Biker

Thursday, August 19th 2010

I decided to take a different route home from work tonight which was a mistake. I ended up in a mass of traffic even though it was well past rush hour and I was stopped at every red light. I could be almost home by now and I'm only 1 mile from the office! -I thought to myself as the irritability rose.

After sitting at one of the red lights for a while, I noticed a biker across the street who was also waiting. Once the light turned green, the biker hesitated to go, thinking I would be making a quick right turn before he could cross. I waited for him though. When he realized I was waiting, he rode across and gave me a nice nod and "thank you".

I have to admit that sometimes I do quickly turn the corner without waiting for pedestrians if it looks like a potential opportunity to miss the green light. But this time, I waited which ended up lowering my irritation level with the traffic once I realized I did something small that someone appreciated. Oh yeah, and after that, I sailed the rest of the way home.

Peace :)