What's the Hold Up?

Today on my way to work, I was at a stop sign behind one car. To my complete horror I saw 2 HUGE farm equipment vehicles coming up the road with a TRAIN of vehicles lined up behind them. Oh my word! I wanted to scream. Stay calm - I'm sure we can pass eventually. Well, going 20, 15, 10, 25, 15, 20 mph off and on, brake lights, and the whole shabang didn't exactly yield much in the way of passing. I found out there was actually only ONE place in which our lane was allowed to pass AND out of ALL those cars, AND a clear shot, only ONE car and ONE motorcycle were freed from the insane aggrevation of needing to get somewhere only to be held up -- AGAINST OUR WILL!!! :(

We finally got into town where I could take a side street and possibly get far enough ahead, before the "dead end," where I could cut over and get in front of the big rigs! No big deal, the guy in front of me had the same idea....or did he??!! HE WAS AS BAD AS BEING BEHIND THE MACHINERY!!!! I was literally blowing a gasket in my car!!! 20 mph!! What in the world??

Old man baldy parked by a house AFTER the dead end, and by the time I caught up to the train of vehicles again I was in the BACK - further back than before - with the two big, evil, mocking machines still in the lead. By now my gasket wasn't even around anymore. I was screaming in my car.

OH MY WORD!!! I AM JUST TRYING TO GET TO WORK!! UGH!!! I CAN SEE IT!! I CAN SEE WHERE I NEED TO BE!! UGHHHHHHH!!! I COULD PULL OVER AND WALK THERE QUICKER!!!! MOVE!!!! GGGGGGRRRRRRRR!!! AHhhhhhhh!!!

I got to work, threw my car in park, high tailed it across the parking lot, yanked open the back door and nearly scared a co-worker half-to-death. (Now that was kind of funny!) They all said, calm down - you're right on time. whew!! A few deep breaths later I was laughing about it, but I can honestly say, I NEVER want to go through that again!!!!

ps ~ I love our farmers -- I just don't like getting stuck BEHIND them -- and this is something I know they are well aware of!! :D