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Alan Yim (Alan)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 10:07 pm: | 
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I hate crappy/ignorant drivers... 
Some stupid kid in a little Honda goes flying by me on the freeway (and I'm going about as fast as I want to go in my Disco) during a BLIZZARD (can barely see the lines), trying to weave traffic, fishtales, almost takes out one of the cars in the lane next to me and ends up nose first by the concrete median (lucky bozo didn't even hit the median - bumped it at worst)...dumbass... |
Blake Luse (Muddyrover)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 11:24 pm: |
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you should have ran over him  not actually hit him, that would mess up a legendary discovery. You should just have seen how well you could flex, using his trunk, roof, and hood.
That would releive some of your stress. |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 11:50 pm: |
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A few weeks ago this little prick in a riced out Honda or some shit was riding my ass to the point where I could barely see the roof of his car in the rear view. I was getting pissed and kept slamming my brakes but it didn't seem to phase him then low and behold the Rover Gods stepped in and intervened, ahead of me in the road was a cinder-block, I don't know where it came from but it was now sitting in the road so I kept my speed up, lined myself up to straddle it and looked up in the rear-view just in time to see one messed up Honda. I know that was a childish thing to do but my feelings are that if he had been driving properly he would have had time to stop or avoid it. |
Alan Yim (Alan)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 12:39 am: |
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Blake: believe me, I wanted to, I was so pissed. I wasn't the only guy on the freeway at the time, there were at least 5 or 6 other vehicles nearby when this happened and he miraculously missed all of us and spun off to the side. But I see this kind of BS all the time. Especially people in sports cars or tiny econoboxes...they drive along and see a space between vehicles about the size of their car and think they can squeeze in, which during regular driving is tolerable but they do it at a stop light...leaving me no room to stop...so I make sure they can see the dirt specs on my Land Rover logo in their rear view mirror. Never noticed it before until a Disco was behind me but these rigs can look damn intimidating in the review mirror, especially when they're close to you.
Carter: AHAHAHAAAAAAA!!!!, that's funny! Probably didn't realize the cinder block was there until it was sitting next to him in the passenger seat. There's this hill near where I live that in the winter, it can get real slippery, plus it gets backed up during rush hour. Not a good place to be during rush hour but when it's icy, it's an even bigger pain the ass because no one can go anywhere. Everybody just spins their wheels from a dead stop. I remember last winter, this happened and a guy in an Explorer was behind me riding my ass all the way to this hill until we both had to stop. Cars ahead were all stopped trying to take a run up the hill but no one could go anywhere and they were all sliding to the side but Mr Explorer gets impatient and cocky (while talking on his phone), pulls out and starts going. He gets a little ways and then his truck starts turning sideways and slides around. He eventually had to stop spinning his wheels so that he didn't slide into the other cars but he saw the big toothy smile I had for him as I passed him. 
Oh yea, now that Carter mentioned it, tailgaters piss me off too. |
Snowman
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 08:05 am: |
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Hey Carter-
In all seriousness that was not a good thing to do. I completely understand your anger at the driving style of the Honda stooge. However what if they had a 3-month old offspring in the rear seat! Or maybe a niece or nephew if they were as young as you mentioned. Remember you do not need any license or brains to be a parent. You have more than once torn into, and for good reason, drunken drivers that have bragged on this BBS. I believe that's a good thing. Isn't what you did just as irresponsible? In the short time I have been visiting this BBS I formed an opinion that you are a intelligent responsible college dude. I was a bit surprised by your post. Please tell me it was a "heat of the moment" thing and you will not make it a regular habit.
In ending....on my daily driver Volvo I have a rear foglight switch that illuminates the rear red lights quite brightly . Personally I find that a couple of hits of that and most tailgaters get the point. Another advantage is I am not slowing my forward motion which could cause an accident. |
Ramsay (3toedsloth)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 08:54 am: |
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Generally I just hit my 007 Oil slick switch. I find those high performance racing tires can't handle my used synthetic...
