View From the Backseat

Posted by Twelvebit (Victoria, United States) on 19 May 2008 in Transportation.

Sometimes I don't want to be bothered with driving and I like to just lay in the backseat. If there's a pillow and a blanket back there to cover up with, so much the better. If not, I can just curl up on the floor.

I have my own personal game I like to play from back there where I just listen to what's going on in the car, and to the noises outside, and how they mix with the light, or the dark, and pop up when it seems like it might be an exciting moment. Boy, was this couple surprised when my flash went off. She wouldn't stop yelling --so rude-- and he was such a poor driver he almost ran the car off the road.

I'm still behind with my viewing, but I want to thank those who have been leaving comments who I didn't respond to directly. This is turning out to be a hard month when it comes to posting and viewing photos, and responding to those who leave comments. And I probably won't have much opportunity to use a computer again until later in the week, so I will be playing catch-up for the foreseeable future.
So, after over an hour riding back there these two are suddenly very angry, and tell me in no uncertain terms that they want me out of their car. Some of the young people today just have appalling manners, and absolutely no consideration for strangers.

They made me feel like I wasted my whole day checking cars. Like a lot of people, when I find myself in a big parking lot like they have at the mall, or a supermarket, I think it's fun to go around checking cars to see who didn't lock their doors. You'd be surprised by how many people don't. It can be a great adventure to just wait in the back of a car and see where it goes. I really like the SUV's too --and the bigger the better because I like a lot of room to stretch out. But it makes me feel like I wasted my time when the people get mad and just throw me out before we even get to where we're going.

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Comments (9)

Daroru from Amagasaki, Japan

Twelvebit, you are a scary man...

19 May 2008 9:52am

@Daroru: Now you sound like my wife.

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

These young people grew up in the 90s and watched a lot of serial killer movies...

19 May 2008 10:05am

@MadScientist: Our sensationalistic media is fascinated by serial killers; and the sensationalism creates the false perception that they're out there in abundance, when you're probably more likely to be struck by a bolt from the sky than murdered by a serial killer or stalker.

Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States

Stranger Danger
At first, this made me chuckle, then I got to thinking...you know, there probably ARE people out there that do this kind of thing (checking cars). Creepy.

19 May 2008 12:38pm

@Melissa W.: Thankfully, you're one of the people who chuckled. I may need to include a message like: WARNING --feeble attempt at comedy ahead-- for future posts like this.

I'm of the mind that anything anyone can think of that is physically possible to do (and within the means of whomever is so inclined) has been done, or is being done, somewhere, by someone. I'm sure someone has "checked cars" because it's something that can be done easily by even an idiot, and at no expense. However, I suspect such activity as I described in my posts is extremely rare --to the point of non-existence. If it wasn't, we'd be hearing about it all the time in the news, whereas it's mostly the stuff of Urban Legend (which isn't to say that people don't go around looking for unlocked cars in order to steal what's inside while the owner is in the mall). I don't recall ever hearing about even one incident of this nature --though you hear about abductions from time to time.

On the other hand, "stranger danger" is greatly over-hyped by our sensationalistic media. Statistically, the people we have to worry about the most are the ones we know. The chances of having a wacky relative, or that a relative will introduce some wacko to the family in the course of a dysfunctional relationship of some kind, are far higher than the chances of being accosted by some stranger in a parking lot. Assuming, that is, you're not a drug dealer, or spending your free time getting drunk and starting fights in some seedy bar.

Anthony Lambert from Germany

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19 May 2008 1:43pm

bm from Budapest, Hungary

wow man, that's quite the story, looking at the photo I could never tell that they had no idea you were in their car. to be honest, it would have freaked me out too :) that said, it would have been hilarious to see their faces when they realized someone was hiding in the backseat!

19 May 2008 2:57pm

@bm: That's what sucks about taking photos from the backseat --no facial expressions.

Amir from Tehran, Iran

Do you really do that, I mean sneak into people's SUVs and take a ride? I hope it was just a joke, that is very dangerous. Nice to hear you are fine.

19 May 2008 6:10pm

@Amir: You haven't gotten the idea that it's dangerous from personal experience, have you? I'll try to make a more general comment about some of these posts with tomorrow's image. Stay tuned.

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

This has given me the best laugh of the day! Thanks for sharing, Twelvebit.

19 May 2008 7:53pm

@Ronnie 2¢: Thanks. That's both pleasing and comforting. It's rather shocking to think, as some other comments seem to indicate, that anyone could have taken this seriously.

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

Your off your tree

20 May 2008 9:21pm

@Alun Lambert: Well, now I am. I came down to get dressed.

danthro from Suburbia, United States

i'm not sure when you're joking and when you're being serious anymore :) but funny story. looks like a stormy day. i actually keep a pillow in my trunk in case i get a relative driving and then i can relax and nap in the back

21 May 2008 2:08am

@danthro: I keep a pillow too, in case I want to take a nap during lunchtime when I'm at some boring meeting.

Otherwise, I'm tempted to respond as Patton did in the movie to a similar statement from his adjutant:

Adjutant: "You know General, sometimes the men don't know when you're acting."

Patton: "It's not important for them to know. It's only important for me to know."

However, I'd like to believe that you can really tell the difference, at least for these last two posts. I don't think there's any middle ground here. Either I have to be joking or I have to be insane. I tend to think there are no insane people posting at Animus, for if no other reason, than they're too busy running the government.

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