I wish I could live in my car! *Warning> RANT ahead* by chrisisall

America loves a winner!

( or at least a really cool, detailed description of said ride... )

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Monday, August 9, 2010 12:44 PM

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Monday, August 9, 2010 12:48 PM

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

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( or at least a really cool, detailed description of said ride... )

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Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

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Monday, August 9, 2010 12:50 PM

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Nothing makes me want to terminate my fellow man more than lazy driving during rush hour.
I appreciate a leisurely Sunday drive as much as any family guy, but REALLY! I turn into Mad Max on a daily basis- it is only my Shaolin roots that keep my surrounding vehicularly-challenged s**theads safe at times.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Monday, August 9, 2010 1:25 PM

Sing along with the radio. Loudly. With the windows down.

Or turn up the A/C and just chill.

It's going to be all right, Chris. Really.

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Go fuck yourself.
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Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

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Monday, August 9, 2010 1:59 PM

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Originally posted by Kwicko:

Or turn up the A/C and just chill.

My AC no work-y- that's part of my problem, clearly.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Monday, August 9, 2010 2:02 PM

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"It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah"

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Monday, August 9, 2010 2:05 PM

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
My AC no work-y- that's part of my problem, clearly.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Monday, August 9, 2010 2:17 PM

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Thanks for the sympathy.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Monday, August 9, 2010 5:32 PM

Ummm... Chris? Did you ever consider just stopping off at a local bar and knocking a few back to try to relax while rush hour dies down a bit? Then you can drive home a little later...

[Kiddingisall!]

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Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
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Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 8:09 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Despite the humor of this thread, it IS a valid issue. When I worked, I was certainly Mad Max. Working in the City meant getting up at 4:30 so we could bicycle part way (and I also squeezed my version of "V8" before going to work). That left onl the weekends to do all the things that needed doing. So I rushed everywhere and resented people holding me up.

Now, I look back and wonder how in HELL I managed to do all the things I had to do in a day or a week. Now I drive slowly--not like Chris has described, but not like the madmen I am passed by, going 80 in the middle lane (I stay out of the fast lane for survival reasons).

There's a lot of "unhealthiness" to how our society conducts itself, and for me, that's what caused me to be the way I was at the time. I agree with how it "should be", Chris, but I recognize why it is that way while I lament it.

The ones that get me (tho' I understand, having been one myself) are the insane young people who do the things in traffic that they do "just because"!

Hippie Operative Nikovich Nikita Nicovna Talibani,
Contracted Agent of Veritas Oilspillus, code name “Nike”,
signing off

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 9:27 AM

Oooooo, if only I was a cop! I'd ticket peeps for going too slow, not using their turn signals, talking on the phone AND smoking while driving, switching lanes on turns, tailgating, etc...

Grrrr Arghhh!

The righteous Chrisisall

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 10:05 AM

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Oooooo, if only I was a cop! I'd ticket peeps for going too slow, not using their turn signals, talking on the phone AND smoking while driving, switching lanes on turns, tailgating, etc...

Grrrr Arghhh!
The righteous Chrisisall

Sit at any busy intersection, and count how many folks are using phones while driving. I was at a red light, and counted 6 out of 10 folks making a turn at the signal, with one hand on the wheel, the other holding a phone up to their ear.

As if we don't have enough to worry about, folks insist on yapping away in their cell phones, or worse... texting while driving.

With red light cameras already installed, seems it would be easy to 'tag' violators at random spots around a city, and then ticket folks accordingly.

1st time, say $ 100
2nd time - $ 500
3rd time - loss of license for a year.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 1:06 PM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Oooooo, if only I was a cop! I'd ticket peeps for going too slow, not using their turn signals, talking on the phone AND smoking while driving, switching lanes on turns, tailgating, etc...

Grrrr Arghhh!
The righteous Chrisisall

Sit at any busy intersection, and count how many folks are using phones while driving. I was at a red light, and counted 6 out of 10 folks making a turn at the signal, with one hand on the wheel, the other holding a phone up to their ear.

As if we don't have enough to worry about, folks insist on yapping away in their cell phones, or worse... texting while driving.

With red light cameras already installed, seems it would be easy to 'tag' violators at random spots around a city, and then ticket folks accordingly.

1st time, say $ 100
2nd time - $ 500
3rd time - loss of license for a year.

100% agreement! :)

For most people, driving to work is the most dangerous thing they'll do in their average day. And make no mistake: piloting a 6000-pound missile at 60mph *IS* deadly serious business. It *IS* life and death stuff.

