Wednesday’s Word: Horror!

Have you experienced horror on the highway? Yesterday I experienced total and complete horror underneath a mountain in West Virginia. I get a little claustrophobic driving through mountain tunnels, but yesterday I was horrified out of my mind as I looked into my rear-view mirror and saw a large red truck driving at a rapid speed.  It seemed logical to me, that a person might slow down as they entered a tight, dark tunnel but this trucker thought it was time to gain speed!

The trucker did maintain a “safe distance” of twelve inches behind my vehicle the entire length of the tunnel. What was the matter with him didn’t he know that I was someone’s mother?  Below are a few thoughts I had as I tried to calm myself down:

  • No, that is not like the big red truck you see in horror movies . . .
  • No, this isn’t like the tunnel that Lady Diana died in . . .
  • No, this tunnel isn’t swaying . . .
  • No, the walls aren’t caving in . . .
  • Remember breathe . . .
  • Is that a bright light I’m going towards? (Daylight-Yeah!)

I did survive and watched the red truck swing around me at an evening higher speed and I thought, “I would like to” . . . . Well, let us just say I would like to grab that trucker and put him into “Nightmare on My Street!”

How do you define H O R R O R on the Highways?  Do you have any effective stress reducing techniques that you use on long trips? I might mention the three cows running in the emergency lane along side I-77 did not bother me at all!

Warning:  If a child appears at my door, dressed as a big red truck this Halloween, I cannot be held responsible for my actions, but definitely -  NO CANDY FOR THEM!