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After picking up a load of plastic pool toys headed for Halifax, Mark is cut off by a young man driving a 10 year-old Buick LeSabre. When Mark blasts his horn at the man, he gets a one-finger salute in return. Mark chases the man along the highway, endangering several people's lives before realizing what he's doing and slowing down. He vows not to get caught up in the moment like that again.
Past Kingston, Mark tries to pass a slow-moving lowboy, but as he pulls out to pass, the driver of the lowboy speeds up, preventing Mark from passing. Now struggling to pass, Mark notices a road crew taking up part of the lane he's driving in. He manages to get by the lowboy, but cuts the driver off in the process. He tries to apologize without any luck. He pulls into a rest station, but so does the other driver. When Mark leaves, after his meal, the lowboy follows him back onto the highway.
Mark tries to stay away from the lowboy, but can't shake him. He speeds up, and he slows down, but each time the lowboy matches his speed, creeping Mark out and putting innocent drivers around them in danger. Mark decides to report the driver via the radio, but learns it was disabled at the last rest station. Now, uncertain what to do, he pulls into the next rest station, and thankfully lowboy keeps on trucking down the road. Mark is thankful that the ordeal is over, or so he thought...
Mark made use of the facilities inside the rest station, and then wondered if he should pick up a coffee and something to go. A coffee would be great, and there was a Tim Hortons in this rest station - which was his favorite - but there was something about coffee and long hauls that just didn't mix. If he had another coffee now he'd be stopping at every rest stop between here and Halifax.
No thanks.
But even though he didn't want a coffee, he wasn't keen on heading back onto the highway just yet either. He wanted to give the lowboy as much time alone on the highway as he could. With...