Every Day Death-Defying: August 2008

20 August 2008

The end of shooting and driving 8/20

Well, it had to happen. I bought a new (to me) car to replace the Blazer that died last Christmas. It's a totally sweet ride, and the whole family loves it. And it's a stick. Which means I have to give up live blogging because shooting and driving and shifting is more than I should attempt on the mean streets of Entitlement. I may post occasionally if I'm not driving, or driving something else, but for now, it's hasta luego, amigos! We're going camping!

19 August 2008

Ocean at Entrada 8/19

Driving on the wrong side of the yellow line.

Sunset at UCLA 8/19

Tailgated.

Sunset at UCLA 8/19

Texting while driving. And sufficiently nearsighted to have to hold it up high and squint at it. While texting. While driving.

Sunset at Barrington 8/19

Ran the light.

Kenter at Tuallitan 8/19

Ran the stop sign.

Bundy at San Vicente 8/19

Totally illegal turn into the market.

Bundy at Goshen 8/19

If my car looked like this I wouldn't be playing chicken with the crazy lady driving the rent-a-wreck. But she did, and I called her a bitch.

Rose at 6th 8/19

Didn't take turns at the queue at the stop sign. And you know what? After I snapped her photo I saw her vanity plate and realized I know her. But you know what else? No one is safe. You flout the law, you grace the blog.

Barnard approaching Neilsen 8/19

S o v e r y s l o w.

Bundy at Idaho 8/19

Turning left from the through lane.

18 August 2008

Sunset at I-405 entrance 8/18

Missouri plates missed the 1 car per green sign.

Sunset at Cashmere 8/18

Hummer in moto.

Westwood at Charles Young 8/18

Just turned left. Guess he decided he'd waited long enough for a green light.

Broadway at Lincoln 8/18

Just a big mishmash of impatience.

17 August 2008

Montana at Gretna Green 8/17

Didn't take turns at the stop sign.

16 August 2008

Abbot Kinney at Milwood 8/16

Just plunging into traffic without looking or stopping.

Bundy at Ocean Park 8/16

Ran the light.

Bundy above Wilshire 8/16

Just pulled out of the parking lot and stopped.

Princeton below Montana 8/16

Just stopped. In the middle of the street.

15 August 2008

Kenter at the school 8/15

Another day another fire lane violation.

Temescal at Sunset 8/15

Turned right on red despite the sign.

Sunset at Allenford 8/15

Ran the light.

Sunset at Rockingham 8/15

Tailgated.

Temescal at Sunset 8/15

Turned right on red, despite the sign.

Sunset at La Cruz 8/15

Ran the light.

Pico at Kelton 8/15

Red curb is reserved parking for the Entitled.

Bundy at Montana 8/15

Turned right from the left side of the bus.

Bundy at Santa Monica 8/15

Speeding and swerving, dodging and faking. Maybe he thinks he's Muhammed Ali.

Bundy at Pico 8/15

Ran the light.

Ocean Park at 18th 8/15

Only stopped because she saw me poised to take her picture.

Entrada at PCH 8/15

Driving on the wrong side of the street. Deliberately.

San Vicente east of Montana 8/14

The varlets have just dipped the front end into the varlet zone, and hustled to help everyone with their doors. And there it sits like a beached whale while everyone airkisses goodbye.