Go Junebug!

Originally Posted 2/11/08

The Daytona 500 is next Sunday! Gentlemen, start your engines! Woohoo!
I've been thinking for some time that driving here is a lot like NASCAR. Let me warn you, if you're not a fan, you won't get these analogies. I'm just warning you up front.
First of all, you're in a big line of cars, and you're constantly looking ahead for a better spot in line. If you see someone hesitate, you know you've got to get your nose in there and go for it.
Once you've got a good spot in the line, a caution bunches everybody up. The caution can be brought out by a red light, a wreck, or road construction. Then it's "green, green, green", and you go for it again.
Then there's always some idiot that will try some bonzai move and ruin everyone's day. Then the idiot will have to answer to the officials, and they hand out fines-just like NASCAR.
About the only difference is that they don't stop the cars for rain. It's a real shame too, because people get all kinds of crazy when the roads are wet.
A word of caution if you are moving here from out of state-you had better get those tags changed over pretty quick. 'Cause those out of state tags are just like having a big yellow stripe on your bumper. And you know what happens to rookies. ;)