----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, February 10, =
2001 4:56
PM
Subject: Re: Re: road rage...my =
first
experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
When that hand came through MY =
window,I'd have
rolled it up ASAP and seen how many fingers were left when he finally =
got it
out. A cigarette butane lighter might've been fun. Hell, =
he didn't
need that set of fingerprints anyway, he's got another set on the =
other
hand. Visegrip could've removed at least a couple fingernails, =
but time
was short and to decide which to do first
DM&FS
----- Original Message -----
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