JR |
Jens Störmer (Jenzz)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 09:55 am: |
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I don't bother very much if some moron hangs on my taillights. After all, he would only crumple his frontend at my tow hitch. But I understand Carter very well, sometimes you do odd things on the road. Maybe we are still those clubswinging cavemen from time to time... |
Zak Ruck (Zak)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 10:03 am: |
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I don't know why this pisses me off, but I hate it when it's barely raining out, or actually just misting, and people drive with the wipers on the fastest setting they have. At those times, I usually not even using my wipers. Little pet peeve.
I also hate tailgatters. But heck, i have a nice trailer hitch and receiver waiting for them if they hit me. |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 10:05 am: |
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Good timing with this thread:
This morning at 5:15 on the Philly Blue Route I was doing 70 mph in the rain. Well some person in a Ford Focus was riding my tail like an F-14 on a Mig-31. My first thought was to activate my 110 watts of rear light. But no, instead I just maintained my 70 mph and watched the person weave back and forth NASCAR style.
Paul
'00 Pig |
Alan Yim (Alan)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 11:25 am: |
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LOL...Zak I know what you mean. Sometimes those wipers are going so fast I think they're going to zing off to the ditch somewhere. That'd be actually hilarous to see in the rearview mirror.
The only reason why tailgaters bother me is not so much hitting me...well, ya it is but it's more the lack of respect they're showing the person in front of them. If you think they're going slow, then pass them but if you sit there behind me, it's not going to make me go any faster but more so if it's someone who gets rattled easily and they accelerate and something happens causing an accident, the tailgater isn't the primary guy at fault (unless you can prove it). The dangerous thing is I sometimes can barely see them.
In reference to Snowman's comments to Carter, I going to open a friendly debate. To what extent do you think you should extend your responsibility to other driver's negligence on the road?? After all, the only real thing you can control is yourself and your vehicle. What others do around you is rather difficult to control. Snowman, as you pointed out, what if there was a child in the vehicle? Well, in my opnion, the driver/parent should be fully aware of that and drive in a responsible manner but in a way, you extended the parent's responsibility to Carter as well whether he's fully aware of it or not. Is that a fair extension?
Ok, remember, this is a friendly debate, not trying to rile anyone up. Just looking for different view points. |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 11:31 am: |
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Snowman, I appreciate your concern but he was alone in the car and we were only going 25 mph (school zone) all he did was crack his fancy bumper/air dam thing if he was driving respectfully he would have able to avoid it all together. |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 11:34 am: |
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Oh, and just some FYI you should have a rear fog light button in your disco as well snowman. |
Peter W. Pfeifer (Pwp)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 12:00 pm: |
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Carter
And ? If you were doing 55mph hour on the express way ? You should be responsible for Mr. Hondas inability to keep a safe following distance. Sorry Snowman don't agree. I'm all for being responsible, especially on the road ! I also would never risk anybodies safety with my driving habbits. In fact had Carter not been driving a car with such high ground clearance, he would have probably hit the block himself, since we all know how distracting it is watching a guy crawl up your butt, while your considering your own safety.
Peter |
Snowman
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 12:09 pm: |
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Alan-
You have made some very good points and friendly debates are great. I guess I am a bit sensitive when my parental instincts kick in, especially when it's the parents stupidity that causes the harm. I just don't believe anyone should purposely put another person in danger on the road if they can help it. That was the point I was intending to put forth. I am quite sure Carter did not mean to cause any physical harm to the driver and his recent post showed me a better picture of the story. I was thinking more of a 16x8 inch grey cinderblock hitting a Honda at 65 mph. Again us parents are sometimes extremists.
Carter-
Thanks for slowing down in the school zone. |
Snowman
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 12:18 pm: |
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Carter-
Actually I have a 92' Range Rover and I can't remember if I have a rear fog switch in that beast. Truthfully if I had my choice I'd lose all the fancy stuff so I could just hose it out and not have to worry about the electrical chaos aftermath.
