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| Re: Road rage [message #86715 is a reply to message #86699] |
Sat, 16 June 2007 00:38   |
Sarah
Messages: 608
Registered: February 2007
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Deej,
I feel for you, man. I hate slow drivers. If they're not going to go
the speed limit, they should notice when someone behind them would like to
and pull the hell over, since they're obviously not in a hurry. I'm
convinced that getting behind the wheel of a vehicle automatically drops a
human being's IQ by about 20 points.
But my biggest pet peeve is tailgaters, and I've done all kinds of mean
things to them. My favorite trick was one I used back when I drove for the
local wheelchair lift bus door-to-door service. My bus was a really old
3-speed Mercedes, held about 20. I never drove slow, but there was always
some idiot that would tailgate me. I would just slow down to about 15-20
for a few seconds, then put it in 3rd gear and floor the accelerator. This
would result in the tailgater being buried in a thick, smelly black cloud of
diesel fumes. Now that was fun. My passengers always enjoyed that one,
too.
S
"DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote in message news:46734733$1@linux...
>I almost got into a physical brawl with some asshole today who was ****'in
>with me out on the highway on my way home. It's been a really
>hard/stressful week and I haven't had nearly enough sleep. The guy was
>driving down the highway (70MHP speed limit) going about 40 and I passed
>him on the shoulder to get around him because he wouldn't move over. When
>he saw that I was going to be passing him he floored his car to try to keep
>me from passing. When this didn't work he got pissed and ran right up on my
>bumper and started honkin his horn. I just pulled over and I musta' looked
>like some insane maniac when I jumped out of the car and started walking
>back to his car because he rolled up the window 3/4 of the way and started
>whining and bitchin' about how what I had done was illegal. I told him that
>if he had a problem with my driving to call the damn cops (I didn't say
>"fuckin" cops because he had a couple of kids in the car whose eyes were as
>big around as saucers) and that he'd better stay off my ass. We didn't part
>as friends. I was so mad I was literally shaking when I drove away.
>
> I need to get more sleep. I'm wayyyy too old to be losin' my temper and
> swellin up like an old toady frog. I'm old and not a big, badass by an
> stretch and the guy probably could have whupped my ass on any given day.
>
> I'm going over to the hot springs across the street, soak up some lithium
> and go to bed.
>
> G'nite....
>
> ;o)
>
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| Re: Road rage [message #86716 is a reply to message #86715] |
Sat, 16 June 2007 02:38 |
xpam_mark
Messages: 126
Registered: March 2007
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I had a guy once who literally made it a habit to seek me out on a certain
time and stretch of road. I finally blew my cool and started packing....
you guessed it.... a bottle of Sue Bee Honey and a sack of Martha White
baking flour.... honey first... real light little string for about 7 or 8
seconds and then the flour by the butt end of the sack... left arm out the
side window and the whole thing to the wind.
W.
"Sarah" <sarahjane@sarahtonin.com> wrote in message news:46739522$1@linux...
> Deej,
>
> I feel for you, man. I hate slow drivers. If they're not going to go
> the speed limit, they should notice when someone behind them would like to
> and pull the hell over, since they're obviously not in a hurry. I'm
> convinced that getting behind the wheel of a vehicle automatically drops a
> human being's IQ by about 20 points.
>
> But my biggest pet peeve is tailgaters, and I've done all kinds of mean
> things to them. My favorite trick was one I used back when I drove for
> the local wheelchair lift bus door-to-door service. My bus was a really
> old 3-speed Mercedes, held about 20. I never drove slow, but there was
> always some idiot that would tailgate me. I would just slow down to
> about 15-20 for a few seconds, then put it in 3rd gear and floor the
> accelerator. This would result in the tailgater being buried in a thick,
> smelly black cloud of diesel fumes. Now that was fun. My passengers
> always enjoyed that one, too.
>
> S
>
>
> "DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote in message news:46734733$1@linux...
