Driving To Work

When I drive to work, there are only a few other cars on the road. I love driving when there is no traffic. In the last week or so, there has been a car that is obviously owned by a younger guy heading to work, who is probably a lot like me and loves to have short races between lights. The car is some sort of import that has had some modifications, but not many. A couple of days ago, we were sitting side by side at a stoplight. When the streets are wet, like they were that day, I have the Auto 4 Wheel Drive on for better traction. The light turned green, and he took off, but his front wheels were spinning. Since I had better traction, I took off ahead of him. Today we were at a light, and I think he wanted a rematch. The streets were dry, but I put it in Auto 4 Wheel Drive for traction. The light turned green, and I jumped him off the line, but he got ahead when he hit second. I had the momentum, so I started to pass when we both let off before we reached the next light. As we drove, going somewhat at the speed limit, I saw him wave and smile when I slowed down to take a left turn. That made my day! Driving the rest of the way to work, I thought about the times when I was much younger and racing through lights was so much fun. I thought it was cool that the guy I ran against today saw it as fun, not something serious that affected pride. The fact that a Four Wheel Drive Tahoe with 211,000 miles on it held its own against a modified ricer, and we were both smiling from the run, made for a fun morning.