So, I got into a car chase today

"BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion" (pbs)
04/03/2014 at 15:37 • Filed to: None

Yuup... Long story short, I flipped off a bunch of angry protesters, next thing I know there was a red Kombi with CUT painted on the front chasing me around. It was fun. Don't flip off angry protesters. It was still fun. But don't.

DISCUSSION (33)

505Turbeaux > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/03/2014 at 15:38

what were they protesting?

Audi-os, amigos > 505Turbeaux
04/03/2014 at 15:39

Road Rage.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > 505Turbeaux
04/03/2014 at 15:40

Reckless driving

/DriveIronically

505Turbeaux > Audi-os, amigos
04/03/2014 at 15:41

lol probably

Rainbow > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/03/2014 at 15:41

I feel that it would cause problems if I asked what they were protesting, but you have me so curious. :P

I'll admit I've flipped off some before. There's a Planned Parenthood near me, and usually the anti-abortion people keep it to a minimum, but I've seen them openly harassing people by blocking parking spots and stuff. Considering that the vast majority of PP's work isn't even RELATED to abortion, I make sure to flip them off every time I see them.

edu-petrolhead > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/03/2014 at 15:42

For people outside of Brazil: CUT stands for Central Única dos Trabalhadores (Unique Central of Workers). They're just a bunch of commies who like to protest or go on a strike for anything.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > 505Turbeaux
04/03/2014 at 15:43

Beats me. Considering CUT is a left wing worker's union with all kinds of ties to corrupt politicians, nothing good. They blocked off the hospital's entrances this morning and I, being late to class as usual, tried reasoning with them to maybe let me into the godamn building, only to have them threaten my car with stones. That's when I flipped them off.

ttyymmnn > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/03/2014 at 15:44

I make it a policy never to flip anybody off. Many years ago I was driving a delivery van for an ad agency. Summer day, window rolled down, doors unlocked. Some middle-aged guy in a shirt and tie very mildly cut in front of me so I gave him the finger. The guy stopped directly in front of me on a busy city street, came back to my van, and as he was screaming "Get the fuck out of van!" he opened my door, reached in and tried to pull me from the driver's seat. Fortunately I had my seat belt on. After tugging on me unsuccessfully, he slammed the door shut on the van so violently that it turned the mirror flat against the door. He stormed back to his car and drove away. I was too stunned (I was only about 18) to take his license or anything. So I make it policy to just let assholes be assholes. Nowadays, there's a very good chance that I would be shot and not just assaulted.

TL;DR: I got assaulted for flipping a guy off. I don't do it any more.

505Turbeaux > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/03/2014 at 15:45

watch your ass BlazinAce. If they are connected and got yo plate number check in with us tomorrow morning to let us know you arent swimming with the fishes.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/03/2014 at 15:46

did you steal their plutonium?

Kinja'd!!!

sorry couldn't resist. whenever I hear Kombi & chase in the same sentence back to the future comes to mind

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Rainbow
04/03/2014 at 15:47

Nothing good, most likely. They're kind of dicks and assholes all rolled into one, which makes for a clusterfuck and they like to ruin everything for everybody to either claim unfeasible pay raises or the coming of a communist state.

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/03/2014 at 15:49

Kinja'd!!!

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > 505Turbeaux
04/03/2014 at 15:51

Don't worry, there are no fish in Porto Alegre's filthy, polluted, foul smelling rivers and lakes, only mutants, so I'd probably come right back to life with two extra arms and 5 eyes or something.

And yeah, they failed at cleaning those in time for the world cup. The poor bastards coming over to watch the games better have an iron clad stomach.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
04/03/2014 at 15:52

Heh, that's the first thing that actually came to mind.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > edu-petrolhead
04/03/2014 at 15:54

So the Brazilian CGTP?

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > edu-petrolhead
04/03/2014 at 15:55

There you go, that's them. In today's number, they closed off two lanes of a major three lane avenue during morning rush hour, then blocked off all the entrances to the universities and the university hospital where I study, so I spent an hour in traffic, only to not be able to get in. That's why I was so royally pissed.

The funny part here is that the new university's new direction is BFFs with the worker's party, and so is CUT. Somebody's getting spanked tonight.

505Turbeaux > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/03/2014 at 15:55

oh man. Well good luck! I wish I had 2 extra arms!

