HOW COME you have to be so close to me?

[davek]

I suppose spooning KD at the tent is off the table?

 

[64BEL]

One of mine is when the waitress seats you right next to the only other occupied table in the whole place.

Another is the people who just stand still on the moving walkway at the airport, blocking the way for the people walking.

I have many, many more, but no need to get all worked up so close to bedtime.

 

[79300]

One of mine is when the waitress seats you right next to the only other occupied table in the whole place.

Another is the people who just stand still on the moving walkway at the airport, blocking the way for the people walking.

I have many, many more, but no need to get all worked up so close to bedtime.

This happened in 2018, we were heading home with our new Challenger Scat Pack. We got it out of state and decided to grab a quick dinner. The restaurant was not busy so I parked the car pretty far out in the lot to avoid door dings before I made the 1st payment. This clown with a clapped out van parks next to me, unloads his greasy family, and call me over and says "Don't you hate it when somebody with a piece of **** like that parks next to brand new car?" I walked over and moved the car to the other side of the lot. Sure as ****, he moves the van right next to me again. Being a man of peace, I left and drove a couple miles down the road to another diner.

 

[68-500]

This happened in 2018, we were heading home with our new Challenger Scat Pack. We got it out of state and decided to grab a quick dinner. The restaurant was not busy so I parked the car pretty far out in the lot to avoid door dings before I made the 1st payment. This clown with a clapped out van parks next to me, unloads his greasy family, and call me over and says "Don't you hate it when somebody with a piece of **** like that parks next to brand new car?" I walked over and moved the car to the other side of the lot. Sure as ****, he moves the van right next to me again. Being a man of peace, I left and drove a couple miles down the road to another diner.

Wow I don’t know if I would have handled that, that well.

 

[79300]

Wow I don’t know if I would have handled that, that well.

It was a long day, and my angel wife suggested making the peaceful choice. I recall her using the phrase "Act you age" somewhere in the post incident discussion.

 

[Kern Dog]

One of mine is when the waitress seats you right next to the only other occupied table in the whole place.

Yeah, I've had that happen too. Why not put us at least a booth apart if the place is not busy ?

Another is the people who just stand still on the moving walkway at the airport, blocking the way for the people walking.

I understand if the people are old or handicapped. They get a pass. The younger and able-bodied that STAND on escalators annoy me.

I have many, many more, but no need to get all worked up so close to bedtime.

Come on, man.....You're hitting on all 8 here!

 

[Pecos Bill]

We all have something that annoys us when we are out driving around.
Tailgaters piss off a lot of people, myself included. I'll tell you what REALLY annoys me is the losers that want to drive right next to me when there is almost nobody else on the road. It reminds me of the guys that park next to me in an otherwise EMPTY lot or straddle up to the urinal right next to you when other piss pots are open.
Come on, man...WHY ?
It is a two lane road and I'm motoring along when someone wants to drive right alongside me. I speed up, they do too. I slow down, so do they. What the hell, man?
Then there's the situation where you're on a 4 lane road, two lanes in each direction and a big rig is in the right lane. In the left, some fleeb is driving alongside the truck and won't speed up to pass. Cars are piling up behind both but the dork in the left lane is afraid to pass the truck.
People like this inspire me to commit several traffic infractions.

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Abraham Lincoln

 

[Detective D]

All of this is why I ordered my 2013 AWD hemi charger when the old tired 98 Expedition was getting replaced.
On a 4 lane road, it is better to just slow down if you are on a longer trip and let the clowns get annoyed and their ADD will kick in, they will speed off. You can speed up after, they will have forgotten about their retardation by the time you catch back up, if you do.
On a two lane road, you have to judge the situation. If it is actually impossible to pass anyone, best bet is to slow down so far they get bold enough to go around, let them get in front, and then follow at a safe distance. If you can pass, 99/100 they will not have the guts to do it so you catch whoever is in front and then pass them. Now the guy you passed gets to deal with the retard tailgater. I call this "peeling them off". Passing the guy in front and peeling off is a much better, and satisfying, resolution- especially on shorter trips.
The alternative to all of this is a 10 second excessive speed maneuver. On a two lane road, tailgaters have a "I am scared" limit of about 71mph. So a ten second burst of 90-95MPH and a "coast down" back to the speed you had the cruise set at will leave enough space they likely will give up on trying to "draft" you. Similar to passing someone else and peeling them off, but you need a bit more speed to create a distance far enough they lose focus and their ADD kicks in.
On a 4 lane, this is a bit more difficult because 65mph means the "I am scared" limit of these retards is closer to 85mph, maybe even 88. This is why I suggest slowing down on a longer trip. On a short trip, F'em if you are confident in the area and know you won;t lose a license to a ticket. Usually, in the case of the guy that wants to drive right next to you- flooring it and pulling away at 30mph faster then what you were doing before for even 5 seconds is enough to give enough distance they won't try it again.



