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Words for the inconsiderate
Vince DeFruscio assistant news editor
Memo: To the owner of the green Oldsmobile who viciously cut me. off in the Founders Hall parking lot Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002 at 9:30 a.m YOU SUCK!
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Okay, perhaps that is not the most polite, educated thing to say. But you were there, you know what I'm talking about.
What, you forgot already?
Allow me to refresh your evil memory.
I was sitting patiently waiting in my car with my turn signal on, when you raced around the comer, zipped up the row of cars and took the spot.
Perhaps you do not understand the concept of road courtesy; allow me to explain.
If we can all forget about housekeeping, speed-bumps, housing and terrorism for a second, and just be courteous for a little while, life would run much smoother:
Courtesy is something that we all lack on this campus. When someone is waiting for a parking space with their turn signal on, THE SPOT IS THEIRS!
If you are turning into the Dixon Center lot, use a tum signal. The roads on campus are not racetracks. If people are so concerned about getting to class on time, then leave earlier. Oh, and by the way, parking in a handicapped spot, a faculty spot or a fire exit and leaving your emergency flashers on DOES NOT MAKE IT OKAY!
Courtesy doesn't just pertain to the parking lot situations. If