caution: horny commuters

yeah that's right. you heard what i said. however, unlike you, my mind is not in the gutter. i am not referring to the cold huddled masses of commuters getting their "swerve" on in some massive metra orgy. rather i'm talking about the excessive use (abuse) of car commuters laying on their horn this morning. it started this morning trying to make a left turn into the parking lot. the lady behind me, who i must add ALSO parks in the same lot, began honking me as if to say, "the construction truck blocking the entrance is an illusion. turn now! now now now. turn you son of a b----, turn!" yep, people suck.

then of course, there are more horns on the train itself. the train blares its 200Db foghorns at each stop because enough morons have gotten hit ignoring the 2 dozen blinking lights, bells, and crossing gates. i guess metra decided that if by chance you could not see or hear the warnings, they'd make sure you could feel them in your bones.

then there's the final stretch. the city. i've been so desensitized to cars honking that it's probably bodering on dangerous. i've actually heard most city taxis get dual oversized horns installed in their cars. i was trying to think of a sound that i'd actually respond to in case of an emergency downtown and i could only come up with one. Mr. Entertainer. it's what the ice cream trucks played in my neighborhood and i've was programmed at a very young age to notice that sound. then again, instead of avoiding the danger i'd probably come a running...change in hand...