Slow Drivers...

I have a car out here. Its great. I am able to get to the places i need to be without worrying about the bus schedule or anything like that. But there is one downside to driving out here: EVERYONE HAS FORGOTTEN HOW TO DRIVE! i never thought i had a problem with slow drivers, but i have come to the realization that they suck. We are in a freaking war zone people - move that hunk of metal out of the way and do it in the most expedient manner possible.

That being said - i had an "encounter" with an army major today as i was walking into the dining facility for lunch. My office-mate and I left for lunch at our normal time, drove my car to the dfac, and had to endure the grueling process of driving behind incompetent drivers. When we finally pull into the dining facility parking lot, I may or may not have started tailgating the car in front of me because he was literally going 2 miles per hour. There was no one around, and by this time i was frustrated at anyone who operated a vehicle in my viscinity. anyways, I may or may not have tailgated the guy until he pulled into a parking spot and then i pulled into one a couple of spots down from him. I walk into the dining facility with the driver of the car that i may or may not have been tailgating behind me. I wash my hands inside the dining facility and then open the door to the eating area...and that is when i come face to face with the guy that i "supposively" was tailgating. The guy does a quick look at my rank and then starts his rude rampage about how i was tailgating him and that he was doing nothing wrong. I literally shrugged my shoulders and said ok and kept moving. The army major then yelled "you think this is funny?" and i again shrugged my shoulders and said no and kept on walking. The major was a piece of work - short, slightly overweight, and just wanted to rip someone. I didnt want to talk to the individual, so i kept walking. Luckily the idiot didnt pursue me or want to keep talking about it...but the fact that he said something erked me for two reasons:
1. he didnt say anything the entire time he was walking behind me. I knew he was there; he had to know i was in front of him. but he had no clue what my rank was, so he wasnt going to say anything. Solidifies the fact that the army is completely rank oriented. what would the guy had done if i was a major? or a LtCol? what difference does it make that he outranked me?
2. the way he tried to assert his "superiority" over me once he realized how much bigger i was that him was ridiculous. i should have told him "Im sorry that you are short, slightly out of shape, and getting old; but get over it" and moved on. ug this guy was a serious piece of work.