Couple of Coffees

Indecent human behavior

OK.

We've seen a lot of inappropriate behavior this trip. Last night, on our way to Fayettville to visit Alex and Julie, we got slowed down in traffic on I-95. Someone, who apparently didn't like traffic, decided to pull out of the lineup and drive backwards up the exit ramp. It was about 1/4 of a mile away. He stayed on the shoulder of the highway, in reverse and going quite fast. Not to mention, once he got to the ramp, it was only wide enough for one car, so he'd be driving into oncoming traffic.

And, while in Winter Park, we saw a woman walk into a bagel shop, fill her cup with iced tea, then walk back out without paying.

Our most sleepless night was staying at a hotel outside Tallahassee during a major basketball tournament weekend. There were four or so buses of high schoolers there, and they seemed to communicate best in loud shouts in the middle of the night, the louder the better. Supposedly adults were patroling the area in shifts, but we found crushed beer cans the next morning and cigarettes all up and down the sidewalks by the rooms. Perhaps the adults were drinking while on duty. Who knows.

We've also tallied worst drivers in terms of aggressiveness, speeding and changing lanes. Florida has been the worst driving state so far. Our friend Doug, who grew up there, said it's because people move to Florida from all over the place, and all those varied driving mentalities clash. Or crash.

posted by Laura the Writer @ 9:42 AM