Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 10:20:11 -0500
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From: MF <moby@COASTALNET.COM>
Subject: Re: road rage...my first experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
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I had a similiar experience in Reading PA. I was in town on buisness, heading to the mall to kill some time. I was entering a left turn lane when an Intrerpid ( with polished wheels and strereo thumping ) cut past me on the left side and almost hit my mirror ( no more than 2" away). It startled me but I just kept going. I was going about 15 MPH and slowing to make a left at the light across traffic , they passed me at 35 to 40. As soon as they crossed traffic, they stopped in the mall entrance, leaving just enough room for me behind them. 5 guys , 20 ish jumped out of the car and surrounded my rental. About the only thing I remember real clearly was one of the guys had something , a pipe, tire-iron or the like. The driver approached my door " WHAT THE F.." " WHAT THE F.... YOU DOIN !"
Luckily they returned to the car after I apologized, but they hung around while I went through the parking lot. Needless to say, I went elsewhere. There are too many crazy people out there looking for excuses to start something. If they need to, they'll make reason.
Matt
----- Original Message -----
From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2001 4:19 AM
Subject: road rage...my first experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
tonight i was at the local mall, went there w/ a female friend for a dinner/
movie.. we were heading out from dinner, over to the movie theatres.
parking lot is filled with big piles of plowed up snow, so visibility around
corners etc, is limited.
Got to an intersection in the mall parking lot, looked both ways, then
proceeded. view to my left was blocked by a big pile of snow, so i didnt see
this guy (i am using the term "guy" to be nice at this point) in a SUV flying
aroung the corner.. ok, no biggie, i lead foot it, get out of his way. he
slows, (not locking brakes) and hits the horn as he passes me. ok, so it
was a minor inconvienience, and i should have been alittle more careful, my
visibility was limited, but no harm done, shrug it off. . Anyway so i go
onto the movie theatre, a few minutes more, and park. well, much to my
astonishment - this "guy" (punk ass kid describes it better) looked to be
in his early 20's? who was driving the SUV pulls right up to me (aparently he
did a U turn and followed me!!??!) - fast - hits the brakes - and points his
SUV with Hi-beams on dead on at my drivers door.........he jumps out... he
runs over yelling "F U", "F", this, "F" that, get the "F" outta the car, you
mother F'er ...he then PULLS OPEN MY DRIVERS DOOR.... at this point my female
friend is crying.. this guy then reaches in, grabs my jacket, and tries to
PULL ME OUT OF THE CAR, i was pretty shaken up, i was cornered in by his SUV
and had nowhere to go... he continues to try to get me to "fight him" and
holds the door, keeping me from shutting it.. i am almost 31. i have no
desire to get into a fist fight with anyone. my friend scarted to scream and
cry loudly, and then this guy takes his open hand, smacks the drivers window
(it a wonder he didnt break it) and the door slams closed..i quickly lock the
doors, didnt know what to expect.. he then belts out a few more
expletitives, then spits on my window (yea, really!) and then gets back in
his SUV and leaves.. funny thing was his girlfriend (what kind of person is
she??) is sitting in the front SUV pass seat with her head turned away the
whole time..
didnt get a plate number. i was pretty shaken up.
what kind of person would do that? seriously F*cked up.. seriously.
loose cannon.. prolly beats his gf. dunno.
lock your doors folks, there are alot of crazy people out there.
still shaking...
chris
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