Laughing at the absurdity

This morning as I rode to work on the Blue Meanie I promised myself I would show a little discretion and control. I managed to make it about 2 miles into my ride when I saw cars taking evasive maneuvers as Captain Arrogance entered the freeway with total disregard for everyone else on the road. Using no signals and cutting vehicles off without regard for safety or courtesy Captain Arrogance was a barracuda amongst the snapper. He sipped his caffeinated beverage and cut off another driver as he entered the fast lane. As I watched him an overwhelming juvenile urge descended on me and I rolled onto the throttle hard. I pulled up beside the $73,000 Porsche Cayenne GTS and as I pulled even I looked over and waved. He glanced over and as he sipped his coffee he floored the throttle to show me what money and Teutonic engineering could accomplish. I believe he really thought that his high dollar panzer could run with the Blue Meanie. I dropped a couple of downshifts to drive the lesson home and showed Captain Arrogance what two wheeled superbike performance was like. I thought that might be the end of it but the Captain was too stubborn for that and he proceeded to cut traffic off in an even more asinine manner. He got stuck behind some traffic I had passed and in his frustration pulled into the lane of a large black Suburban. As I watched events unfold in my mirrors he almost hit the massive American box causing its driver to start chasing him. My juvenile activity had started a multi-vehicle chase on a busy freeway. I decided I would put some distance between myself and Captain Arrogance and his pursuer. Traffic didn't cooperate and as I waited for a hole to run and hide in the red Porsche pulled up next to me and I saw the angry beet-red face of the Captain cursing at me for having the audacity to show up his 400 horsepower SUV. The black Suburban and its red-faced cursing driver pulled along side and horn honking, middle finger flashing and cursing ensued. I took the opportunity to find the elusive hole and disappeared at a high rate of speed. As I rounded a curve and decelerated to a safe and prudent speed, I saw the Porsche driver make a highly illegal lane change and using all of his power rocket away from the Chevy. Unfortunately he did this just as a cop car entered the freeway. Lights flashed and I am betting Captain Arrogance had the pleasure of receiving many tickets and perhaps getting the chance to sample the City's special accommodations. I laughed in relief that I wasn't joining him then I laughed even harder at my own stupid, juvenile behavior. I laughed so hard I cried at the memory of Captain Arrogance red face spewing profanity at me. I'm not proud of my stupid and dangerous behavior. High speed blasts in morning traffic are antisocial and thoughtless and I do not recommend them. I hope as Captain Arrogance was sitting in the City's metal-barred accommodations he came to have the same realization.

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