A Backseat Driver he can Love

My dear husband is an excellent driver, or at least that's what he tells me. 

No really, all kidding aside, he is an excellent driver, or at least I thought so. 

Yes really, I'm going on the record and saying he is one of the best drivers I can think of, except when he's driving in the city where we live.

After years of speeding along the German Autobahns, in fast cars, very fast cars, and driving in big cities like Munich, Berlin, Paris, Athens, London, Boston and anywhere except the city where we currently live, I sat silently and might I add, sweetly at his side.

With that one exception, he's still at the top of his driving game.  Or at least that's what he tells me!!

You wouldn't know it if you heard some of our conversations while navigating the streets of our lovely hometown of Portland, Oregon!  I become a backseat driver as soon as we pull out of our garage.  We both agree on one thing, it's the drivers here, not us. 

We're not sure what happened over the ten years we've lived here, the car chatter is rather new in our world.  I love riding shotgun, taking long road trips and driving fast.  In the past I have even been known to fall into a sweet sleep in the passenger seat of our Porsche 911 going well over 200 kmh, because the sound of the engine at that speed can rock one to sleep. 

Not now, not here.  That's why I found this Bizarro comic in yesterday's paper so, so funny! 

Comments

[kalliope]

Thank you both for confirming my observations about Portland drivers. It makes me feel better, knowing I'm not alone! Portlanders just don't get it... nice people don't get me wrong, but absolute crazy behind the wheel.

[Decorina]

The drivers in Portland are very bad. I've driven in almost every major city in the country - cars, trucks, big trucks (yes, 18 wheelers) and the drivers in Portland never cease to amaze me. What are they thinking? Evidently about anything other than their driving. Man. They are truly truly scarey.

[Laurie Constantino]

Funny! Did I mention I was born in Portland? I also went to law school there at L&C. If we didn't live in Alaska, Portland would be my very first choice. I raved about it for so many years, my brother moved there a few years ago. He loves it too. One reason I really laughed at this post is that one of the scariest drives I ever had was trying to follow someone who was going about 75 over the Morrison Bridge. Truly terrifying.