So today, while driving around with my parents, I witnessed 3 traffic accidents.
2 were kinda typical - guy turning a corner not realizing that 1 of the 2 cars needing to give him way didn't stop, the other a honda ran right into/under the rear of a bus. They both resulted in pretty bad damages to the vehicles involved but noone seemed to be injured.
The third accident on the other hand was borne out of pure stupidity. So we're in the turn right lane to go from Trafalgar unto Knutsford. The traffic light to go straight down in the direction of Lady Musgrave was green while we had red.
This guy riding a brand new bike (like he just JUST got it) going straight, picks up speed and attempts to do a wheelie. The bike slipped from beneath him, he lost control and the bike threw him. While it skidded over to the far right of the road, hitting the curb and being deflected back into the road, the rider rolled to the far left side of the road, stopping just a few inches from a car which had stopped.
Someone up there liked him.
We got green, turned and pulled over to tell one of the many police officers in New Kingston, and proceeded on to the safety of home.

The stupidity (and arrogance)of Americans has been a quality that I've learnt to adjust to whenever I visit the states. Most times they provide moments of amusement when difficulty in completing tasks which only require common sense makes you realize that common sense is quite uncommon.
While passing thru Miami International airport recently such a moment witnessed. I still can't fully get over the ridiculousness of the situation but it occured nonetheless. A typical American male, while trying to get thru security check to get to his gate, handed the officer at the door his boarding pass. Ofcourse the officer asked to see his passport, to which the man replied he had checked it in with his baggage.
?!?!?!
Despite his obvious disbelief at the man's ridiculous answer, the security officer pressed on to ask if he had any form of picture ID on him. The man again replied that he had checked it in with his luggage. He had checked in his wallet with all forms of ID with his luggage.
?!?!?!
Was it that this was his first international flight? He was unfamiliar with the procedures at the airport? He had done this by mistake?
I don't know but to make matters worse the guy then turns around and proceeds to cuss at the top of his lungs as if it was the security who was being stupid.
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Ahh, It's good to be home. (for now)

idle chatter

Can anyone please tell me what is Fergie's London bridge?
Or maybe I don't want to know.
I just don't understand which part of her anatomy resembles London Bridge and why it would want to go down cause some guy is coming round.

Congrats to Benji from So you think you can dance.
It was one of my stupid indulgencies this summer. Although I don't like "reality" tv there was something about watching that show from the begining when the idiots who thought they could dance came to try out and proved to be the typical "white man" with 2 left feet and no rhythm, to the end when it was between 2 great dancers with great personalities and superhuman flexibility doing things with their bodies I could only dream of doing.

Sat down and watched City of Angels which I haven't seen in years, but no matter how many times I see it I swear the person who wrote that script had 2 beliefs they wanted to get across to the audience... women are uhmm, witches, and God has a twisted sense of humour.
Not these are not true but...

Time

It's been 7 weeks, 22 hours and 9 minutes since I last had the use of my vehicle, and all the freedom associated with it :(
I miss my subie.