Honk if you’re…

Hypothetically, if you're driving by yourself through a tunnel and there's no one around, would you honk? I'm not sure what the deal is with this, except that I like it. I achieve some sort of symbiosis with my vehicle in a tunnel. Nirvana. Personally I can state that I would honk. I'm so sure of it because I just drove through a tunnel. Twice. I honked both times. I even tried the old classic.

What I didn't realize was that I don't like my horn. It's one of those old school double horn jobs that sort of warbles. It doesn't have a real good cutoff but tends to fade away. Not good for the tunnel honk. I think I may have to upgrade. I'm pretty sure my wife will not be impressed. "Honey I need an air compressor and a train horn." Not going to fly. I'll probably have to stick with my inadequate horn. It's really kind of sad.

I'm not sure why I like to honk in tunnels. It may be from my childhood begging for a honk in a tunnel and not always getting it. I'm going to make sure my kids don't face that sort of trauma. I'll always honk. A lot. Loud. Oh, it's also good to throw a wave in at the nearest motorist just so they know everything is good. Sure sometimes they'll call the police, but it's a risk worth taking for a good tunnel honk.

The skinny pedal

So the skinny pedal is the one that makes you go fast. It's not really that hard to figure out. Why is it that some people only manage to figure out which pedal is which after I try to pass them? Of course I've been behind you for the last 13 miles going somewhere between 45-53 mph. Now you're going to go faster than me. No matter what.

I don't get it. Nothing else has changed except the fact that I'm passing. Maybe it's the cool retro kitchen cabinet wood grain that makes me look so fast. Or maybe the ultra cool dented fender. I think it's the embarrassment of getting passed by a late 80s station wagon wanna be. Then again I know people with nice cars (believe it or not) who have the same thing happen. Then again they may be full of shit.

I'm not really asking that much. The speed limit isn't so fast that someones going to lose an ear if the window accidentally goes down. Although that would be kind of cool. It's more of a consideration to the other drivers on the road. Oh yeah, and once you hit the blazing fast speed of 68 or so I'm going to have to back off…because I can't go that fast…so when I get behind you again please continue on as fast as possible. It always makes me smile.