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stephbgGot the call this afternoon that my ex-display and formerly-expensive range hood was ready for collection. Perfect timing, for I was beginning to contemplate a telephone adventure to track it down.
Decided to nip up this afternoon to collect it. Husband nicely offered to drive, but my car is much better for a freeway run with aircon so I drove. However, as I am mechanically unsound I took him along for lifting services.
Had a good run north, but was tailgated uncomfortably by a ute for a while. I politely yelled at the driver to f&%k off, but they continued to follow much too closely at 102km/h. Maybe 105km/h. Briefly.
And then I noticed something very important:
The ute had no driver.
I found this information a little distracting, but fortunately not fatally so for I have clearly made it home as opposed to plowing into the traffic in front of me whilst staring bug-eyed into the rear vision mirror. I could see the silhouette of the head rests quite clearly, but no trace of a driver's head, and they were plenty close enough to see. No knuckles on the steering wheel, no hair on the sides, no head over the top.
The only possible explanations left to me are:
* There was no driver. The ute was haunted and cruised the freeway every Tuesday afternoon at 4:00pm looking for victims. Muahahahaha.
* The driver was 3' high and used a periscope to see over the steering wheel. Or they didn't bother with that troublesome visibility thing at all.
* The driver was bald, 5' high and had seat-cover-colored skin and steering-wheel-coloured hands. It's either a fashion choice or an example of Intelligent Design.
* The driver was wearing stealth gear. And the government is denying everything.
* I am insane.
Have I missed anything?
Decided to nip up this afternoon to collect it. Husband nicely offered to drive, but my car is much better for a freeway run with aircon so I drove. However, as I am mechanically unsound I took him along for lifting services.
Had a good run north, but was tailgated uncomfortably by a ute for a while. I politely yelled at the driver to f&%k off, but they continued to follow much too closely at 102km/h. Maybe 105km/h. Briefly.
And then I noticed something very important:
The ute had no driver.
I found this information a little distracting, but fortunately not fatally so for I have clearly made it home as opposed to plowing into the traffic in front of me whilst staring bug-eyed into the rear vision mirror. I could see the silhouette of the head rests quite clearly, but no trace of a driver's head, and they were plenty close enough to see. No knuckles on the steering wheel, no hair on the sides, no head over the top.
The only possible explanations left to me are:
* There was no driver. The ute was haunted and cruised the freeway every Tuesday afternoon at 4:00pm looking for victims. Muahahahaha.
* The driver was 3' high and used a periscope to see over the steering wheel. Or they didn't bother with that troublesome visibility thing at all.
* The driver was bald, 5' high and had seat-cover-colored skin and steering-wheel-coloured hands. It's either a fashion choice or an example of Intelligent Design.
* The driver was wearing stealth gear. And the government is denying everything.
* I am insane.
Have I missed anything?
