I remember the day like it was yesterday even though was quite some time ago. I was driving down the street in a car that I loved and I felt that it was the hottest thing in town. I was reading a pretty hilarious text message that had just been sent to me via cell phone. Since I was looking at the phone, and laughing at whatever I was reading, I failed to realized that the stop light had already turned green. When I did not snap back into reality on my own, instead there was a huge truck next to me and the driver realized that I was not paying attention as well. Since he noticed that, the guy in the truck figured he would do me a favor and help me snap back into reality. Most people would yell something out the window, or honk their OEM horn, but instead this guy decided that he would blast the custom air horns that he had mounted on his truck.
I am not sure how many of you have ever had an experience with hearing a Train Horn but it can be a terrifying experience if you are not paying attention or did not expect it. Fortunately I do not have any heart problems nor did I at the time of this experience, but if I did I may not be here today to relate this story to you. If you are focused on something in the palm of your hand and nothing else in the world around you, having such a loud unexpected sound can really catch you off guard. I will be honest, it took me some time to get my composure together and realized what had just happened to me. I was embarassed and one of the first things I did was looked around to see if anyone saw my reaction. After that I was angry and highly offended, and there was nothing that I could do about it because the truck driver was long gone.
What is the point and the moral of this story? First of all make sure you pay attention to the road instead of any electronic device when driving, whether it is a cell phone or your radio. The obvious reasons for that is because you need to be aware of objects that may be in front of your car that you did not expect to be there. The list of things that could catch you by suprise are people, animals, sharp objects that could puncture your car tires, or Train Horns on antoher drivers car. Sure when it comes to Train Horns, almost all cars do not have this mod attached to their car but these days you never know. You may think I am making this a bigger deal that it really is, but to be honest it was an experience in life that I will next forget. If you think this story was funny then maybe it might be a good idea for you to invest in your own Air Horn.