[ WP ] Your car 's radio has an ability to eavesdrop on adjacent vehicles . You 're stuck in Monday morning rush hour when you decide to turn it on .

Jack had just recently purchased his new car, and old model 1981 Nissan Maxima. He was in a rut recently, his warehouse downtown had to layoff and cut the pay of many of its workers. Unfortunately, Jack was unlucky enough to get his pay cut by almost a third of what he used to make. He decided it was best to go and buy an old junker car for the time being to get him through until he could find a new job. The car was rusted on the outside, the brakes squealed every time he touched them, and the engine sounded like it had n't been used in years. Despite all of that, the car ran exceptionally well, almost eerily well. 
 
 Well Monday rolled around and Jack woke up and got ready for work. We got into his car on time and fired it up. Nothing. The engine did n't turn over. Fired it up again. Once again the engine sputtered. `` This is NOT what I need today'' he screamed as he pounded the dashboard. When his fist came down it landed right above the area where the radio was in the car. Jack realized he had n't even tested the radio yet. He turned the key again and the engine roared to life. `` Finally'' he sighed with relief, and his morning was finally under way. As he drove down to the end of his mostly rural street, he decided he would see if the radio would work. He flipped the dial and scanned the stations. `` Does anything in the hunk of junk work?'' he wondered as he angrily continued on his way. By the time he reached the turn on point to the high way he finally caught up to someone in front of him, driving very slowly. `` Come on!'' Jack bellowed as he lay his hand firmly on the cars horn. Just then, the radio roared to life. In it both a man and woman's voice could clearly be heard. 
 
 `` Listen Phil, I knew we should have stopped for gas back in Hunterville!'' 
 `` Well maybe if you would n't have slept in we would n't have this problem Margaret!'' 
 `` Oh so it's my fault...'' 
 
 By then the radio faded to static before dying out completely. Jack sat in silence, awestruck at what had just occurred. He flipped the dial back to the off position and continued on his way, still wondering what had just happened. 
 
 By the time Jack had reached route 764 there was bumper-to-bumper traffic. `` Can this day get any worse?'' He thought as he slumped back in his leather seat. Again, his eyes darted back to the radio dial. `` I wonder..'' He thought as he reached for the dial. The radio roared to life again. This time the was a mass amount of sound all at once. Jack quickly shifted the station dial to a normal setting and a voice could clearly be heard. 
 
 `` Yes, yes I know. The traffic out here is terrible, I'm probably going to be late. It's only the practice wedding Linda, I'll still be there...'' 
 
 He shifted the dial to left. 
 
 `` Funny story for you, so I was with this hot chick last night, and we were really smashed and when we finally got out of the pool..'' 
 
 He changed the station rather quickly after that. 
 
 `` Yes this is officer Nicholas. Where is the suspect? West on south end drive? I'm about ten minutes out but traffic is the worst out here today. I'll be there as soon as I can chief'' 
 
 Just then, the lights on the police car a few cars behind Jack burst to life and the siren blared it's deafening sound as cars split left and right to left the officer pass. Jack's mind was blown. `` Does my car really have the power to hear other people in their cars?'' He had to find out. He did his best to follow the police car as it raced down the highway. The exit ramp to South End Drive was about ten minutes down the road. Sure enough the officer pulled off the road at the exit. Jack was dumbfounded. `` How on earth is this possible!?'' He continued his drive to work and his normal boring Monday resumed, with the thought in the back of his mind that maybe his drive home today would n't be so bad.
