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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / July 2009A Peek Into the Mind of an Oblivious Geezer
Spotted on another forum: >While driving home, on a three lane highway, a red >Mercedes 500SL pulled up next to me and the driver >gave me a glaring stare. He then faded back, only >to fly by me, then, waited for me to be next to him >again. He did this three times with the same >disdainfull stare. BTW, he looked older than me >and I'm 60. So... I completely ignored him and gave >him a finger wag that really PO'd him. He took off, >only to get caught up in the slower traffic ahead, >when, I passed him in the left lane. I just don't >understand some people. Real A..holes. What our 60-year-old friend failed to notice is what *he* did prior to that to piss the Mercedes guy off. Maybe he pulled out in front of oncoming traffic and Slotherated? Maybe he cut the Mercedes guy off? Or maybe he was just driving too goddamn slowly in the left lane. What specifically triggered the disdainful glaring stare we'll never know. What I do know, Grandpa, is that people don't pull up next to you and give you the stink eye for no reason. > Spotted on another forum: > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > know. What I do know, Grandpa, is that people don't pull up next to > you and give you the stink eye for no reason. Given the comments of the 60-year-old guy, it's a classic case of geezer vs. geezer...and the younger folks fortunate not to get caught in the crossfire. > Spotted on another forum: When do you supposedly "work"...? > What specifically triggered the disdainful glaring stare we'll never > know. What I do know, Grandpa, is that people don't pull up next to > you and give you the stink eye for no reason. They do, however, give the stink-eye for no good reason, and for imaginary reasons, e.g., knuckleheads who can't tell an LLB from a driver keeping pace with traffic to his front while maintaining a reasonable following distance, to wit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78RDIUVzHoU ----- - gpsman > > Spotted on another forum: > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > driver keeping pace with traffic to his front while maintaining a > reasonable following distance, to wit:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78RDIUVzHoU Spurious conclusion; you have no way of knowing why he gave the stink- eye. > What specifically triggered the disdainful glaring stare we'll never > know. What I do know, Grandpa, is that people don't pull up next to > you and give you the stink eye for no reason. The guy who did it to me did it because I wouldn't move over to let him enter the freeway. He also pulled ahead of me, hit the brakes and slowed down to a crawl. I laughed visibly. I could see his girlfriend yelling at him. Ultimately he floored it and I never saw him again. If she's smart, neither did his girlfriend.  SignatureCheers, Bev -------------------------------------------------------------- "Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's cheaper." -- Quentin Crisp 1908 - 1999 >> What specifically triggered the disdainful glaring stare we'll never >> know. What I do know, Grandpa, is that people don't pull up next to [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > yelling at him. Ultimately he floored it and I never saw him again. If > she's smart, neither did his girlfriend. You got problems! Everybody seems to be engaged in trying to piss off someone or trying to manage everybody else. Get off the road. Don't turn on the TV. Dig a big hole and refill it again. Repeat as necessary until too tired to give a damn. >>> What specifically triggered the disdainful glaring stare we'll never >>> know. What I do know, Grandpa, is that people don't pull up next to [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Get off the road. Don't turn on the TV. Dig a big hole and refill it > again. Repeat as necessary until too tired to give a damn. I'm biking at night now just to avoid people. It's been really bad this year. > I'm biking at night now just to avoid people. It's been really bad this > year. But now you're suspicious because you're on a bike at night! Beware of the Sloth drivers that may try to crash into you, and any selective-enforcement against your biking because you could be a narcotics dealer. >> I'm biking at night now just to avoid people. It's been really bad this >> year. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > selective-enforcement against your biking because you could be a > narcotics dealer. I've only had one cop do a hard stare at me night riding this year.... after I turned I saw crown vic headlamps behind me... I don't know if the cop did a U-turn to follow me or what... I just kept going and was out of visual range in a few seconds due to a curve in the road. I figure it was probably a different crown vic, it was certainly a crown vic, but it didn't seem to have the typical cop upward aim to the headlamps. (although it's more difficult to tell from a bicycle since my level is much higher up than in a car) >> The guy who did it to me did it because I wouldn't move over to let >> him enter the freeway. He also pulled ahead of me, hit the brakes and >> slowed down to a crawl. >> > You got problems! These Sloths are a big part of the problem of traffic congestion. Merging drivers must yield to traffic on the roadway. If those merging drivers cannot accelerate to the speed of traffic, they must stop and wait for the lane to be clear. > Everybody seems to be engaged in trying to piss off someone or trying to > manage everybody else. MFFY! > Get off the road. Removing the Sloths would significantly-improve road efficiency and safety. >>> What specifically triggered the disdainful glaring stare we'll never >>> know. What I do know, Grandpa, is that people don't pull up next to you [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > You got problems! Everybody seems to be engaged in trying to piss off > someone or trying to manage everybody else. So you're saying that I should STOP to let somebody entering the freeway occupy the space I'm currently using? > Get off the road. Don't turn on the TV. Dig a big hole and refill it again. > Repeat as necessary until too tired to give a damn. Somebody needs a nap. SignatureCheers, Bev ===================================================================== If violence isn't solving the problem, you're not using enough of it. |
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