Tuesday, 8 January 2008

Pavement Rage

I've been feeling a bit low after Christmas, it's like a kind of pressure on my brain resembling a dark cloud. I've been moody and snapping at everyone. You know there's something wrong when you start pushing people out of your way on the street. Yes, for my shame, this morning I was walking up the hill to work and a woman came walking towards me, i was already at the side of the pavement next to the parked cars, there was the whole pavement for this woman to walk down. However I could see from the way she was walking resolutely towards me also sticking to the side by the cars that she wanted me to move, she wanted to squeeze through the gap between me and the parked cars, now come on, what is that about? She's not the first woman to do this to me in this town. Vindictive I call it. So today I thought, no woman you're not getting through, you've got plenty of room to get through, so if you try anything... well needless to say the ol' south London spirit came rushing to my head and as this woman, vindictively may I just add, walked past me I just didn't move out of her way and squarely knocked into her shoulder. I heard some remonstration and a yelp behind me but I continued regardless.
It was like a demonstration of power, it felt good, but then conscience returned and smacked me over the head, what is wrong with you Judy? Stop the violence. I'm just full of anger at the moment. This is no excuse for viciously bumping in to middle aged women on the way to work. Through this blog I ask that woman whoever she may be to forgive me for rising to her vindictive and antagonising behaviour.

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