To the Older Gentleman in the Volkswagon Passat, 3rd St, 7 pm, 9/21.

I’ll try putting this here, as I don’t think you’re the Craigslist R & R type.

Really, really sorry I was driving like an a-hole (white and blue Ford truck, full of firewood).  You had every right to honk at me for cutting you off, and I want to offer you my sincere apologies, and a short explanation:  I was driving like an a-hole because both of my dogs had been bitten by a rattlesnake, and I was hurrying to get them to the emergency vet. Crazy, right?  Two dogs, one snake.

Anyway, serves me right for trying to hurry, as I missed my turn after cutting in front of you, and I had to turn around. The world sending me a message, something about slow and steady. But I was panicked, and driving inconsiderately, and I’m sorry.

This article appears in Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2012.

MAKE LOCAL JOURNALISM HAPPEN

One-time Monthly Annually

One-time

$25

$50

$150

Other Donation amount

$

Monthly

$10

$20

$85

Other Donation amount per month

$

Annually

$120

$500

$1,000

Other Donation amount per year

$

We're stronger together! Become a Source member and help us empower the community through impactful, local news. Your support makes a difference!

Donate Now

Republish This Story

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.

Close window

Republish this article

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

An Open Letter to a Fellow Motorist

by Source Weekly, The Source - Bend, Oregon
September 26, 2012

<h1>An Open Letter to a Fellow Motorist</h1> <p class="byline">by Source Weekly, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />September 26, 2012</p> <p>To the Older Gentleman in the Volkswagon Passat, 3rd St, 7 pm, 9/21.</p> <p>I'll try putting this here, as I don't think you're the Craigslist R &amp; R type.</p> <p>Really, really sorry I was driving like an a-hole (white and blue Ford truck, full of firewood).  You had every right to honk at me for cutting you off, and I want to offer you my sincere apologies, and a short explanation:  I was driving like an a-hole because both of my dogs had been bitten by a rattlesnake, and I was hurrying to get them to the emergency vet. Crazy, right?  Two dogs, one snake.</p> <p /> Anyway, serves me right for trying to hurry, as I missed my turn after cutting in front of you, and I had to turn around. The world sending me a message, something about slow and steady. But I was panicked, and driving inconsiderately, and I'm sorry.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/opinion/an-open-letter-to-a-fellow-motorist-2185861/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=21413&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/opinion/an-open-letter-to-a-fellow-motorist-2185861/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

Copy to Clipboard

1

Trending

Burger Week is Here!April 1, 2026The Source Staff

Update: End of the Trail? BendTrails Goes OfflineApril 9, 2026Peter Madsen

OSU-Cascades Chief Ousted Amid Ongoing InvestigationApril 8, 2026Clayton Franke

Homelessness Nonprofit Leader, Former Disaster Responder Face Off in Deschutes County Commissioner Position 4 Race April 6, 2026Clayton Franke