>>I almost got into a physical brawl with some asshole today who was ****'in
>>with me out on the highway on my way home. It's been a really
>>hard/stressful week and I haven't had nearly enough sleep. The guy was
>>driving down the highway (70MHP speed limit) going about 40 and I passed
>>him on the shoulder to get around him because he wouldn't move over. When
>>he saw that I was going to be passing him he floored his car to try to
>>keep me from passing. When this didn't work he got pissed and ran right up
>>on my bumper and started honkin his horn. I just pulled over and I musta'
>>looked like some insane maniac when I jumped out of the car and started
>>walking back to his car because he rolled up the window 3/4 of the way and
>>started whining and bitchin' about how what I had done was illegal. I told
>>him that if he had a problem with my driving to call the damn cops (I
>>didn't say "fuckin" cops because he had a couple of kids in the car whose
>>eyes were as big around as saucers) and that he'd better stay off my ass.
>>We didn't part as friends. I was so mad I was literally shaking when I
>>drove away.
>>
>> I need to get more sleep. I'm wayyyy too old to be losin' my temper and
>> swellin up like an old toady frog. I'm old and not a big, badass by an
>> stretch and the guy probably could have whupped my ass on any given day.
>>
>> I'm going over to the hot springs across the street, soak up some lithium
>> and go to bed.
>>
>> G'nite....
>>
>> ;o)
>>
>
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| Re: Road rage [message #86726 is a reply to message #86715] |
Sat, 16 June 2007 06:24 |
Bill L
Messages: 766
Registered: August 2006
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Tailgaters are definitely the worst. There's two kinds: the idiot in a
piece of shit pickup or something who thinks he's racing NASCAR and the
space cadet chick putting on mascara in the rearview. My theory with
idiots: the worse their chances of stopping in an emergency - the closer
they tailgate.
Sarah wrote:
> Deej,
>
> I feel for you, man. I hate slow drivers. If they're not going to go
> the speed limit, they should notice when someone behind them would like to
> and pull the hell over, since they're obviously not in a hurry. I'm
> convinced that getting behind the wheel of a vehicle automatically drops a
> human being's IQ by about 20 points.
Sarah, That's cold. I'd just barely be
>
> But my biggest pet peeve is tailgaters, and I've done all kinds of mean
> things to them. My favorite trick was one I used back when I drove for the
> local wheelchair lift bus door-to-door service. My bus was a really old
> 3-speed Mercedes, held about 20. I never drove slow, but there was always
> some idiot that would tailgate me. I would just slow down to about 15-20
> for a few seconds, then put it in 3rd gear and floor the accelerator. This
> would result in the tailgater being buried in a thick, smelly black cloud of
> diesel fumes. Now that was fun. My passengers always enjoyed that one,
> too.
>
> S
>
>
> "DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote in message news:46734733$1@linux...
>> I almost got into a physical brawl with some asshole today who was ****'in
>> with me out on the highway on my way home. It's been a really
>> hard/stressful week and I haven't had nearly enough sleep. The guy was
>> driving down the highway (70MHP speed limit) going about 40 and I passed
>> him on the shoulder to get around him because he wouldn't move over. When
>> he saw that I was going to be passing him he floored his car to try to keep
>> me from passing. When this didn't work he got pissed and ran right up on my
>> bumper and started honkin his horn. I just pulled over and I musta' looked
>> like some insane maniac when I jumped out of the car and started walking
>> back to his car because he rolled up the window 3/4 of the way and started
>> whining and bitchin' about how what I had done was illegal. I told him that
>> if he had a problem with my driving to call the damn cops (I didn't say
>> "fuckin" cops because he had a couple of kids in the car whose eyes were as
>> big around as saucers) and that he'd better stay off my ass. We didn't part
>> as friends. I was so mad I was literally shaking when I drove away.
>>
>> I need to get more sleep. I'm wayyyy too old to be losin' my temper and
>> swellin up like an old toady frog. I'm old and not a big, badass by an
>> stretch and the guy probably could have whupped my ass on any given day.
