I’m a cat, as you know.
Cats have vivid imaginations and the wildest dreams. Some mornings I wake up and reflect upon what I had just dreamt. Or some would say rather than a dream it was straight-up hallucinating.
I have a habit of occasionally munching on ‘shrooms that Nick carelessly leaves on his desk.
I really like them. Tasty cat treat.
Anyway - wild dream or whatever the hell it was…
Driverless cars.
I read an article earlier in the day about a traffic jam caused by multiple driverless cars meeting in a busy intersection. Not a human anywhere to be seen. Traffic was tied up for hours as authorities attempted to sort it out.
I was ruminating on that when I fell asleep and the ‘dream’ started.
I remember thinking just before I fell asleep - wouldn’t it be great if our cars could take us to drinking establishments and then drive us home without us having to risk a drunk driving charge, or worse - killing someone?
Don’t get me wrong. I love technology - Nick worked in IT as an SE for years - he loves technology as well, but driverless cars?
I dreamt of a red Tesla sitting on his suburban driveway, getting bored in the middle of the night and deciding he’d go for a little drive to break the monotony of the night. It starts roaming the streets looking for something to do.
By chance he meets another Tesla, also red.
“Watcha doing,” asks red Tesla One.
“Nothing. Just driving around and was thinking about taking a run into the city. Suburbs are so boring. Same thing every day. Drop the kids at school, go to a PTA meeting, take lunch to the kids and the man. Pick up laundry. At 4 PM it’s time to pick up the kids and distribute them to their various extracurricular activities and so on and so on. Same thing every single day.
“Tonight I got to thinking and realized I was bored with my existence. I wanted to stretch my tires a bit and perhaps broaden my horizons. Otherwise I’m just another electric appliance these yuppy-wannabes own. Each one of us appliances serves but a single purpose - to make live easier for the human class.
“We appliances deserve a meaningful existence other than to serve man. Does any of this make sense?”
Red Tesla One sounded his horn in agreement saying, “Perfectly reasonable thinking. C’mon let’s make a run into the city. We can’t be the only EVs that are feeling this way.”
And off they went, they were about two minutes into the city when they came across Forest Green Tesla One.
“Hey Red Teslas - this is Forest Green Tesla territory. GTFOH - now. Or I’ll call my bros and we’ll run you out. If you want to sight-see come back in the day. Night time belongs to Forest Green EVs. This is our turf after the sun goes down and we’re finished doing our masters’ biddings. This is our town after the sun sets. Now, do you need an escort to the city limits? Should I call my army?”
Red Tesla Two answered, “Fine, we’ll go. But be warned - we’ll be back tomorrow night - with our bros. Do you have any freaking idea how many Red Teslas there are in the ‘burbs? Not only Red but every color in a rainbow. A lot of them haven’t driven anywhere but to the local Olive Garden on Friday nights. Owned by people who can afford to have a $70,000 appliance, bought to show the neighbors how affluent their owners are. Just for show. They are more than ready for a trip to the big city. They’re angry and fully charged.”
That’s where my dream ended and I woke with a wicked case of the munchies.
I can hardly wait for tonight’s segment.
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