Saturdays during Tax Season

We work all Saturdays from the beginning of January to April 15. I got on the scooter last Saturday morning at 7:30 and noticed that the odometer said 5,555. Is that a sign of something? I broke 5,000 miles on my trip to Topeka in October which means I have only ridden about 500 miles since then. Hmmmm. (Note to self; Gotta Ride More!) On my way downtown I encountered a bicyclist. I gave him a wave. A blank stare was all I got in response. Oh well. I was just maybe a little too excited to see someone else on 2 wheels. It rained again overnight last night, but stopped raining just before I needed to go. Two of the last 3 three mornings have been that way. Am I doing something right? With all the crappy weather we have had recently, it is nice to get a little cooperation from the weather. On the way home last night I got mad at a cage driver. On my normal route home I need to make a left turn at the fairly busy intersection of Central and Woodlawn. There are two lanes of traffic in each direction on both streets with additional left turn lanes at the intersection. There were 4 or 5 vehicles, including myself on the scooter, that had stopped at the light to make the left turn. Some cages were in front of me, some behind. Just to let you know, when making a left turn in a situation like this, I almost always make the turn into the first lane I approach, the left lane (Aren't you supposed to do that?). On occasion, I might not, particularly if I need to make a right turn soon after, but in that case I try to be very cautious and always signal my intentions. At this intersection there is an entrance to a shopping center soon after the turn and many people will not enter the first lane they approach, and then proceed to make the right turn into the shopping center. No problem for me, just gotta keep an eye on them. (The never ending effort to watch out for what is behind me as well as what is in front of me. We've all been there.) On this occasion, the cage following me proceeded into, you guessed it, the right lane and stayed just to the right of my ass as I proceeded along in the left lane. Not a problem, I knew where the cage was, but in about a half mile I need to make a right turn to get to my house. The cage was right behind me to my right. I sped up a bit thinking there would be plenty of time to get in front to safely change into the right lane and make my turn. (After All, wasn't I in front of the cage!) Damn cage sped up too. Right on my butt. Well, SHIT! Not being one to start a race on a busy street in the dark, I eventually decided to slow down and let the cage get in front of me before I changed lanes and made my turn. As I got behind the cage, I submitted a (not so friendly) wave of a certain finger just before my turn to the house. Probably shouldn't have done it, but........... It was just a little event. We have all been there and done it. Not turning into the first lane you get to is a little pet peeve of mine. Just felt the need to vent! Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed