Sent: Saturday, February 10, =
2001 4:59
PM
Subject: Re: road rage...my =
first
experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
I suppose everybody has a road rage =
story...
here's mine...
I pulled out onto a four lane divided =
highway
just behind a truck... as I started to overtake the truck on the left, =
he cut
me off without a turn signal, slowed and went into the left turn =
lane,
again without a turn signal. I swung past him on the right and =
made the
mistake of flipping him off as I went by.
He aborted his turn and chased me to =
the next
stoplight... jumped out of his van and started screaming. I put =
the
window most of the way up and locked the door. He wanted me out =
of the
car so we could beef... I wanted no part of him. so he reaches =
through
the slit of the window that was open (maybe two inches or so and =
smacks me in
the nose with the side of his hand... got me good.
Got his plate number and the name of =
his company
(it was on the side of the truck... duh!). Went straight to the =
police
department and reported the incident. Called the company up when =
I got
home and told them their employee had assaulted me and I had reported =
it to
the police. they knew exactly who I was talking about and =
aplogized
profusely... seems they'd had trouble with him before. Next =
think I know
he's calling me, pleading with me to drop the charges or he'll lose =
his
job. I probably should have taken him to court, but I gave him a =
break
(after he almost gave my nose the same treatment).
But I learned several valuable =
lessons... don't
flip anybody off... you never know what kind of a nut case they may =
be.
And in case of confrontation, roll the window all the way up. =
I'm no
fighter... self preservation is much more important than proving the =
size of
my genitals. And drive defensively... there is no future in =
getting
someplace two minutes faster... who cares? Besides, if I'm =
interested in
arrival time, what am I doing in a vanagon?
Mick Kalber
89 Syncro Westy
"Daddeo"
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
62 Halaulani =
Place
Hilo, Hawaii
96720
808-935-5557
808-935-0066 (fax)
hotlava@interpac.net
www.volcanoscapes.com
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, February 10, =
2001 11:35
AM
Subject: Re: road rage...my =
first
experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
In a =
message dated
2/10/01 2:17:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jwalker17@earthlink.net =
writes:
can't let it ruin your life, and make you afraid to go =
out. that's what i don't like about SUVs ... they tend to =
promote that
sort of temperment in their drivers (i'm more important than =
anybody
else on the road!!!).
i =
agree..
Alot of SUV drivers get that pumped up testosterone =
level "im
the
king of the road-dont mess with me" attitude.. That, and =
maybe he
was trying
to "impress" his girlfriend (who was sitting in the =
SUV the
whole time) with
his "tactfulnes" (read: "insane brut force") in =
handling a situation. i hope
she dumped him after last =
night.
One of these days he is going to do that
to the =
wrong
person...someone who wont back down like i did. Someone who =
has
a
short temper just like him..someone who has a loaded gun in the =
glovebox.
And he'll be dead..
what comes around, goes around, they =
say...
i think i did the right thing , tho. still a little shaky, but =
calming
down..
chris =