She did, honestly - as truly as I'm sat sitting here at the keyboard, I tell you that the dozy cow went and did again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What? What did she do? you ask.
Last week, when I'd dropped the yougest lad off at what passes for a bus station here, I drove through centre of town, down a one-way street, joining the next road at 'T' junction, controlled by traffic lights.
So, I'm sitting in the right hand lane (those of you who drive on the wrong side will have to stand on your head or something to follow this), waiting for the lights to turn green. In the left hand lane, the lane for turning left, was a grey Vauxhall. I didn't notice the driver at the time - I mean, you don't you you? You check around you, discount what doesn't matter and allow for what does.
So, according to the rule of law and common sense, I would be turning right - that's why I was in the right hand lane. The grey Vauxhall, followed by a bus, would be turning left.
Now, as you turn right, you have to watch your turn, as there is an island in the road, carrying a pedestrian refuge and a traffic light, so when the lights turned green, I started off, discounting the car to my left and headed for the far side of the island to my right.
Mistake! Big mistake. This particular dozy cow, for that is who I saw directly in front of me now, was turning right, across my nose, heading for the same road space!
Of course, I stopped quickly.
I thought perhaps she may have been a foreigner, not accustomed to out traffic rules, or she wasn't bothered - or perhaps she was simply a bloody stupid lousy driver.
That was at the beginning of last week, and I've transited that junction 4 more times, which numbers to add to the many thousands over the years. What with my memory not being too good, I temporarily forgot the incident - until this morning when the self same woman in the self same Vauxhall, pulled the self same dozy stupid trick!
I wonder how many times will she do it before someone a little more agressive than me will simply keep going?
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