We have a few squeaky chairs in our office. It is interesting to note how different people react when they find themselves in one of these. Some will quickly move to another chair. Others, more disciplined, will roll the chair over to our housekeeping department with a sticky note on it requesting that it be oiled and greased. Some others do not even notice the squeak. A couple however notice the squeak only subconsciously. They use the squeak to help themselves think; like some people drum their fingers on the desk. This makes for an interesting problem to solve. I don't want to tell them to stop because they often come up with the best solutions during these reveries. On the other hand, all I can hear is the squeak, getting louder and louder until I can't stand it anymore.
I realized that this same dynamic might be at play out on the roads. Isn't it just possible that people doing the honking might not quite be aware that they are honking. They are probably lost in thought and their finger is doing all the work while also providing a metronome for their thoughts.
It is going to be a long uphill battle to rid this country of the incessant honking.
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