Trust me, I am not any threat to any race car drivers anywhere in the world. I am not a speed demon. My last speeding ticket was 16 years ago. My wife refers to me as "MIss Daisy" when talking about my driving. So trust that the following is not coming from someone with a lead foot.

 Having all that out of the way, do you find drivers in Sioux Falls are amazingly SLOOOOOWWWW?

 Wow. I was driving arond today trying to run some errands and I got stuck behind every slow person on the road. I mean they weren't even doing the speed limit. I realize some roads are going to be prone to slow traffic because of traffic congestion (41st Street, Minnesota Avenue). But drive other streets in this town and it seems like everyone is on a Sunday drive, content to meander to and fro while people who are trying to get somewhere before Thursday are chomping at the bit.

 I do not honk my horn at these people. I do not make any gestures to these drivers. But I pass them like I am on fire whenever I get the chance. And these aren't old people either. The stereotype of an older man or woman driving a big car slowly through town is not what this blog is about. I'm talking about the 20-something woman who is driving, smoking and texting at the same time (actually saw it yesterday, may lightning strike me if I'm making it up). I'm talking about the two guys in the sports car cruising around at what appears to be 15 miles an hour with their bass cranked so loud people in Guam can hear it. Slow slow slow. It's really driving me nuts. If I'm in the car by myself I'm fine. I can make all the comments I want and no one hears me. It's when the boys are with me that I have to clam up and mind my p's and q's. Believe me, it is tough. Traffic is one of those topics that can get me a roll. I would prefer slow bumper to bumper traffic in LA because that's understandable. A million other people are on the road. But I don't get why drivers in Sioux Falls are so slow, so deliberate in taking their time.

 Phew. That's off my chest. Thanks!

 Quote Of The Day: "Life is too short for traffic." Dan Bellack

 This Day In History: Pope John Paul II was shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Agca as he drove through a crowd in St. Peter's Square on this date, May 13th, 1981.

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