ahead. Not even a single scratch or an impact and for that he was overreacting. God. I followed him, too close for his comfort, to just piss him off. I don't know why I did that, but I did, till I got my irritation down and before a two wheeler wheeled in between us.
Today, another auto guy try to squeeze in near the back of my car and he hit my car. I was like, yeah well if its urs, then its bad, if its mine, its ok is it ? but I didn't want to have anything with those fellows. Well, next time they are in front of me, they better watch out. I don't make a good enemy, especially when I am all riled up and boy, am I waiting for the opportunity with these auto fellows. They can be real mean, just because they don't have insurance and you are in a car. Well, my car is hardly a little bigger than his auto and if he is having a complex out it, he better learn to handle it. I might not have the patience all the time.
The other day, very near to the office, there is a three way and every one is in a hurry to go everywhere and the place got jammed. I stopped my car so that the other two ways have gone their way so that people don't crowd from every side. But guess what, the autos and other cars from behind me are trying to overtake me and go their way. Am I mad to stop there and wait for everyone else to make some way ? I don't understand the mentality of some people. I was so pushed to get down and play the role of the traffic person who usually stands there. And then one person got down and he did the work which I wanted to do. I am not that person who will jump out and do that. If only I had that confidence to do it. I would have earned more enemies in life than friends I think.
Today again, there is a clear board for us to proceed in one way and the other way is supposed to be closed and people are supposed to use the other route, because some road work is going on. And this being a very narrow road and a lorry parked for clearing the mud and all, the cars and tempo from wrong side totally blocked me , because mine was the first car during that time and after giving them way for 15 mins (mind you, 15 mins at 9 am) and when I honk at them to give me way now, they started yelling at me. And one fellow office goer started to yell at me for going ahead when there is no space. Well dude, you don't know how long I have been giving way for others. Now I want the courtesy returned. I refused to give way and one auto fellow started to fight. I was like this is one way and who asked you to come this side ? Don't you see the boards? Then another auto fellow came down and asked him to make way and then I had to squeeze in and proceed and all because these idiots came the wrong way and wanted me to go back because I was in the wrong path..i.e. with respect to them. God, my blood was boiling at that time. I wish I had stopped, taken them to the board and asked them to read it for me. For a moment, I saw them all as the rude child in school who needed a firm hand.
The more I drive to office in my car, the more my patience is being tested. I need to find some way to handle this. I don't want to give up because of these idiots and suffer the cold. But then there must be some other way to handle it. If not, well, then I don't have an option to give them a piece of my mind someday and see how it plays out ;)
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