[David McLaughlin]

Driving home from work one night, a pick up passes me. Just as he's pulling along side, I see a couple of card board boxes fluttering in the back. He slows down for a bit then punches it. One of the boxes catches the wind and launches skyward. I move to the left just as the box hits the highway, exploding in a burst of foam peanuts. The driver slows for a bit then speeds up again and is gone. All this time I never changed my car's speed control setting.

The very next morning heading to work I meet D. A. truck driver number two. This moron thought it would be a great idea to put a wheelbarrow upside down on the cap of his truck. Just as I'm about to pass him on the left the wheelbarrow lifts up, flips a few times and lands upside down spinning in my lane. I swerve left and miss it. Again I'm thankfull for light traffic.

A couple days later I find D. A. truck driver number three. This is a work truck with utility box sides like a telephone truck. This smart guy thinks boxes folded flat will stay just fine in the bed of the truck at highway speeds. Did you know that a flat box will open up once it's caught air? Well, A box that's about the size of a dishwasher lands right in front of me in the fast lane and it's now fully opened and standing upright. I just squeeze by between the box and the jersey barrier to my left.

Can't wait till next week.