If you think you're good at multitasking, you're not. Try watching a TV show while talking on the phone. Then, when you're done, recall both your conversation AND the show you just watched, in detail. Go ahead, try. Anyone?

If you're on the phone, you're not paying attention. You can listen to the radio, because that's passive - it doesn't require you to participate. But you can't read a book (I've seen people driving on the interstate with a book propped up on the steering wheel, I shit you not!), eat your lunch, text your significant other, or watch TV while driving. If you do, you're driving while impaired, period. And it should be treated as such.

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Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 1:21 PM

Oh, and this is my latest favorite, just because I've seen the same idiot do this no fewer than THREE TIMES in the last week. I drive to work on the freeway. I take the South Congress exit, which is clearly marked "EXIT ONLY" for two miles in either direction. That lane MUST exit. As I said, it's clearly marked "S. Congress - EXIT ONLY - 2 miles", "S. Congress - EXIT ONLY - 1 mile", etc.

Three times in the last week, I've seen the same dipshit in the same Escalade get all the way to the exit, at which point he hits the brakes and the left blinker, because IT NEVER OCCURRED TO HIM THAT THE "EXIT ONLY" SIGN COULD APPLY TO *HIM*. There's times I really want to follow someone and drag them from their car, tear their arm off, and beat them to death with the bloody stump.

Instead, today I just decided to be a complete ass about it. I saw him, and I purposely got up beside him on his left side, then matched speed and wouldn't let him get out of the exit lane. Sure, I missed my exit, but so did he - and I went one exit down and got delicious breakfast tacos for my troubles! And he was yelling and flipping me off the whole time, while I laughed and pointed, making him even madder.

Yes, I really can be an asshole.

Maybe tomorrow he'll be in the correct lane at the correct time! Probably not...

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 1:31 PM

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I purposely got up beside him on his left side, then matched speed and wouldn't let him get out of the exit lane. Sure, I missed my exit, but so did he - and I went one exit down and got delicious breakfast tacos for my troubles!

My Shaolin self disapproves of such action.
My Mad Max self is cheering you Mike!!!!

The laughing HARD Chrisisall

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 1:55 PM

Hey, I'm not in favor of that kind of behavior, either. But there's a certain feeling of liberty in driving a vehicle that I absolutely loathe and detest and don't give a shit about whether it gets wrecked or not, because if he went all road-rage and bashed me with his Escalader™ (for easier social climbing!), I'd come out ahead, because my danged ol' Durango is worth far more on the insurance buy-off than I paid for it! ;)

I've considered replacing the front and rear bumpers with railroad ties, installing a roll cage, and wearing a crash helmet. :)

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 2:09 PM

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Hey, I'm not in favor of that kind of behavior, either.

But- maybe you were his *wakey wakey* & he'll never be a dumass on the road again! You never know.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 2:13 PM

ANTHONYT

Freedom is Important because People are Important

Hello,

Hmm. I hope you'll hold back on that sort of stunt in the future. His exit detection ineptitude really wasn't hurting anyone. If we went around punishing folks for being dumb, there'd be none of us left standing.

--Anthony

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 2:24 PM

Not "hurting" anyone, Anthony - just piling up traffic behind him, because he for some reason feels the need to hit his brakes in order to merge to the left, into the lanes of faster traffic. I never could fathom that need. Just merge, dammit - you don't have to slow down, and slow everybody ELSE down, to do it!

And yes, traffic was accordioned behind him while he pulled this stunt. It's rush hour. That's what makes it infuriating. His inattention and inability to learn ARE holding things up.

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Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
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Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 2:54 PM

Here's my favorite. Imagine a windy two lane road with a speed limit of 50 (there's a lot of these in Vermont). Now imagine the asswipe going 40 right in front of you. Annoying, right? But wait, there's more. As soon as the road hits a straight patch and there's a passing zone, the idget speeds up to 55, 60, whatever is necessary to stop you from passing him.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 3:32 PM

ANTHONYT

Freedom is Important because People are Important

Hello,

I do have a few driving pet peeves that bother me.

It irks me when someone fails to signal their intentions. Waiting for an oncoming car to pass my intersection before making a right turn, only to see them turn into a shopping plaza before reaching the intersection, irks me. I'd not have waited if it seemed they were going to turn before reaching me.

Having a car slow down for no discernable reason, only to have them finally turn, irks me. I'm often looking for the source of the obstruction as they slow down, wondering what impediment lies up the road. An unnecessary practice if I know they are planning to turn.

I am also bothered when someone behind me passes me, then pulls in front of me, and then makes a turn. This, presumably so that they can make that turn 1 second faster than otherwise.

