Day Four

I guess fate made up for being good to me yesterday as nothing really exciting happened today. Both rides were silent ...

Morning: I knew before getting into the dark blue Honda Accord that this was going to be a quiet ride. The woman driver looked professional, just not approachable. She looked old, but not age-old but the "I've been smoking for 20 years" old. She had blond hair, wiry and shoulder length with bangs. Her face was long and sallow. She wore oval, wire-rimmed glasses and had on pink lipstick. She always drove with two hands on the wheel — she had a wedding band on and her nails were painted a dark red. She was wearing a long-sleeved, white collar shirt and a jean skirt. Her sleeves were rolled up to the elbow. A jean jacket was draped over the center console.
Thankfully, a few minutes after I got into the car, "We Will Rock You" by Queen came on the radio. I sang along with it in my head. A few more classic rock songs came on after. I took note of the radio station (100.3) because I have been looking for that station around here ... now I know it!
The idea that this woman smokes has to be legit. The car smelled of it. It wasn't overpowering, so I'm guessing she smokes with the window down so only a faint smell sticks around. The fabric was a light tan and will need vacuuming in the near future. Tissues were shoved into the pocket behind the passenger seat and several sanitizing gel bottles were in the pocket behind the driver's seat. An instant meal box (spaghetti) was on the floor behind the driver's seat.
She has some family ... kids? nieces/nephews? grandkids? There are pictures hanging on her keychain.
The gentleman riding with us sat in the front seat and immediately fell asleep. Even more impressive, he brought a travel pillow with him! It was one of those pillows that wrap around the neck and you can just rest your head on either side.
"Desperado" by The Eagles came on the radio and caught the driver lip syncing to it. Made me chuckle as I was doing the same.
I kept myself busy during the ride by reading a book. It made time pass fast enough ...
Evening: Got picked up by a beautiful car for the ride home. He came just in time, too, as I was about to fall over with how much my feet hurt. I've been wearing heels all week and my feet are NOT happy with me. The car was a brand new Lincoln Navigator, red with a light leather interior. It had a THX stereo system, SIRIUS radio internally installed, a DVD player, the whole works. It was nice. I want one.
The car must have been a very recent purchase or a rental as it's keychain was just a wide wire ring with the key and a plastic case with a piece of paper in it describing the car.
The driver was handsome and well dressed — white shirt and olive slacks, dark hair and a goatee. He wore Oakley sunglasses and drank from an Evian water bottle. He obviously has money.
The radio was originally tuned to ESPN radio. It was a talk show with several men arguing over the current drama over Michael Vick. The argument was mostly over the fact that the law was too drastic considering the circumstances, that how a large black population is supporting him despite how heinous his crime was and he is being treated as harshly as he is because he is black. The man scoffed at the radio and changed it to country.
The driver never said a word to us (he picked up three). Instead, he drove down the HOV lane with his wrist and chomped on gum the entire time. The other two riders slept and I read again. The book got slightly boring, so I took to looking out the window.
Did you know that Virginia is one of the top states for vanity plates? I get a kick out of seeing them everywhere. Here are a few I saw today.
G80RSS — There were orange and blue stickers all over this green Honda Accord. The driver was older with a gray beard and glasses.
YUH8TIN — Black Mercury Mountaineer. The driver obviously thinks you're jealous of his hot wheels.
GA GIRLZ — Four girls in an old, silver BMW. They were all laughing when we passed them.
LVUBYE — My favorite. This was on a dark blue mini-van. The windows were tinted, so I couldn't see the family I assumed was in it. But the license plate this was on had an image of kids handprints in colorful paint. It just went so well with a family theme, I thought it was adorable.

Maybe tomorrow will produce something interesting.