It's opposite day (nice SUVs, jerk MINIs)

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Jul 30, 2007 | 07:31 AM

rooandren

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It's opposite day (nice SUVs, jerk MINIs)

I drove all over creation this morning (thank you Google maps! I would be getting home at 8pm without you!)

For some reason I encountered jerk MINIs everywhere, weaving in and out of traffic, cutting off old ladies, blowing red lights, etc.
Even weirder is the SUVs seemed so courteous today. More than once I got confused at a 4-way stop because they were obeying the right of way, etc.

Now I know not all MINI/SUV drivers are the same, but it felt truly bizarre the degree that it was backwards today!

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Jul 30, 2007 | 07:32 AM

Loony2N

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Did you pass through that spiraling tunnel??

Around here, most MINI drivers I see are oblivious. So are the SUV drivers, for that matter.

Jul 30, 2007 | 07:39 AM

Gil-galad

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Last time I was in Beantown, it seemed like most everyone drove that way...

Was The Italian Job playing on a local cable channel last night?

Jul 30, 2007 | 07:42 AM

rooandren

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mineartg

Last time I was in Beantown, it seemed like most everyone drove that way...

Oh, well that goes without saying, that's the sport of it. But I'm talking about above and beyond the normal

Jul 30, 2007 | 08:18 AM

jsharra

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I agree with the Beantown comment. One time on vacation, I cut off a van and then did a quick right in front of it. I mumbled "sorry about that" and kept going. My brother, who was with me, said "that's all right; you have Massachusetts plates; you're supposed to drive that way."