Making New Friends

I'm one of those people that loves to travel. I particularly enjoy driving. Sometimes, I just need to get in my car and just drive to get away from whatever. It's a nice escape.

Well, in order to see my family for Thanksgiving, I had to drive a far distance.

I'm also one of those drivers that enjoys going the speed limit when I know the cops are going to be out in full force (like Thanksgiving weekend). This tends to annoy and upset other drivers. However, I enjoy not getting a ticket for something such as speeding.

On my drive to see my family this past Wednesday, I was driving along, annoying other drivers by doing the speed limit. Once I hit a main highway, I met up with a truck. At first, I was behind the truck and content with it. But then, I decided to go around him as he slow down as he went up hills, which this highway was full of.

After I passed him, I noticed that he continued to stay pretty close to me. Not accident close, but close enough that cars no longer complained about me doing the speed limit.

When we got closer to the city, this kind trucker began to pave the way for me. If he saw that I would need to be getting over soon to pass a slow trucker (he was pretty fast for a trucker, but not dangerously fast like some out there), he got over and blocked traffic to let me over so I could pass! I couldn't help but giggle everytime he did it!

About 20 miles away from my exit, I looked up in my mirror to see him flashing his lights at me to say "Bye!" and he got off the highway. I was so sad to see him leave. After he got off, the nasty looks from people for doing the speed limit returned.

I called my parents, told them about my trucker friend, and pouted about how much I missed him and how sad I was that I would have to complete the rest of the trip alone.

I've never had a trucker befriend me like that before, but, I must say, it really did help make the trip an easier one! I never did fear I was going to get in an accident or have someone exchange words with me when he was behind me.

So, this Thanksgiving, I learned to always befriend a trucker. My trucker friend was definitely on my list of things I'm thankful for this year! :)