People are funny

I was riding with a friend the other day. He was driving and is often impatient with other drivers. (Could be a guy thing; could be a Miami thing.)

So as he's trying to merge, an oblivious woman wasn't letting him in. He squeezed tight and did it anyway, much to her dismay. I've never understood people who get mad when one car gets in front of them - by the next stoplight, you're still right next to each other.

Anyway, he gets in front of her and observes that she's driving too slow, two other cars got in front of her, he's glad he's not behind her, blah blah blah. It was amusing how much energy went into the whole exchange.

Then traffic slows to a crawl. Right in front of us we see a disabled van, with one guy steering and another desperately trying to push it out of the roadway.

What does my friend do? Pulls over to the side of the road, hops out, helps them push with enough momentum to clear the road, tells them, "Have a better day!" Then gets back in the car and we're on our way.

Meanwhile, Ms. Oblivious is probably 3 blocks ahead of us by now. He'd forgotten all about that.

People are funny.