Smiley Anders for Jan. 12, 2009

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I’m always amazed that really terrible drivers seem to feel they’re invisible and nothing or no one is ever going to stop them.

Kate Honeycutt says she was driving to work on the interstate one morning when she saw a car “that appeared to be driven by a teen and carrying several other teens, driving at a high rate of speed in the traffic.”

The driver wound up tailgating a police car, which is never a good idea.

Says Kate, “The officer chose to slow the negligent driver down by changing lanes ahead whenever she tried to pass. At some point she realized he was not going to allow her to continue on her dangerous course.”

Kate praises the officer for his “mature and safe method of slowing down the irresponsible driver” and trusts he dealt with the driver after they exited the interstate:

“It’s amazing how well drivers behave when they feel there are consequences.”

Think small
Some of our smaller restaurants are deemed the city’s most romantic:

Evelyn Traylor-Gautreau nominates Nino’s Italian Restaurant on Bluebonnet: “It is small, quiet and elegant.”

For Rhea Saia Mertz, it’s Pinetta’s: “It is small and intimate, with checkered tablecloths and candles in Chianti bottles.”

Tracey Banowetz, of Weyanoke, loves Brandt’s Maisonette: “It has only eight tables, so it is never over-crowded or noisy.”

It’s McRomantic
Don and Eva Bell say that while all nominees for Most Romantic Restaurant are excellent, “Sometimes presentation of a substantial bill at the end of the meal puts a damper on romance.

“To solve this problem, we have our romantic dinners at Valluzzo’s Fine Dining.

“Service is fast, prices are moderate and there are convenient locations all over the city. They have even remodeled our neighborhood restaurant and added gourmet coffee.”