Breathing down the neck?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p>“<span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="quote">quote</span>: “<span word="If">If</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="bothering">bothering</span> <span word="him">him</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span>).</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, “<span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span>) <span word="can">can</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="breaths">breaths</span> <span word="blowing">blowing</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="gusts">gusts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="Clearly">Clearly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="concentrate">concentrate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> – <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="unwanted">unwanted</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="distraction">distraction</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span>: “<span word="If">If</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>. <span word="Otherwise">Otherwise</span>, <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>.”</p><p>“<span word="And">And</span>, <span word="above">above</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="directions">directions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="instructions">instructions</span>.”</p><p><span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="route">route</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="annoyed">annoyed</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="snaps">snaps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> – “<span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>”.</p><p><span word="Conjecture">Conjecture</span> <span word="aside">aside</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>” <span word="means">means</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="breaths">breaths</span>. <span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span>.</p>
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