"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
04/17/2014 at 16:27 • Filed to: SHARING IS CARING
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"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
04/17/2014 at 16:27 • Filed to: SHARING IS CARING | 2
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Oooh, My turn my turn
So, A school bus pulled directly into my lane to pick up kids. I flipped her off. I really haven't gotten myself into much shit though. I do flip people off a good amount though. That's just me doing my thing though.
What's Your road rage story?
Diesel
> jkm7680
04/17/2014 at 16:39 |
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I was cut off going from I-45 to I-10 in Houston, there's two turn lanes and I was in the outside lane, a guy came into my lane from the inside lane, almost hit me and then slammed on the brakes. I'm convinced he was trying to get me to rear-end him so he could say he was 'hurt' and get paid. Well, I didn't and he got out and started walking towards my car, I hit the front windshield with my fist and it shattered. He got back in his truck and left. 200 dollar lesson.
Crocket Bernet
> jkm7680
04/17/2014 at 16:39 |
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I've got two good ones, one I gave a cop the bird while merging, he proceeded to tailgate me for about 25 miles to the end of his jurisdiction. The other was when myself and 6 friends got into a brawl with some other kids from town after sitting for to long at a stop sign (I know right?). That was actually really fun, and I'm now friends with a few of the kids we fought.
ttyymmnn
> jkm7680
04/17/2014 at 16:39 |
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About 28 years ago, I was a delivery driver for an advertising agency. I was driving down a city street one day when a guy mildly cut me off. Nothing serious, but I was a punk back then (probably about 19), so I flipped him off. He stopped right in front of me, blocking me in, put his car in park, got out and stormed back to my van. While screaming "Get the fuck out of the van!!" he opened my door (summer day, no a/c, window open), reached in, and tried to pull me out of the driver's seat. Fortunately, I had my seat belt on. Being unsuccessful in getting me out of the van, he took two hands and slammed the door so hard it turned the side view mirror flat against the door. He stormed back to his car, got in and drove away. I was too stunned to think about getting a description of the car or the guy (though I still remember his beet red face to this day), let alone his license plate number. So, ever since that day, I never flip anybody off on the road. There's a good chance I could be assaulted again, or worse yet, shot. It's just not worth it.
crowmolly
> jkm7680
04/17/2014 at 16:42 |
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I had just washed and waxed my Trans Am and was on the PA turnpike. A guy flicked his cigarette out of his window and it sparked off of my windshield. That is a big pet peeve of mine and I was in a foul mood anyway. I had gone to a bachelor party the week or two before so I still had a NUB (read: thick) cigar in the car. I rolled down the windows, broke the "no smoking in my car" rule and fired it up- taking MONSTER fucking drags on it and not tapping any ash.
Once the white ash was long enough to be *almost* breaking and I was near an exit I sped up in front of the guy and let the thing fly out the T-Top. It thankfully stayed together and flew perfectly, making a big puff of sparks and ash off his windshield. Took the next exit and that was that.
Aftermath was dry heaving and being lightheaded for about an hour since you are not supposed to smoke a big cigar that fast and I am a very casual cigar smoker. But it was worth the price of admission for the smiting to me.
Here's a picture of a NUB for non-cigar folk:
PS9
> jkm7680
04/17/2014 at 16:44 |
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I have a road rage story and I'm not even on the road anymore. That's how bad florida drivers are.
Anyway, yesterday at about this exact time, I was waiting for the bus at a stop by a six-lane boulevard running through Orlando's dumping grounds (Some people like to call it by it's other name, Kissimmee.) Traffic was bad and heavy. A lady in a Vitara came to one of those no-stoplight, one way turn in lanes from the opposite side. There was lots of traffic, so she'd be sitting there for a while until a light changed down the road to give her a chance to merge, right?
NOPE! This fucking idiot stuck her nose out until the other driver in the first lane was forced to stop. Cars continued to pile up behind the stopped driver while she tried the same fucking shit with the second lane, which she of course could not see because the car in the first lane blocked her view. people in the third lane were still flying by at 50 MPH, so this goddamned retarded mouthbreather was basically risking the destruction of her vehicle and others just to get out the the turn in. Fucking. Idiot.