However, unlike my wife, I've never been moved to thoughts of retribution by these thoughtless acts.

My wife is a real firecracker, on the other hand. I do most of the driving, mostly for my peace of mind. ;-)

--Anthony

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 3:40 PM

Yup, signal use or lack thereof is a pisser. Around here, you can't really trust that someone's going to turn just because their signal is on, either.

You're a good egg, T - both for taking it easy on your wife, and for not letting the buggers out there get to ya!

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 5:07 PM

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by mal4prez:
Here's my favorite. Imagine a windy two lane road with a speed limit of 50 (there's a lot of these in Vermont). Now imagine the asswipe going 40 right in front of you. Annoying, right? But wait, there's more. As soon as the road hits a straight patch and there's a passing zone, the idget speeds up to 55, 60, whatever is necessary to stop you from passing him.

Yeah, that's when the spirit of Dale Earnhardt gets channeled into me and I'm puttin' that sucker into the wall, or tradin' some paint or something..... I'm finding a way to pass that dork. Period.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 8:16 PM

FREMDFIRMA

Yeah, signal FIRST, THEN turn, not vice versa, the signal doesn't help a lot mid turn, heh.

From listening to you guys though, thanks be I live in Michigan - we drive badly, sure, but generally not in THAT fashion, more like too fast for conditions and impatient as hell, plus around here a little rubbin is a LOT less likely to become an insurance claim, yes, we're crazy, shaddap.

ETA: Here's a bit from fellow Anarchist Retta, about Detroit, for that matter.
http://www.strike-the-root.com/62/fontana/fontana13.html

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I've heard many horror stories from non-natives who attempted to travel at posted speeds on 696, all with raised eyebrows. The fact is, if you 'do' less than 15 mph over the speed limit, you might get killed. You learn to keep up with traffic or find another route. Slow drivers are considered the biggest hazard on 696. Cops seem to get it too, and mostly stay away unless they are also looking for the fastest route East or West. It's just too dangerous to try to pull someone over with all those big cars zooming by--I've never seen it happen on 696.

Only thing that really bothers me, I mean, really, REALLY bugs me...

Ok, I qualify for handicap plates, but I do not have them and never will, firstoff other people need em more, and I can cope thankee, plus my vanity - but the REAL reason ?

EVERY goddamn fool I've ever seen with em drives like they're dropping acid and juggling eggs at the time time while working the wheel with their knee or something, weaving in their lane, going 25mph under the speed limit, driving through red lights, stutter-stopping, unsignaled turns, I mean EVERY SINGLE TIME, EVERY ONE, I get behind one of these fools it's always the same, to the point where the very instant I see the tag I start giving them room cause they're gonna be all over the damn road and I know it.

To HELL if imma ever voluntarily associate myself with that kind of incompetence, and if you cannot SAFELY operate the damn vehicle you got no business driving one!

-Frem

I do not serve the Blind God.

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 2:00 AM

I hear ya on the Andy Capp plates, Frem. I always wonder, is their "handicap" that they're just really bad drivers, or did they GET handicapped by being really bad drivers?

Yeah, I know that's wrong and crass, but I'm like you, in that when I see the 'capped plate, I'm giving 'em a wide berth, because experience has taught me that they're going to need it.

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Go fuck yourself.
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Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 2:45 AM

RIVERLOVE

I only have ONE concern each way of my 25-mile commute every day - Get there alive! Everything else is secondary, and if takes 5-10 minutes longer some days I don't care.

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 3:42 AM

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Quote:
Originally posted by mal4prez:
Here's my favorite. Imagine a windy two lane road with a speed limit of 50 (there's a lot of these in Vermont). Now imagine the asswipe going 40 right in front of you. Annoying, right? But wait, there's more. As soon as the road hits a straight patch and there's a passing zone, the idget speeds up to 55, 60, whatever is necessary to stop you from passing him.

Yeah, that's when the spirit of Dale Earnhardt gets channeled into me and I'm puttin' that sucker into the wall, or tradin' some paint or something..... I'm finding a way to pass that dork. Period.

OK, once I gunned it around a semi--when I had my old sports car, 1987 300Z, bright red, with T top--who had been going like 35, and seriously sped up to stop me so I had hit probably 70 and slip back in in front of oncoming traffic. And this was a full 18 wheeler, on a little bitty windy country road! The jerk seriously sped up to stop me from passing - how safe is that?

Worse, after that he was suddenly right on my tail, even way over the limit, honking and being an ass. Because HE created the unsafe conditions.

