Happy Zombie Day!

Here are some questions that should be on the California driver's license exam:

1. If you are traveling on a busy four-lane freeway and it begins to sprinkle, you should
a) Slam on your brakes to avoid hitting any raindrops.
b) Continue at the same speed, but allow a little extra room between your car and the one in front.
c) It doesn't really matter because the car in front of you will slam on their brakes, so you have to as well.

2. If it has been raining for a while and now traffic is moving at a steady 40 mph and there is a flash of lightning in the distance, you should
a) Slam on your brakes to avoid hitting the thunder that will be coming.
b) Continue at the same speed because the lightning has already struck five miles away and that shouldn't affect traffic.
c) It doesn't really matter because the car in front of you will slam on their brakes, so you have to as well.

3. If it is raining steadily and you are driving in the number one (fast) lane at 40 mph and it starts to hail, you should
a) Remain in the lane and stop your car completely then turn on the emergency flashers. (Yes, this was the answer from the driver in front of me this afternoon...)
b) Slam on your brakes as a preemptive strike because you know that someone else will if you don't.
c) Turn up the radio because hail striking a car is very loud.


It turns out that it doesn't take more than a few people to panic during a thunderstorm to really mess up traffic, but I still made it to the NorCal family dinner. There we discussed such important topics as:

• foot fungus, and why it can't be cured.
• the tradition of hiding out at the Captain's Chest to avoid dealing with terminated contractors on their last day of work.
• K-poo's Chinese coworker who asked if her boyfriend was making her lose weight.
• what, exactly, "dubstep" is.

When I put it that way, we sound like a bunch of old white people...