How would you commute to work if your car were out for repairs for close to a week ?
(a) Walk to office
(b) Take an auto
(c) Take a cab
(d) Take a bus
(e) Take a lift from your friend
Asthma rules out ‘a’ & ‘b’, depleted condition of wallet rules out ‘c’ and the desire not to lose wallet via pickpocket rules out ‘d’. So pretty much option ‘e’ is the only one left .
Well, what’s so bad about ‘e’ ??
Nothing, apart from that fact that a few nightmares from the past need to be relived. Beggars cannot be choosers, they say. And so the beggar began his adventures again :-)
Pickup happens on outer ring road at around 8 am. First thing that I notice is 400% increase in driving aggression level of my former mentee. Lanes are being switched needlessly and at high speeds. Couple of deep breaths and I calm down. Pulse rate around 95 / min
A sharp switch from left to right lane at 80 kms /hr , narrowly missing the back of a van ahead. A cold sweat begins to run down the back of my neck. Heart rate approaching 150 per min
A poor two wheeler guy is slowing down in front of us to get over a speed breaker. We are approaching him at 60km/hr. My driver has not seen the hump.
“What ?????? wait !!!! slowdown !!! there is a hump !!!! you’ll hit him ……. oh my god , i’m still too young to die !! “ pulse is at 280 per min
Sharp 90 degree twist to right, missing the two wheeler guy by the merest whisker, flying over the hump violently, and somehow managing to escape the traffic on our right. We were pretty close to hitting escape velocity and going into a geo-stationary orbit around the earth too.
A quote reads : “A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice”. Hmmm, the next time around, I shall stick to the advice.
PS : As usual, a few creative liberties have been taken in the description of some of the incidents ;-)
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7 comments:
'your care were out for repairs' ..Mr blogger you have started making spelling mistakes, in your excitment towards trying to make your stories spicy and creative.
The stories written here are merely fictional, as the person driving hasn't ever had an accident so far, other then bumping in a pillar while parking.
Also, missing a hump is something you dont have any right to comment on. As you are one of those who never see one :-)
Instead of being thankful for a lift, thankless Mr Blogger you are commenting on the driving style. Its rightly said in a hindi proverb "Neki kar Dariya mein Daal"
I think you should appreciate the mentee has of the vehicle at such high speeds ;)
-C
Correction -
I think you should appreciate the control that the mentee has of the vehicle at such high speeds ;)
-C
C : Why is that the fairer sex always has control at higher speed and none at lower speeds ? beats me :)
And to refute the first set of comments , you wrote the book on "Neki kar Dariya mein Daal" ;). Read the proof at http://deeplyrandom.blogspot.com/2009/02/not-good-day.html and http://deeplyrandom.blogspot.com/2009/02/chicken-curry.html
Poor pillar is all I can say, also i wonder why both of my driving mentees have this pent up rage against pillars .......
We live life on the fast lane dude!!
Who is the second mentee?? not me -right? had my share of pillars, but thats another story
-C
C: No, it is not you. Though I sincerely hope and pray that I never need to be a passenger in a vehicle driven by you !! ;-)
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