I really wanted to pull over and have words, but he probably would have beat me up.

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 6:30 AM

FREMDFIRMA

Well, that seems to mostly be an ego thing, which I don't understand all that well, but for a fact that kind of gamesmanship is what leads to road rage.

Now, I don't mind someone passin me, hell, if I see you run up on me back there imma try to get out of your way just to be polite, who knows, maybe they got a sick kid, an appointment, a flight to catch (and mind you I live almost on top of DTW, so that can be a reasonable assumption) - and I consider all the days I have been in a hurry and some shitheel was being deliberately obstructionist to be an ass... so I get outta the way if I can.

Hadn't thought about it till Wendy got on her "You're way nicer than you think!" campaign, seems I also let folks with a bare handful of items in front of my loaded shopping cart at the grocery store, no sense holding them up, neh?

But no, where it gets to be dickheaded, is when you let them pass, and they pull in front of you, AND THEN SLOW DOWN, like, slower than YOU were going, that's just plain meanness, why pass me in the first damned place ?

And then be deliberately obstructionist about me going around them, or do that at all, why, other than a wounded ego ?

Eff that, my car maybe be a rattletrap in appearance, but it's a 1999 Alero with a really nasty 60-degree Six Banger in there based off the LA1 Platform, and if I decide the safest place for YOU is in my rearview mirror, you're goin there, and STAYIN there - some nimrod once wanted to play games on "The Bitch", which is a brutal section of I-70 notorious for deadly conditions, lack of signs, poor lighting, puny rusted out guard rails, and vicious, bitter curves on steep grades, often in narrow places.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_70_in_Maryland
http://www.ajfroggie.com/roadpics/md/i068/index.html

The pics really don't do it justice, especially not that back and forth set of hard turns coming past the cumberland gap on a pretty steep grade which makes braking really tough, and a mistake potentially fatal, see that puny guardrail in the top pic - in some places that's the only thing between you and a thousand foot plunge.

And some JERK in a puny little would be sportmobile which looked about as raggedy as my old Alero started playin them kinda games with me, so I passed him, and he decided to be a real jackass and come after me... umm, no.
I've driven that stretch well enough to know every inch of it, thankee muchly!

Fifty, Sixty... EIGHTY, NINETY, hell I had a to drift one of those corners with my back wheels skipping, and about the time I hit a hundred-ten on the next straightaway he kinda lost his nerve, did he not SEE the Michigan plates, and thus realize I must be insane ?

Anywhere else I mighta called a cop, but once you're past Hancock/Breezewood, ain't no exits for a long long time, and the only police you might get would be outta Frederick, who you do NOT want to encounter alone in the dark if you're from outta state and heaven help you if you're a minority, cause they're like that, yanno ?

I try to be nice, but when someone ain't gonna be, I plan to be somewhere else, who knows what wires might be crossed in their brain, and to hell if imma stop and discuss it, let them get anywhere near my car while it's still mobile - that's askin for trouble, if they get out and approach me at a light or something, imma run it, cause the alternative might be blowing a hole in em, and I would really rather not do that.

Disclaimer: I've actually taken (albeit near 20years ago) high-end driving courses, and not bullshit seminars either, actual hands-on work, which in combination with my hillbilly heritage gives me a bit of an edge, so don't try any of this crazy shit yourselves... unless you got to.

-Frem

I do not serve the Blind God.

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 6:33 AM

FREMDFIRMA

Oh, and since we're talkin about cars, for your edification: The Poopmobile!

Bio-Bug: Car run on human waste is launched
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7929191/Bio-Bug-Car-run-on-hu
man-waste-is-launched.html

Should sell well in Washington DC - who ever thought being so fulla shit would be a good thing ?

-Frem

I do not serve the Blind God.

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 11:03 PM

MAGONSDAUGHTER

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
"I love my car. It's nicer than my house. It's quiet should I wish it to be, or full of loud rap or classical at my command.
I leave early for work so I can spend more time in it. I drive slowly for the same reason. I linger when the light turns green for that extra 10 seconds- it all adds up!
So what if I get honked & cause a general slowdown of traffic? It's not just ME! It's like a club I belong to. We love our cars.
*F**K* you peeps with "places to be" or "things to do." You have lives. Not MY fault. I OWN the road, and people LIKE me too. The law backs us up on this. No Passing me, and *I* don't get pulled over for doing 15-20 MPH BELOW the posted speed limit, heh heh.
Slowing you all down gives me a great sense of power as well. I piss you off. Me & mine do. I drive well for no man.
Deal with it. 'Cause you HAVE to, HA HA HA."

