The only place I ever really called home besides home itself is Hermosillo Mexico. It is such a great joy to came back here even with the pain involved in getting here. I think I have more friends that live here. or in some cases live somewhere else but that I met here, than in any other single place. I spent a very intense, very gratifying year here and as soon as I landed yesterday it felt good to be here again. Thank you my friends for the terrific welcome.
The best part of coming to Mexico besides the people is the tremendous freedom I get as soon as I get in a car. People around here know how to drive. I don't know why but I feel so liberated not having to use my turn signals. After all aren't they the stupidest thing? What is their purpose? Especially for lane changes! I see blinkers as a metaphor for the lack of courtesy in our society. If your gonna cut in front of somebody and put them in danger, of what value is it that you put your blinkers on first? I'ts like taunting them, like saying "shove over buddy, I'm coming in!". You might as well give them the finger! On the flip side , if there's lots of room, and you can safely move over in front of someone, then the use of your blinkers is completely redundant. It would be like saying "excuse me" to someone when you were already out of earshot. The only acceptable times to use your blinkers are when you are sitting in the middle of the road waiting to turn, and as a polite indication to another driver that you would like to move over if they could find the room for you. So I say that blinkers should be use with discretion and with sincerity, as should Please and Thank You. Any other gratuitous use is just window dressing and a waste of time and words.
If you don't believe me how great it can feel, try going without your blinkers for an entire day even if you don't live in Mexico, and on the same day make sure that every please and thank you is sincere, and that it finds it's mark.
And I have a question..."Why is it a legal requirement to use the turn signals in your car but no such rule exists with regards to hodling a door for someone?
“An excess of courtesy is discourtesy"---Japanese Proverb
“Be courteous, be obliging, but don't give yourself over to be melted down for the benefit of the tallow trade"---George Eliot
love
peter
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First of all the only reason you don't like blinkers is because it's a rule and you don't like rules. But then again rules are ment to be broken or at least thats what I'm always telling my wife. Rules are meant for kids and kids only. What the hell, don't the rule makers know that we adults have common sense???? and that it should be left up to us as to when we use those dam blinkers any way, eh!!
Now PLEASE FORGIVE me if I came across to harsh, oh who gives a shit anyway whether you forgive me. You're to far away to hit me, and to old to remember when you get home HA HA!!
Rich
I am liking your responses Richard.
I thought I would leave one final comment seeing as how I will be in Niagara falls with a girls ball team !!!!!! until Sunday and then I will be in Port Huron monday & tuesday with Deb & friends doing some cross border shopping.
When I left Magna I realized like you did when you went back to Mexico, most of the friends I had made over the last 24 years were with magna. Thats why I enjoyed going to work everyday and that's why I miss it so much. I left Magna & my work, but I also left my friends. Its not always about the work, but the people we work with and I worked with a fantastic bunch of people that I miss!! Even you Pete!! Enjoy your stay in Hermosillo where they have the best steak in the world, have one for me as well as a cold Dosekie (spelling I'm no good at) but I do remember having one with you one night a few years ago. say Hi to Mark and Pattie.
Rich
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