Cant we all just get along?

I'm not sure what it is about the female species but some of us seem to have such an intolerance for other women. WTF ladies. Whatever happened to loving and supporting each other?

Case and point:
You ask me a question, I begin to answer, you turn to your friend make a face and whisper something, then act as if I wouldn't notice. Are you kidding!?

Stop being so damn rude and disrespectful to other women. This is such bullshit and really pisses me off. I'm getting worked up just typing about this. I'm by no means a feminist but lets be honest, there are a lot of double standards in this world directed at women. How much do you (assuming your a chick) hate being called a bitch/slut/mean whatever negative comment it is? Now, how often is that comment coming from another women? I'm willing to bet more often than not.

This is seriously so ridiculous. Why cant we all just get along!?!?! Yes I realize I'm beginning to quote famous words now but really?! Is this what society has come to? Every time we are face to face with a woman we have never met, we size them up, compare them to ourselves, find things we don't like about them and pick apart everything they say. Then, even if our best friend uttered the very same words, we find a way to manipulate her words and make them something awful/stupid/bitchy etc.

I make an effort to always smile at people I pass by. I was made aware at a young age that I came across snobby so in my adulthood I've made sure to smile more often and laugh as well as make my sarcasm easier to understand. It still catches some people off guard but I figure if you cant take a joke I probably don't want to be in your company anyway.

To all women who read this.... get off your fucking high horse and try (for once) to get to know another woman instead of judging her first. You may just find a really amazing person you never would have known. Image is everything but nothing all at the same time. Take some time and ask questions, then actually LISTEN to their answers. I'll be the first to admit I'm just as guilty of judging as the next girl, hell I even did it last night. But when it escalates to excluding someone from a gathering that's really just disrespectful.

I'm honestly disappointed in the female species at this moment in time... my parting words.... GROW UP!!! lets be big kids and drop the drama!

The Results are in!!!!

Just a quick note today...

As promised, I am sharing with you my road test results. Turns out its not me, its definitely THEM who need improvement. I passed! Failed on parallel parking but lets me honest, how many of us get it right the first time!

Happy Long Weekend!

HOW did you get your drivers license!

After the past few days I'm convinced that passive and scared drivers cause accidents NOT aggressive drivers.

My job requires me to drive a station vehicle around town several hours a week, so as you can imagine I view some of the worst drivers in town. In just the past two days I've exclaimed "OMG ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?" or "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?".

I'm sure you've seen the person that decides to SLOW DOWN, sometimes to a complete stop, while merging with freeway traffic. If you are that person, hit the gas damnit! What happened to the common knowledge that you are supposed to accelerate to the speed of traffic when merging. And since we are talking merging, how about the very distinct difference between merge and yield.  I'm going to dumb this down in hopes of reducing road rage for those of us who are stuck behind the driver that "doesn't get it".

I present to you, the common "Yield" sign:

This one is simple, when you see it you must wait until there are no cars, or enough room for you to enter traffic. It DOES NOT mean drivers must let you enter.

Now lets move to "Merge" sign: (this may get a little confusing, there are a few different signs)

Any of the above signs can be seen around town and they all mean the same thing. It doesn't get any easier than when the sign spells it out for you. This sign requires you to accelerate (or slow down) to reach the speed of traffic you are about to enter. It is considered polite to allow people to merge in front of you. Even better, you should move into the other lane (if possible) so that it makes merging easier for the driver. DO NOT stop in your merge lane! It will only make it more difficult.

I'm not only harping on those drivers attempting to merge with traffic but also those drivers who are making it much more difficult for others to enter. I drive between Pacific Way and Columbia exits on Hwy 5 every day, several times a day, and cant count the number of times people stay in the far right lane and don't leave any room for drivers to enter traffic. At the same time, there are equal amount of drivers who get so scared about moving into traffic that they stop in the merge lane.

If you are too afraid to drive your vehicle, DON'T DRIVE! You are endangering other people with your lack of commitment to driving. When you slam on your brakes, drive well below the speed limit, constantly tap your brakes, slow down in the middles of flowing traffic in hopes of changing lanes (should I go on?)... I think you get the idea, you are driving capable drivers CRAZY and thus increasing their road rage. An aggressive driver now becomes enraged and will drive with less care than they usually would.

Now that I've ranted and spoken as though I'm the best driver in Kamloops I should probably mention I'll be taking a road test on Friday. I'll be sure to post the results.