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/03/2014 at 15:55

Take your pick. In Brazil, far left working unions have ties to corrupt politicians. In Portugal, far left working unions have ties to terrorists.

edu-petrolhead > Goshen, formerly Darkcode
04/03/2014 at 15:56

If CGTP is Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses, a quick look at Wikipedia suggests they are quite alike. The red flags, the strikes, the anarchism/comunism/socialism/whateverism...

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Goshen, formerly Darkcode
04/03/2014 at 15:58

Yeah, that's definitely shittier, but, in Brazil, today's corrupt politicians are yesterday's terrorists and "revolutionaries", so...

edu-petrolhead > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/03/2014 at 16:03

Oh, how I understand you. My university's rector was part of PSTU (Brazil's most radical far left party). But last week the commies occupied the rectory to ask the rector to banish the police from the campus, so they can smoke pot all day. And two days ago, servers on strike blocked the accesses to the university. That is nonsense.

Sometimes I just want to make my way through those protesters. Nothing violent, just revving and acceleranting slowly, opening a breach and passing. Maybe if I get an Engesa (brazilian offroader, I'll write something about it on the future) I'll be able to do this.

Kinja'd!!!

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > edu-petrolhead
04/03/2014 at 16:07

If I were driving my old man's Trailblazer, there's a chance I would've done that. Maybe.

edu-petrolhead > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/03/2014 at 16:10

Like those?

Kinja'd!!!

edu-petrolhead > Goshen, formerly Darkcode
04/03/2014 at 16:12

But her, in Brazil, the far left partys sends loads of money to the "black blocs" (sic), so they can burn buses, stone buildings and throw molotov cocktails at the police. All paid with the tax money that go to the partys.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > edu-petrolhead
04/03/2014 at 16:13

Yuup, that's them. Needs moar arms though.

edu-petrolhead > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/03/2014 at 16:16

They popped with their cousins, Mutant Oysters Who Spite Acid after a big electric transformer fell on the sea and leaked a lot of highly carcinogen transformer oil.

After that some florianopolitan oysters and shrimps could make you almost a X-man (or give you cancer).

CPT Speedbump > ttyymmnn
04/03/2014 at 16:17

This is why you carry a tactical flashlight in your car. One quick flash in the eyes and a jab in the head, and he'll stop trying to fight you.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > edu-petrolhead
04/03/2014 at 16:22

Cancer, it would probably give you cancer. Zombie Cancer!

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/03/2014 at 16:37

But seriously though, was it a short chase? Doesn't your car have like twice the power of a Kombi? You should smuggle a Crown Victoria P71 into Brazil and go Road Warrior on those commie bastards.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager
04/03/2014 at 16:41

It was actually, but that wouldn't sound as epic. :p

The whole thing lasted about two or three blocks only, because of light-medium traffic I had to weave into. As soon as the cars ahead cleared, I just shifted into fourth, dove into a corner in front of a stopped bus and went on my merry way home, hahaha....

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/03/2014 at 16:45

I hope that counts as an excused absence from school lol.

The only chase I've ever been in was running from a neighborhood security Suzuki at near my aunt's house in a go kart. Gated communities don't like go karts I suppose hahaha.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager
04/03/2014 at 16:50

I hope so, as there were no classes on the first period today due to the protest. Also, since out first period was the main one, today was the most useless, lamest school day ever...

CPT Speedbump > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/03/2014 at 17:16

I got in one a few weeks ago, it was also fun. Some hicks in a F-250 rolled up to me and a few friends (we were out cruising around town as a lot of people do on Fridays in this particular college town) and started talking shit, asking if momy and daddy bought our cars (funny because I was at least 2 years older then everyone in said truck, and thus of a age that parents obviously wouldn't be buying cars for (a lot of the high school kitties cruise)) and ended up wanting to race my friend in his Eclipse. I on the other hand was like "whatever" as I tend to avoid confrontation, and would rather race on a track. Any who, they roll away from the main city, and do a short roll race, the Eclipse easily pulling away, and then my buddy turns off mid race, we follow and he sais he pulled of because the truck was a obvious waste of our time, so we should head back. This is when the Truck pulls up behind my car, and they start yelling about wanting to fight, so me and my frind both take off. Could of easily outran them, but what fun would that be? So we turn into a neighborhood and loose them in it. It was fun, lol