Are You Weird or Normal?

ThePhanastasio · 04-27-2013, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

I absolutely love driving. For some strange reason it's a great time for me to clear my mind and sort out problems or think about stuff. I used to be terrified of the highway, but not anymore - it's great. The gridlock here is bad at times though.

My mother, on the other hand, is one of those people who is terrified of making left hand turns at intersections, even if there is an advanced green light. She won't do it and I'm certain that she hasn't made a left turn in years. She will actually plan out a route that involves turning right only, even if it means she has to loop around or backtrack to get there. I was late for an audition once because she refused to make a left turn. Now THAT is ridiculously weird.

I actually enjoy driving too, when it's warm. I like having the window down, music blaring, and just driving aimlessly.

I will say that I avoid left turns of late, but not out of fear - out of laziness.

My left blinker went out - oh, in October? All I need is a bulb for it, but I'm afraid of breaking the tail light casing fixing it, and my cousin is never available to put the bulb in because he works midnights and I work swing shift, so yeah. And I'm also too lazy to go into the shop for something so simple.

I am a Triple A member, though, and was wondering if they'd fix it, but then, laziness. I'd have to wait on Triple A.

I'll be due an oil change shortly - last time, my uncle changed it, and I totally spaced it about the turn signal, so it didn't get fixed. I've basically got innumerable routes all over the tristate that involve never having to turn left OR turning left only when in a left turn only lane.

I actually cut through a gas station parking lot and then a Wendy's to get on the interstate, because that avoids left turns.

As an aside, I PREFER left turns to right turns in general. I always feel like taking right turns really wide, but left turns feel natural.