Honk if you love New Yorkers
I experienced a moment of guilt driving on Johnson Street driving toward downtown High Point yesterday.
A car cut me off, prompting me to hit the horn in anger.
Then I saw the New York plate.
Darn, a market visitor. We're supposed to be nice to them. That won't make him feel welcome.
But wait a minute. Horn blowing is practically a second language for New York drivers. Honking at this guy would make him feel at home.
Even better, he might have taken it as a compliment. He got the better of me in a duel of drivers, and all I could do was offer a shout of anger. (And in a subcompact import, it's not even an impressive shout.)
I might have meant to give him the motorist's equivalent of " ---- you, you --- -- - -----!"
But he heard "You da man!"
I probably made his day.
Yeah, welcome to High Point.
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I'm not much of a honker, but I do try to smile and wave at drivers who do stupid or dangerous things.
And as most southerners, I try to acknowledge when another driver does something thoughtful such as letting me into the line of traffic or pulling over on a narrow street to let another car pass.
I have noticed over the years of driving and walking in Greensboro, that we are not a very pedestrian or bike friendly town.
Posted on April 27, 2009 10:24 AM
Diane, you have the better approach.
Posted on April 27, 2009 11:48 AM
I did not feel particularly safe on my ride from LGA to Times Square today. The cabbie cut lots of people off, but no honking. Maybe they have gotten used to it?
Posted on April 27, 2009 7:55 PM
I haven't been in NYC in many years. Have they disconnected the horns?
By the way, did you see the Air Force One stunt yesterday?
Posted on April 28, 2009 10:27 AM
Yeah, I didn't see it, but apparently others in my conference room (26th floor in the middle of Times Sq) did.
There was an unconfirmed case of Swine Flu here, though:
http://www.webcpa.com/news/Ernst-Young-Experiences-Swine-Flu-Scare-50242-1.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/SwineFlu/story?id=7442148&page=1
Posted on April 28, 2009 6:19 PM
Sounds like a madhouse up there.
Posted on April 28, 2009 6:34 PM