>>
>> I'm going over to the hot springs across the street, soak up some lithium
>> and go to bed.
>>
>> G'nite....
>>
>> ;o)
>>
>
>
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| Re: Road rage [message #86729 is a reply to message #86716] |
Sat, 16 June 2007 06:33 |
Deej [4]
Messages: 1292
Registered: January 2007
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I've often thought about rigging up something like this and just ducting it
out the back:
http://transportation.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight- top.pag?docid=JSAA-5NCK62&ctxixpLink=FcmCtx25&ctxixp Label=FcmCtx26.
;o)
"W. Mark Wilson" <xpam_mark@avidrecording> wrote in message
news:4673b14b$1@linux...
>I had a guy once who literally made it a habit to seek me out on a certain
>time and stretch of road. I finally blew my cool and started packing....
>you guessed it.... a bottle of Sue Bee Honey and a sack of Martha White
>baking flour.... honey first... real light little string for about 7 or 8
>seconds and then the flour by the butt end of the sack... left arm out the
>side window and the whole thing to the wind.
>
> W.
>
>
> "Sarah" <sarahjane@sarahtonin.com> wrote in message
> news:46739522$1@linux...
>> Deej,
>>
>> I feel for you, man. I hate slow drivers. If they're not going to go
>> the speed limit, they should notice when someone behind them would like
>> to and pull the hell over, since they're obviously not in a hurry. I'm
>> convinced that getting behind the wheel of a vehicle automatically drops
>> a human being's IQ by about 20 points.
>>
>> But my biggest pet peeve is tailgaters, and I've done all kinds of
>> mean things to them. My favorite trick was one I used back when I drove
>> for the local wheelchair lift bus door-to-door service. My bus was a
>> really old 3-speed Mercedes, held about 20. I never drove slow, but
>> there was always some idiot that would tailgate me. I would just slow
>> down to about 15-20 for a few seconds, then put it in 3rd gear and floor
>> the accelerator. This would result in the tailgater being buried in a
>> thick, smelly black cloud of diesel fumes. Now that was fun. My
>> passengers always enjoyed that one, too.
>>
>> S
>>
>>
>> "DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote in message news:46734733$1@linux...
>>>I almost got into a physical brawl with some asshole today who was
>>>****'in with me out on the highway on my way home. It's been a really
>>>hard/stressful week and I haven't had nearly enough sleep. The guy was
>>>driving down the highway (70MHP speed limit) going about 40 and I passed
>>>him on the shoulder to get around him because he wouldn't move over. When
>>>he saw that I was going to be passing him he floored his car to try to
>>>keep me from passing. When this didn't work he got pissed and ran right
>>>up on my bumper and started honkin his horn. I just pulled over and I
>>>musta' looked like some insane maniac when I jumped out of the car and
>>>started walking back to his car because he rolled up the window 3/4 of
>>>the way and started whining and bitchin' about how what I had done was
>>>illegal. I told him that if he had a problem with my driving to call the
>>>damn cops (I didn't say "fuckin" cops because he had a couple of kids in
>>>the car whose eyes were as big around as saucers) and that he'd better
>>>stay off my ass. We didn't part as friends. I was so mad I was literally
>>>shaking when I drove away.
>>>
>>> I need to get more sleep. I'm wayyyy too old to be losin' my temper and
>>> swellin up like an old toady frog. I'm old and not a big, badass by an
>>> stretch and the guy probably could have whupped my ass on any given day.
>>>
>>> I'm going over to the hot springs across the street, soak up some
>>> lithium and go to bed.
>>>
>>> G'nite....
>>>
>>> ;o)
>>>
>>
>>
>
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| Re: Road rage [message #86737 is a reply to message #86711] |
Sat, 16 June 2007 08:29 |
Nil
Messages: 245
Registered: March 2007
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Senior Member |
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"DC" <dc@spammersinhell.com> wrote:
>A friend got into it with a creep, a punk who dared him to do
>anything.
