Saturday night my husband and I went to a wedding shower for a wonderful couple we know. We are so excited that they are getting married to each other. Tim and Jamie have to be the most intelligent yet most down to earth couple we know.
After the shower en route to the house we came to a stand still on the interstate. The interstate we were on was under construction (much like every other interstate in TN). My impatient husband coerced me to turn around on the shoulder to try to go up the last on ramp. He says, "Be a leader, all it takes is one car. People are followers they just need someone to lead them." So I pull onto the shoulder going the opposite direction. I just get out of my mouth, "not one car has pulled out behind me " when I see a set of headlights. He starts jumping in his seat.
I am a rule follower. I obey the rule to follow the flow of traffic. Jer on the other hand's philosophy is innovators find ways to rationalize there way out of following the rules and in the end get home when the other guys are sitting on the interstate.
Well in theory.
But to Jer's dismay there was a small bridge under construction that was completely demolished so our hopes of getting to the ramp was shattered. I had to turn around. By this time there were 10 cars following my lead all of them unaware of the gaping hole in the ground preventing our escape. A little purple metro was in front of me leading the pack. I now follow him. I looked ahead and there were blue lights. The metro jumped back into the stand still traffic into the passing lane and I follow into the open space beside. The police car passes.
We were giddy. This was so much fun.
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