Simon
15-01-2003, 09:44
> > The other day I was cruising along as usual coming onto one of my
> > motorways, which was very busy with inferior cars. First off, I
> > couldn't believe that the volume of traffic DIDN'T slow down for me AT
> > ALL as I came off the slip road! I had to squeeze into a barely big
> > enough gap between two cars in order to get onto my motorway! (The
> > driver of the car behind me did realise his mistake though and honked
> > an apology to me with a long blast of his horn.)
> >
> > Unbelievably, I had to do the same again before I could get to the BMW
> > lane. (Why do underlings use this lane? Surely everyone knows it is
> > for BMW drivers only?) Anyway, once I was in the BMW lane and posing
> > along at 110mph enjoying the adulation that the inferior car drivers
> > were giving me, I noticed an inferior car ahead of me which was not
> > only in the BMW lane of my motorway, but was driving at a ridiculous
> > 70 mph! Naturally, I got to within a foot or so of his rear bumper and
> > flashed my headlights to remind him he shouldn't be in the BMW lane of
> > my motorway and to get out of my way. Of course, once he realised it
> > was a BMW behind him, he did just that, but I could hardly believe it
> > when he pulled straight back out behind me!
> >
> > He also tried to keep up with me and when he realised I would out-run
> > him, he put on some blue lights in his front grill and urged me to get
> > onto the hard shoulder so that he could congratulate me on my
> > excellent car. Needless to say, I was eager to oblige and when we had
> > stopped, the man gave me a piece of paper confirming what I already
> > knew - that my car goes fast! Apparently he wants everyone to know
> > what a superior car I have, so I had to take my driver's licence to a
> > Police Station to be sent away to have some points put on! (They're
> > not free points either - they're £20 each and I was only allowed 3).
> > But the man at the Police Station said that because I drive a BMW, it
> > won't be much longer before I earn the full 12 points, and then I
> > won't even NEED a driving licence, so they will take it off me!
> >
> > See, now THAT's the sort of respect you get when you buy and drive a
> > BMW!
> > motorways, which was very busy with inferior cars. First off, I
> > couldn't believe that the volume of traffic DIDN'T slow down for me AT
> > ALL as I came off the slip road! I had to squeeze into a barely big
> > enough gap between two cars in order to get onto my motorway! (The
> > driver of the car behind me did realise his mistake though and honked
> > an apology to me with a long blast of his horn.)
> >
> > Unbelievably, I had to do the same again before I could get to the BMW
> > lane. (Why do underlings use this lane? Surely everyone knows it is
> > for BMW drivers only?) Anyway, once I was in the BMW lane and posing
> > along at 110mph enjoying the adulation that the inferior car drivers
> > were giving me, I noticed an inferior car ahead of me which was not
> > only in the BMW lane of my motorway, but was driving at a ridiculous
> > 70 mph! Naturally, I got to within a foot or so of his rear bumper and
> > flashed my headlights to remind him he shouldn't be in the BMW lane of
> > my motorway and to get out of my way. Of course, once he realised it
> > was a BMW behind him, he did just that, but I could hardly believe it
> > when he pulled straight back out behind me!
> >
> > He also tried to keep up with me and when he realised I would out-run
> > him, he put on some blue lights in his front grill and urged me to get
> > onto the hard shoulder so that he could congratulate me on my
> > excellent car. Needless to say, I was eager to oblige and when we had
> > stopped, the man gave me a piece of paper confirming what I already
> > knew - that my car goes fast! Apparently he wants everyone to know
> > what a superior car I have, so I had to take my driver's licence to a
> > Police Station to be sent away to have some points put on! (They're
> > not free points either - they're £20 each and I was only allowed 3).
> > But the man at the Police Station said that because I drive a BMW, it
> > won't be much longer before I earn the full 12 points, and then I
> > won't even NEED a driving licence, so they will take it off me!
> >
> > See, now THAT's the sort of respect you get when you buy and drive a
> > BMW!