Patience is a Virtue

Ever since I was a little shaver, I was taught that patience is a virtue.  I never knew what a virtue was, exactly, nor did I discover patience until I was a good deal older and discovered that pounding on the back door with a hammer was not the preferred way to get the latch to engage.  Telling my father that he pounded on stuff to get it to work didn't help the situation any.



I saw this on fuckbook, and naturally the comments attached to it were pretty much what you'd expect from a crowd of SJWs, Snowflakes, and LGBTs all huddled together in their safe space.

Patience

Anyone who has driven a manual transmission for any length of time can spot a newbie at 100 yards.  The car stalls out when they try to take off, they rev the engine to five grand before letting out the clutch and stall out again, or they squeal the tires unintentionally.  Put them on a slight grade and they go nuts, especially when they stall the car out again on the grade, and have to keep one foot on the gas, one foot on the clutch, and one foot on the brake... well, most of the people reading this hound of a blog have been there and done that.  All I can say for myself is that I didn't burn out the clutch.

I've always had a good deal of patience with the new-to-a-stick crowd.  Everyone has to learn sometime, and it isn't always easy.  All that said, here are a few signs that might be seen in the back window of certain drivers who shouldn't be allowed outside the county without a keeper.  I've never seen any of these, but I should have.


"Angry with everyone, especially blood-sucking ex-wife."
"All screwed up on wine and pills."
"Work sucks pond scum, boss is a jerk, I am armed."
"Psychotic and off my meds."
"I'm just having fun."
"Busy with cell phone right now."
"Kids on board, and they're acting like chimpanzees at feeding time."
"Don't like my driving? Shove it where the sun don't shine."
"It's the asshat in front of me."
"Tailgate - if you want a repair bill, a moving violation, and a red hot .45 slug in your intestines."
"Back off jack off."
"This is bat country!"

And my own personal favorite:

"Do you believe in life after death?  Keep tailgating and find out for sure."

In other news, the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Washington Capitols 5-4 in overtime.  I had a great time watching the game with Big Mike and Lash at a local watering hole.  We went to Roosters Wings which has good wings, great service, and a fair TV selection. They could use a few more giant screen TVs, but that's a very minor complaint and hardly worth mentioning.