Hey, while we are on the subject of fucking idiots, if you were going to do some work on a railroad (enough that you'd need to drive a giant truck over the rails) you think it would be a good thing to turn of the train detectors at an RR crossing, right? It be bad for the crossing to trigger and stop everyone from getting across the tracks, especially in mid day traffic, right? Well, not according to the good folks Orlando's Dumping Grounds Public Utility, who repeatedly triggered the rail crossing stop and back traffic up all the way to Valencia (15 miles away!!!) because of it. Also the new Bus stop hub is there and - from what a driver told me - every single route making it's stop there was put off by a hour and a half because of that. Two counties worth of people taking the bus got fucked by that. Way to go, brilliant utility guys.
I never though I could get road rage without being on the road at all, but that's what I get for underestimating Florida.
Sn210
> jkm7680
04/17/2014 at 16:44 |
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back in high school, I was pissed off and running late for something. I was stupidly driving fast and didn't see a group of guys crossing the street. I stopped in time with plenty of room, but they could tell I was going fast. One guy yelled at me. I instinctively flipped him off, before I got a good look at him. The dude was twice as old, twice the size, and triple the jacked that I was, and boy did I piss him off. As soon as I could I went around and kept a low profile at the event I was trying to get to...
BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
> jkm7680
04/17/2014 at 16:46 |
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Not sure if this one counts, but I got chased by angry CUT protesters in a Kombi a few weeks ago. Received a speeding ticket for it on the mail yesterday too, for doing 83 kph in a 60 zone.
Roundbadge
> jkm7680
04/17/2014 at 16:47 |
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This will easily be topped...but I enjoyed it. This wasn't a case of my own road rage, but some that I apparently stirred up.
I'm driving up I-77 from south of Akron...and I'm approaching where I can get onto I-76 East. The ramp for I-76 is basically at the end of a half-mile lane that begins as an on-ramp from Coventry St. ( https://www.google.com/maps/@41.05043… link for reference.)
The highway up to that point is 3 lanes, and I had gotten into the far right lane before the Coventry St. on-ramp. A fellow was trying to get on the highway there, and got extremely angry at me for being in the RH lane so he couldn't get over immediately. He began honking at me and giving me the finger. At that point I noticed his maybe 4 or 5 year old son in the passenger seat.
I held my place, and he slammed on the brakes, drove around behind me and then sped up to be beside me on my left....matched pace with me....and then reached ACROSS his young son's face to continue giving me the finger. I laughed as I slipped into the right lane and exited the highway.
Teach them young, sir...
Goggles Pizzano
> jkm7680
04/17/2014 at 16:50 |
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Traffic was at a crawl on the highway. As I approached my exit I indicated and waited until I could get on the exit ramp. Before I exited I look in my mirrors and see the guy behind actually trying to squeeze between me and the shoulder to get off the highway before I could. I gave him a WTF gesture and proceeded to pull sharply off the highway. Tailgating ensued.
I live 5 blocks away and the street was a fast (for in the city) 4 lane. He continued to tailgate and flash his lights. When I got to my street and indicated, he indicated too. The shithead was actually going to follow me! So I'm not going home (duh). In my neighborhood, just off the fast street I mentioned are very slow residential streets. This area has these little roundabouts to slow traffic.
I take a left and then another left so we're traveling back the the way we came. When I get to the end of the street I enter one of these roundabouts...and don't exit. Smiling, waving, a hilarity ensued as we drove around, and around, and around... :-)x
Lekker
> Diesel
04/17/2014 at 16:53 |
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They should call you Vin Diesel instead
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jkm7680
> Sn210
04/17/2014 at 17:30 |
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I've got an issue with flipping people off. I choose my victims wisely though.
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jkm7680
> BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/17/2014 at 17:30 |
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Haha, I remember that.
