H E double hockey sticks
My Lyft driver scared the life out of me this morning and he gave zero shits. When I travel west I have trouble sleeping in due to the time zone differences so I usually end up heading in to the office really early. On the positive side I can get a couple early morning calls out of the way before my work here begins for the day. So this morning I had already had a couple of East Coast phone calls and was ready to ride into the shop. My driver picked me up and like most rides I was paying very little attention to the drive. He wasn’t a music or noise of any kind driver so the car was quiet. Extra quiet because it was an electric vehicle which made what happened next even more alarming.
Out of nowhere he screamed at the top of his lungs in another language that I didn’t understand FOR AN UNUSUALLY LONG TIME. Hard brakes and a defensive turn onto the shoulder to avoid the inevitable crash from behind in traffic. The screaming was loud and sustained (best guess a minute to a minute and a half) which didn’t calm me down and it didn’t stop until we got back out into traffic and slowly drove around the accident that happened. Then he called someone and lit them on fire in verbal squiggle doodle language.
I had that weird post accident adrenaline crash. I was sweating, heart rate elevated, and felt oddly alert and alive. Holy shit that wakes you up to the fact that when it’s your time it’s your time and I need to do a better job of living for the day. Add that to the list of shit to improve… and then during a meeting I became distracted/fixated.
Not sure what this trend is but I can say with confidence that I will NOT be following it. I have no idea why his pants are rolled up but I couldn’t take my eyes off of them. This is an adult male in a leadership position. I had two meetings with this dude and even though I couldn’t see them I knew they were there and they annoyed me. I probably need to stop typing right now as I am giving off distinct GET OFF MY LAWN vibes.
But seriously, if you tell me to roll up my pants you can fuck right off. Have a good night.