Saw a road rage incident that involved a volley of Dunkin Donuts iced coffee off of windshields about 10-15 years ago on a Saturday afternoon.

First driver in a late 90’s Mercury Grand Marquis with peeling vinyl roof cut over the solid white merging line from Leverett to force his way on to 93 SB. Pickup truck with a roof rack on 93 honked, Mercury passenger sky hooked a half full iced coffee that left a buttermilk sheen on the pickup windshield. Pickup driver screamed “Nice f@&$ing Splenda & Cream” and then his passenger tossed (coffee & ice only, not entire cup) their drink onto the Mercury’s windshield and drivers side door.

There was a quick flurry of words that rhyme with “disregard” and “maggot” and then they rolled up their windows and went on their way, exchanging middle fingers and one last blade of the horn as the Mercury cut off another driver and made for the passing lane.

You could feel that they were almost just going through the motions and there was nothing really deep seated and seething about it.

We used to be a proper country.