The End

Onward and upward went my journey to the home of Dj Gaillimh. Driving along in my automobile,my iPod beside me at the wheel. Until half a mile the far side of Horseleap this funky little Citroen in front of me starts rear-flashing me (rear-flashing is a new phenomenon that began in the late 90's and which i would like to take full credit for naming. Normal flashing involves an intermitent dazzling of oncoming drivers using longbeam or main headlamps, but rear-flashing involves intermitent flashing of a car behind you using rear fog lamps or hazard lights. It is usually related to danger of some sort and rumour has it that it really began during the heavy use of intravenious drugs in the rave scene of the 90's). So, now that i have been justly warned that something is wrong with my car i decide to normal-flash the man back. His rear-flashing continues until, unpredictably, he pulls into the hard shoulder,waits for me to pass him and then drives right up my ass with his full,dazzling longbeams on! "Wait just a minute there, Johnny rear-flasher, what's your game?" I whisper under my breath,thankful he is a full Citroen-length away from me. Upon this blinding I pull in to the shoulder and he takes off,whizzing by me. Confuzzled, I pull out again and driving continues as normal until I manage to catch up with him again. More rear-flashing, more normal-flashing, more name-calling until eventually Simon Citroen decides he's had enough and pulls in. I pull in. I jump out. He jumps out. ASBO fever rises. Amidst a barage of being called "an inconsiderate driver" and "having no manners", this bog warrior makes a valid point of stating that my lights were pointing into the sky and I was "dazzling the be-jaysus" out of him. Eventually the conversation reaches it's fever pitch and when i jump back in my car the problem becomes aware to me. I lower the angle of my headlamps and all is right with the world. He (the Citroen C4 canary) got lucky, cos little did he know I had been listening to Limp Bizkit right before I pulled in. It was very nearly (and quite literally) "My way or the highway"!!