Today we were in the final stage of the trip and he asked me to look on my phone for an alternative route because traffic was slowing down. I looked and said, "it looks like there are 2 ways to the TZ bridge and both are equal in time...there's a slowdown before the bridge but you hit it with either route. So we should probably just keep going the way we're going." He said "what about 84?" I said, "that's way north, near Newburgh." I said, "it's showing a route across the GWB but that's 30 mins slower." He said, "yeah, yeah, I know where I'm going." Then he said, "did I miss 287?" I said, "from what I see on the map, we're south of it. You have to go north on the Garden State to get to it. You're headed towards the GWB now." Then he got very impatient and said, "I know, I know it connects." I said, "but we missed it or something--take that exit to go north!" He did take the exit I suggeste, but then he said, "stop looking at the map, I know the way now." Then he drives past the Garden State entrance. I say, "what way are you taking? That was the Garden State! That's the way they suggested." He said, "I am going home." I said, "can you just tell me what road you are going to take?" He snapped, "I'm taking the road to go home. You don't need to know anything else about it." I said, "hey! You're being a jerk. You're acting like you're blaming me that we're not on 287. Can you just tell me what you are doing instead of being a jerk about it?" He yells, "STOP! You told me 287 is north of us." I said, " it IS north of us, and I would like to know how you're going there!" He's shouting "STOP! Stop your nonsense! I know the way!" I say, "can you tell me the road because you still didn't." He says, "I already told you but you were too busy shouting at me to hear me!" I said, "I am going to ask you 'what is the route?' and can you please just answer?" He's interrupting me, saying "STOP! No, I will not tell you again!" I said, "JJ, you didn't answer this question. What route are you taking home?" He says, "17 to 287." I pick up my book and start to read. And we haven't spoken since.
That's some dumb shit.
But I do know that 17 took us west about 10 miles...10 miles backwards from where we were headed.
I don't know, stupid stuff...kind of unnecessary and demoralizing.
