honk

On the way home from church yesterday I was behind someone who did not notice that the light at the intersection was green. I waited about five seconds then honked. As we moved forward Golden commented in a surprised tone, "You honked!"

In these ten years since Golden and I started dating I have probably intentionally honked the horn in my car a total of three or four times. Until yesterday I had never honked the horn with Golden in the car. Not ever.

There are a few reasons that I don't use my horn much. One big reason is that my impulse reactions to a dangerous or annoying situation do not include horn honking. Had I honked the horn a lot more when I started driving I may have become more comfortable using the horn now than I currently am.

Another reason that I do not use the horn is that, since most car horns sound very harsh, I feel like I should only use the horn when the situation is serious. Most of the situations that I am in when driving never seem important enough to use the horn. I might be frustrated that another driver cut me off or is driving too slow, but something in the back of my head tells me that it is petty to sound the horn for something so minor.

So if we meet on the road and you cut me off, there is a good chance that I will get frustrated. You will not hear a peep from my car, though.