I prolly would've reached over & ripped out one of his ear
piercings.
>He did something. He went to the trunk and pulled out a
>Samurai sword
That may be standard issue equipment in Cali, but here in Texas
you tend to find a bit longer-range weapons.
>Ironically, the more you are able to defend yourself, the
>cooler you need to be.
I agree... which is why I never pack heat, even though a few
hours of classes will get you a concealed-carry permit here.
I would've been tempted to shoot out a couple of tires yesterday
when the freeway was jammed-up & there was this asswipe weaving
in & out of everyone else doing 15-20mph at the time. Nearly
clipped me & a couple other cars in doing so. Now, really, I
wouldn't have done that, but SOME people might have! That's
the kind of behavior that causes freeway shootings, though....
doesn't matter if they're doing it because they're a dickhead,
or because their wife just went into labor & they're trying to
get her to the hospital before the baby shows up. Gun-haters,
take heed: How often do you hear about road-rage shootings in
California; a place with pretty strict anti-gun laws... all the
time, right? How often you hear about them in Texas; a place
where any dork can tote one around with them wherever they go?
Hardly ever.
As far as carrying my 9-mil around in case I would ever get
mugged or whatever, I don't believe in that, either... I would
rather just non-violently & calmly give the guy the - what, 50
bucks? - I might be carrying in my wallet, then have to live
the rest of my life with the knowledge that I killed a guy over
50 bucks. Plus, I'd still prolly go to jail for it; or
the "victim's" family would sue me for all I had. Now, someone
breaking into my house, OTOH, that's where in Texas you can
justify unloading a few rounds into someone's chest & get away
with it, which is why my weapon stays within a couple seconds'
reach of my bed... if someone breaks in & I've forgotten to set
the alarm, that's plenty of time for the dog to alert, and
there's enough distance/time between the bedroom, and any of
the doors they might be coming in, for them to be quickly
transformed from "intruders" to "targets".
BTW, to gun-owners & gun-haters alike, a dog is the best home
security you can have... lots of cops will tell you this, too.
Whether you have an alarm or not! The dog will very often
hear sounds that are ABOUT to trigger the alarm (someone trying
to manipulate a lock/door handle/window latch, someone outside
rustling in the leaves/grass or feet shuffling on the
patio/porch), so the dog will start barking before the window
breaks or the door opens & the alarm goes off. If it's a medium-
size or larger dog with a good, strong voice, this can often
deter the criminal right there... they don't know if you've got
a friendly lab that wants to jump up & greet them, or a
rottweiler that wants to tear their throat out. Either way, if
the idiot is still determined at that point & comes in anyway,
you've got a few seconds more notice than the alarm itself can
provide... this can make a big difference in your favor,
whether your security strategy is to shoot the motherfucker, or
have your family escape out a window. The other thing the dog
will do that an alarm can't (unless you have different sounds
coded for each possible entrance... no reasonably-priced system
can do this, as the usually all have one
bell/siren/horn/whatever, triggered by any of the sensors) is
to tell you where the intruder IS. The alarm goes off, you have
no idea which entrance has been breached, you hear the dog's
barking coming from the area of the back door, you know where
the intruder is. Plus, c'mon, dogs are great pals, anyway; so
why not have one?
Or as an alternative to the alerting aspect, you could get three
basenji's and the intruder would be on the floor without the
dogs giving him any audible warning (they don't bark, they just
kind of "snuffle" a bit). :D
Neil
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| Re: Road rage [message #86740 is a reply to message #86737] |
Sat, 16 June 2007 08:40 |
Deej [4]
Messages: 1292
Registered: January 2007
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"Neil" <IUOIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:467401c0$1@linux...
>
> "DC" <dc@spammersinhell.com> wrote:
>
>>A friend got into it with a creep, a punk who dared him to do
>>anything.
>
> I prolly would've reached over & ripped out one of his ear
> piercings.
>
>>He did something. He went to the trunk and pulled out a
>>Samurai sword
>
> That may be standard issue equipment in Cali, but here in Texas
> you tend to find a bit longer-range weapons.