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Diesel
> Lekker
04/17/2014 at 17:30 |
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My other nickname is D Block.
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jkm7680
> Goggles Pizzano
04/17/2014 at 17:30 |
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Hahaha, I would do the same thing. How long were you going at it?
zeontestpilot
> PS9
04/17/2014 at 17:31 |
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first time driving in Florida, after moving there, on the tamiami trail, a ambulance couldn't get through traffic when there clearly was an emergency. Set the mood for the next 4 years driving in Fort Myers!
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Goggles Pizzano
> jkm7680
04/17/2014 at 17:32 |
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He must've followed me around at least half a dozen times. It was hilarious!
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jkm7680
> Goggles Pizzano
04/17/2014 at 17:34 |
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Haha, I would crank up the Latin Music channel, Smile, wave and sing along for the ride.
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Diesel
> crowmolly
04/17/2014 at 17:34 |
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All I can think of now.
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jkm7680
> PS9
04/17/2014 at 17:34 |
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Somebody did stop at a Just-Orange light, way quicker than she should have stopped. I had to jam on the brakes real hard.
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jkm7680
> Roundbadge
04/17/2014 at 17:35 |
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That guy should have his kids taken away.
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jkm7680
> crowmolly
04/17/2014 at 17:36 |
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Haha, That was completely worth it.
My Grandfather has tried to get me to Casually smoke Cigars. Do you see it as more of a hobby?
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jkm7680
> Crocket Bernet
04/17/2014 at 17:37 |
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It's also rather entertaining to stop at a Green light, and wait for it to turn orange. So the person behind you gets stuck at the light.
I used to do that on the street leading out of the HS parking lot. I'm a bit of a dick sometimes.
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crowmolly
> jkm7680
04/17/2014 at 17:42 |
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Hobby? Not really. I have a few brands and styles I like and will have in a basic humidor if the mood hits me right, but it can get pretty damn expensive and is not healthy for you in the least.
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BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
> jkm7680
04/17/2014 at 19:07 |
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Well, it's that one then haha... I'm about to rage at the police too, for ticketing me for unreadable plates, then immediately ticketing me for speed and having no triuble at reading my plates at all. Pick one motherfuckers, you can't have both.
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jkm7680
> BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
04/17/2014 at 19:11 |
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Buy a Helicopter! It's perfect for about everything
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Sn210
> jkm7680
04/17/2014 at 19:13 |
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I'm very careful when I use it now, I hardly ever need to
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jkm7680
> Sn210
04/17/2014 at 19:17 |
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Dc drivers warrant it on a daily basis. When I pick my victims, I follow this system
Is he bigger than me?
A. Move Along
Is it a soccer Mom?
A. Go ahead, Salute her
Is it a Cop?
A. Be Scared
Is it a Skinhead?
A. Speed Off
Is it a Taxi?
A. One fingered salute time
Is it a Bus?
A. Go ahead, they do it all the time anyways.
Is it a Prius
A. Yes, There is no other answer
willkinton247
> Goggles Pizzano
04/23/2014 at 12:32 |
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How did it end?
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Goggles Pizzano
> willkinton247
04/23/2014 at 13:28 |
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That was it. After half a dozen rounds he pulled out of the circle and I went off in another direction.
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willkinton247
> Goggles Pizzano
04/23/2014 at 13:58 |
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When I was in HS some guy started road rage following me. I knew the neighborhood though, so I went right past my house, and into the neighborhood where I took a couple of turns quickly and I lost him. It was skeeeettchh
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willkinton247
> jkm7680
04/23/2014 at 14:01 |
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My craziest road rage story involves a biker.
I was in HS, and the BMW in front of me nearly hit him. I didn't, but he came to my window at a stop sign, saying "Come here you mother—" and I started puting the window up, which he then shattered. I sped out of there, right into a speed trap, but they let me go because I was clearly shaken and they went and found the guy.
He said that I was road racing and in collusion with the guy and a bunch of crazy other BS.
I really hate bikers now.