Too add to all the above from this post of people's observations, I want to include "that guy with the trailer". I refuse, utterly, to follow any non-semi trailer of anything. Heavy stuff seems to have rocks or otherwise fly off of it, lighter stuff people don;t secure loads or tow it with something with no adequate brakes or otherwise. Or my favorite, loading like a compact tractor onto a utility trailer rated for like 2500lbs, or loading down a garden trailer with bricks from the hardware store, and similar things where someone has not only exceed exponentially the tongue weight of the trailer, but likely the tires. Of course, this last person will also be running 5mph over the speed limit. Watch and cringe as you see the tongue of the trailer flexing at every bump like it is made out of plastic. Grip your wheel tighter as you notice the tires are bulged out to twice as wide as they would be running empty. They will also become enraged when you pass them. ALWAYS leave excessive distance behind you when you pass them, they WILL speed up to an even more out of control speed. I think this stems from small peen syndrome where they get upset that their vehicle has lost whatever semblence of performance they thought it had after hooking up 4-6000lbs of **** behind it as they do not understand the basic law of acceleration: light weight.
I have seen a coworker and a coworkers son get killed due to retarded trailer drivers in my lifetime. One was driving "just down the road" with an unsecured snowmobile that, really surprisingly, fell off the back of the trailer when they hit a bump DOING 65MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD. The other was involved in a multi vehicle pile up when some retard was pulling a camper with their 4cyl. short wheelbase jellybean and it started fishtailing and everything went sideways. That one was more of an accident, a stupid one but if the driver had kept the speed to a reasonable level it would not have happened. The snowmobile was criminal in my opinion.
But there are plenty of retards that don;t understand towing. An ad for an SRT10 came up recently that caught my eye because of price. 22 year old kid had swapped his extended cab to a 6 speed. Put an exhaust on it. Then proceeded to hook up 26,000lbs worth of double car length enclosed trailer and drive it from Colorado to southern WI at 95+MPH FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION. He was super proud of this, but then said his mechanic told him it ruined 6TH GEAR on his brand new swapped transmission, so now he wanted to sell it. That is right, the kid hooked 13 tons of stuff to a half ton truck and used over drive to pull it at 95mph on the interstate across half the country.

ALWAYS pass the trailers. NEVER trust the trailer towing driver to be a reasonably intelligent human. Leave them in the dust.

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

people behind me at a stoplight laying on the horn the second the light turns green. I will hang till light turns yellow then take off.

 

[Kern Dog]

No, dude. WAKE up and get moving. Some people have the racing spirit and sitting still means you're losing ground.

 

[Detective D]

people behind me at a stoplight laying on the horn the second the light turns green. I will hang till light turns yellow then take off.

If anyone here ever happens to need to drive in the fox valley(Appleton) area in WI, you MUST pause at the green light because people will sail through at 40mph on the red. Everyone in that town waits for green, then looks both ways before moving. You have to.

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

If anyone here ever happens to need to drive in the fox valley(Appleton) area in WI, you MUST pause at the green light because people will sail through at 40mph on the red. Everyone in that town waits for green, then looks both ways before moving. You have to.

That is why I wait a bit. Way too many close calls. These days driving requires you to drive offensively and defensively. Being armed is optional

 

[Kern Dog]

Here is another one….
People driving at night with no lights on because the instrument cluster in their car lights up automatically. They may have headlights but they are dim since technically they act as daytime running lights. No taillights at all.
I see this have to assume that they are low IQ drivers.
Then there the people that drive as if they have absolutely nothing else to do. They are slow to get moving from a stop, they are slow on the road, they slow to 4.36 mph to make a right turn but dont ease to the right side of the lane to do it, they stay fully in the forward lane causing everyone behind them to slow to the speed of snail.
There’s the overly polite ones that let every car exit the parking lot in FRONT of them while you follow this do-gooder. Meanwhile the coffee and Taco Bell burrito are also fighting to make their OWN exit…..

 

[eldubb440]

have people driving with masks been mentioned?

 

[68-500]

have people driving with masks been mentioned?

All alone in their vehicle!

 

[eldubb440]

All alone in their vehicle!

saw one yesterday, windows up, a/c on........ that's why I mentioned it

 

[Triplegreen500]

These days driving requires you to drive offensively and defensively. Being armed is optional

Try riding a motorcycle on a regular basis....

 

[Triplegreen500]

Here is another one….
People driving at night with no lights on because the instrument cluster in their car lights up automatically. They may have headlights but they are dim since technically they act as daytime running lights. No taillights at all.
I see this have to assume that they are low IQ drivers.
Then there the people that drive as if they have absolutely nothing else to do. They are slow to get moving from a stop, they are slow on the road, they slow to 4.36 mph to make a right turn but dont ease to the right side of the lane to do it, they stay fully in the forward lane causing everyone behind them to slow to the speed of snail.
There’s the overly polite ones that let every car exit the parking lot in FRONT of them while you follow this do-gooder. Meanwhile the coffee and Taco Bell burrito are also fighting to make their OWN exit…..

Agree 1000%.

If the gov is gonna mandate DRLs, they need to do it like motorcycles - low beams AND TAILLIGHTS come on with the ignition. None of this halfway-visible ****.

My other favorite is, high beams during the day. "For visibility". No, asshole...you're still blinding people by shining bright lights directly into their eyes.

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

Try riding a motorcycle on a regular basis....

I used to, now I just ride some country roads on Sunday mornings

 

[WileE]

1) They are slow to get moving from a stop, they are slow on the road, they slow to 4.36 mph to make a right turn but dont ease to the right side of the lane to do it, they stay fully in the forward lane causing everyone behind them to slow to the speed of snail.
2) There’s the overly polite ones that let every car exit the parking lot in FRONT of them while you follow this do-gooder.

Let me add to that. 1) how about those that creep over into the LEFT lane, or even the opposing lane, to make that s-l-o-w right turn, as if they're banking a 747 ??? 2) have you seen people on a MAIN road letting people on a side street, say with a stop sign, go through while traffic screeches to a halt on the main road ??? If not, visit NY/NJ, plenty of morons here.