June 8, 2008 - Foxwoods Casino, PA

EGADS!!! People are so rude!!!! Hope I don’t offend anyone but people in the East are very rude when driving behind the wheel of their vehicles. Drove the RV into New York (not Manhattan). Was in the state for 5 minutes and a trucker cut me off and I had to lay on the horn. Felt right at home in NY with my horn blaring. Now in Connecticut it is even worse. They tailgate, every one goes over the speed limit by at least 10 mph and they won't let you make lane changes. They are the rudest people I have ever met.

Today we drove from West Hartford, CT to Foxwoods Casino. We are staying in their parking lot for three days and they let you stay up to five days free!! It is the largest casino in the world. They have 7,000 slots! They suggest that you pick up a map when you go in so you won't get lost. After we parked in the lot. we had lunch and then drove down toward the water to check out some lighthouses. On the way, Larry decided that he needed a suit for Marty's memorial service. So we found a mall and he went to the Men's Warehouse and I went to Macy's. Found a really cute black dress and some black shoes. His suit will be ready Tuesday. On our way out of the mall Larry suggested that we stop at Build a Bear and get Ladeeda a new outfit. It was fun deciding which one to get. We left the mall and went on to another town to see a lighthouse. I was driving on the freeway and went to make a lane change. I looked - had lots of space, put on my turn signal and the guy started to speed up so I changed lanes anyway. He went crazy and flipped me off and of course I flipped him off right back. Now he is tail gating me big time at 65 mph and I just kept shaking my head. I passed a couple of cars and then moved over to the slow lane. He came up next to me and I looked over and saw the passenger of the car very closely as he swerved into my lane to scare me. Me no scare easily and that pissed him off too. Larry is very quiet throughout this whole ordeal. I kept on driving and changed lanes a couple of times and left him in the dust. What a stupid macho guy!!! We continued on to the town where the lighthouse was supposed to be and on the way we went through the Ghetto! The lighthouse was supposed to be visible from the park area but it wasn't. It was a Sunday and every one was having a picnic in the park. We left quickly and it started to rain. We started driving back the way we came to go see another lighthouse. We finally get there and turn into the park. By now the rain is coming down horizontal and lightning and thunder are just outside the car. We are stuck in gridlock with a bunch of Puerto Ricans, African Americans and a few Asians thrown in for good measure. We are trying to get into the park and the masses are coming out of the park. You just wouldn't believe how rude they were about letting people out of the parking lot. I stopped at one point to let some people out because I couldn't go forward and after about 10 cars came out I had room to move forward. But people wouldn't let me do that, they just kept coming and I got mad. This one guy and I were yelling at each other and then I finally got through. By the time we parked the car, the rain stopped and we walked to the lighthouse to take some pictures. When we started to leave most of the idiots were gone and the exit line moved much quicker. All I could think about was getting home so I could have my wine intravenously if possible. What a crazy day. I can't wait to get away from these east coast drivers.