>
>>Ironically, the more you are able to defend yourself, the
>>cooler you need to be.
>
> I agree... which is why I never pack heat, even though a few
> hours of classes will get you a concealed-carry permit here.
> I would've been tempted to shoot out a couple of tires yesterday
> when the freeway was jammed-up & there was this asswipe weaving
> in & out of everyone else doing 15-20mph at the time. Nearly
> clipped me & a couple other cars in doing so. Now, really, I
> wouldn't have done that, but SOME people might have! That's
> the kind of behavior that causes freeway shootings, though....
> doesn't matter if they're doing it because they're a dickhead,
> or because their wife just went into labor & they're trying to
> get her to the hospital before the baby shows up. Gun-haters,
> take heed: How often do you hear about road-rage shootings in
> California; a place with pretty strict anti-gun laws... all the
> time, right? How often you hear about them in Texas; a place
> where any dork can tote one around with them wherever they go?
> Hardly ever.
>
> As far as carrying my 9-mil around in case I would ever get
> mugged or whatever, I don't believe in that, either... I would
> rather just non-violently & calmly give the guy the - what, 50
> bucks? - I might be carrying in my wallet, then have to live
> the rest of my life with the knowledge that I killed a guy over
> 50 bucks. Plus, I'd still prolly go to jail for it; or
> the "victim's" family would sue me for all I had. Now, someone
> breaking into my house, OTOH, that's where in Texas you can
> justify unloading a few rounds into someone's chest & get away
> with it, which is why my weapon stays within a couple seconds'
> reach of my bed... if someone breaks in & I've forgotten to set
> the alarm, that's plenty of time for the dog to alert, and
> there's enough distance/time between the bedroom, and any of
> the doors they might be coming in, for them to be quickly
> transformed from "intruders" to "targets".
>
> BTW, to gun-owners & gun-haters alike, a dog is the best home
> security you can have... lots of cops will tell you this, too.
> Whether you have an alarm or not! The dog will very often
> hear sounds that are ABOUT to trigger the alarm (someone trying
> to manipulate a lock/door handle/window latch, someone outside
> rustling in the leaves/grass or feet shuffling on the
> patio/porch), so the dog will start barking before the window
> breaks or the door opens & the alarm goes off. If it's a medium-
> size or larger dog with a good, strong voice, this can often
> deter the criminal right there... they don't know if you've got
> a friendly lab that wants to jump up & greet them, or a
> rottweiler that wants to tear their throat out. Either way, if
> the idiot is still determined at that point & comes in anyway,
> you've got a few seconds more notice than the alarm itself can
> provide... this can make a big difference in your favor,
> whether your security strategy is to shoot the motherfucker, or
> have your family escape out a window. The other thing the dog
> will do that an alarm can't (unless you have different sounds
> coded for each possible entrance... no reasonably-priced system
> can do this, as the usually all have one
> bell/siren/horn/whatever, triggered by any of the sensors) is
> to tell you where the intruder IS. The alarm goes off, you have
> no idea which entrance has been breached, you hear the dog's
> barking coming from the area of the back door, you know where
> the intruder is. Plus, c'mon, dogs are great pals, anyway; so
> why not have one?
>
> Or as an alternative to the alerting aspect, you could get three
> basenji's and the intruder would be on the floor without the
> dogs giving him any audible warning (they don't bark, they just
> kind of "snuffle" a bit). :D
>
> Neil
How often do you hear of a woman waking up to find a rapist standing over
her bed with a knife and a roll of duct tape if she's got a dog (any kind of
dog) in the house? I'd say the stats would be something like "never". We
don't worry about that stuff here. Crash and Muffin explode if someone is
walking within 50 yeards of our house at night. Just the sound pressure wave
from their warning would probably deter all but the most foolhardy......it's
something you can physically feel....and the foolhardy would be met by a
fully awakened and armed humaniod if they were idiot enough to proceed
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