So, where exactly does "road rage" come from again-?

The laughing Chrisisall

Drink more chamomile tea, chris.

You just described me - or almost :) But my internal monologue goes somewhat diffently - it goes like this,

I really hope I survive this trip and some drunken, drug fucked, aggro arsehole doesn't run into me/run me off the road because they're got a death wish and their brain hasn't yet developed that consequences component that tells them to slow down in the wet, or not to tail gate or overtake around bends and because they're in a hurry they think its okay to put everyone elses life at risk and that they have such egos they don't need to regard road rules like speed limits and red lights and they love to take revenge and drive aggressively up your bum, tooting and flashing your lights if you even touch the brake pedal arounda hair pin bend, or hestitate for a nano second at the lights.

There are always two sides to every driving day isall. :)

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Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:59 AM

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by mal4prez:

OK, once I gunned it around a semi--when I had my old sports car, 1987 300Z, bright red, with T top--who had been going like 35, and seriously sped up to stop me so I had hit probably 70 and slip back in in front of oncoming traffic. And this was a full 18 wheeler, on a little bitty windy country road! The jerk seriously sped up to stop me from passing - how safe is that?

How does an full 18 wheeler speed up and stop a 300Z from passing it ?

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Thursday, August 12, 2010 1:46 AM

If it's empty, an 18-wheeler can accelerate quicker than you'd think; it's all about torque and gearing. And a mid-80s Z-car wasn't terribly quick in its non-turbo form. I could see it being a bit dicey to pass an 18-wheeler if he doesn't want to be passed.

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Thursday, August 12, 2010 1:49 AM

America loves a winner!

How fast can a 18 wheeler accelerate on a curvy road ?

Either that's one hell of a truck or the driver of the 300z is of questionable road skills.

And btw.....was this thread suppose to be serious or sarcastic ?

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Thursday, August 12, 2010 2:04 AM

I took the thread as a bit of a driving-rant thread, a place to blow off steam about commuting. I could be wrong.

But seriously, that '87 Z had just a few more horsepower than my Accord station wagon (160 vs 145), and weighed about the same as the Accord, so it's not any kind of rocket.

I always felt like Nissan really ripped us Americans off a bit, offering us the Z as their only "sports car" choice, and holding out the Skyline GT-R from our market. That's been remedied now, finally.

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Thursday, August 12, 2010 3:08 AM

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Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:

There are always two sides to every driving day isall. :)

Yeah the hyper-drivers are annoying AND dangerous. And I always seemed to get pinned that way. Behind a drunken snail with caffinated cheetah behind me.
The reverse would be so welcome.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Thursday, August 12, 2010 3:31 AM

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:

you let them pass, and they pull in front of you, AND THEN SLOW DOWN, like, slower than YOU were going, that's just plain meanness, why pass me in the first damned place ?

It's not meanness, it's merely selfish stupidity. Where I live (Mass.) when you move into the left lane on 91 to pass someone they invariably speed up to or past the speed limit to keep you from passing- but it's unconscious!! See, trick is to just stay in the left lane for about a minute, & the other car will slow back down to it's previous speed.

What really bugs me is when you come from a 40MPG road to get on the highway which is 65MPH, and the fool in front of you SLOWS DOWN on the on-ramp!!!!! I humbly submit that if it's too difficult to understand that you need to speed UP from 40 to join a traffic mass going much faster, you need to stay off the highway all together.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Thursday, August 12, 2010 4:47 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
How does an full 18 wheeler speed up and stop a 300Z from passing it ?

It didn't stop me. What it did was make it a chancy thing on a short stretch of passing zone - much chancier than it had looked when the truck was going slow.

OK, but it must not have been a full 18 wheeler. I don't think they're allowed on that stretch of road. Probably a moving truck.

Hey - here's more fun I had on that stretch on road. After that one passing zone there's nothing for several miles, and once I followed a very nice porsche convertible that was following someone else. The someone else was doing a respectable speed, maybe 55 in a 50, but the porsche was all over his ass, right up on his bumper and swerving like he meant to pass on this windy mountain road.

So I watched this for 5-6 miles, then went we went into a town where the limit goes down to 25 and most traffic goes 20, I got right up on this tiny porsche. (That slow, I could do it without risking hitting him.) This was in my Wrangler, which is much taller than the sports car. This guy went ape shit LOL! He was turning around to glare at me and I just laughed and gave him thumbs up. I think he got my message, and I hope the poor guy in front of him saw me getting revenge.

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Thursday, August 12, 2010 4:53 AM