S-
P.S.
It was negative on the chicken pox, just strep! |
ken knebusch (Charlotterover)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 12:36 pm: |
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I agree with snowman. The rear foglight is the way to go. |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 02:33 pm: |
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Yeah, I always slow down in school zones. Besides the general safety factor cops are total nazis (and for good reason) when they bust you in them. It's not uncommon to get tickets for going 3 mph over the limit in them down here. |
Bill M. (Circekat)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 03:38 pm: |
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Down here in South Carolina, I just slow down in a gentle way to give myself and the nice 1D10T (who is trying to smell my exhaust and determine where I have been) a smidgen more of a chance in case there is something happening up ahead.
Best one so far: Geek in micro car couldn't understand that people go slow in darkness here because a deer doesn't care about cars. On a mildly foggy evening, he passed me at about 70 on a 55, and kept the hammer on. Must have been really flying when three deer crossed road in front. He swerved to avoid about a 100 pound yearling, lost traction and skidded in a slow clockwise manner down the road until his front left tire grabbed on in the grass on the side of the road. He rolled sideways once and landed on his wheels. It was a great skid, and bled off enough momentum to keep the car from becoming a rolling doughnut on the highway. I ended up being about an hour late coming home as I called in highway patrol and EMS to do all those fun things. Speeding here is not worth it, as a yearling deer will really mess up your ride. |
Alan Yim (Alan)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 03:42 pm: |
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You should see what a moose will do! I co-worker of mine, went to the mountains with his wife in their little Jetta and managed to hit not one but two moose. Right between them and surprisingly, only his wife suffered some mild injuries but the car was wrecked. |
Phillip Perkinson (R0ver4x4)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 10:45 pm: |
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Body Lifts, Wal-Mart, North Face, posuers |
BW
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 11:50 pm: |
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Two peeves:
1. (On the interstate) Everytime I over-take a trucker driving in the left lane with a car in "trail", the car will pull out in front of me and take a full two minutes to pass the trucker. Of course, I'm obligated to ride the cars bumper until I get a finger.
2. All these dam rice burners with over-size tail-pipes.
BW |
KJ
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 11:54 pm: |
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Oh yippee, Phillip has extended it to things outside of driving? I have a load of language usage peeves. It's MEDIAN strip, not MEDIUM strip. It's FRUSTRATED, not FUStrated, or FLUStrated. "Bringing" and "Taking" are directional verbs. Where in space you are standing dictates which you use. Dangling prepositions, E-YIKES! It's, "Where did you get that?", not, "Where did you get that FROM?" "Where do you live?", not, "Where do you live AT?" Now, I slaughter the language with great regularity, you just won't see me doing THOSE particular things. Peeve on!
Karen |
BMac66
| | Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 01:04 am: |
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Karen - if its not the best strip, and its not the worst strip, then it must be a medium strip
Bruce. |
Kim S (Roverine)
| | Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 01:25 am: |
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LOL, KJ, you must have been fuming reading *most* of my posts I have become godawful with the english language, and it only seems to get worse for me with each new year! LOL, speaking of ......
.... you DO know what's coming up, KJ ?!? ..... hehehe, first week of December!
.... Now THAT is a pet peeve for ME, LOL!
Kim
BTW, where did you learn so good from? |
Greg Hirst (Gregh)
| | Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 01:36 am: |
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Hey...
I've got a Rovertym body lift on my Xmas list-
I LIKE Wal-Mart-
I've got North Face jacket in my closet-
Heeeeey.........
My pet peeve is 19 yr olds with D90's with side steps! |
Todd W. McLain (Ganryu)
| | Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 06:28 am: |
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Oh boy, peeve time! WOHOOO!
Americans in foreign countries acting like they own the world. "Well that's not how we {drive/eat/sleep/etc} in America........" Sometimes I just want to slap them around a bit so that maybe they will realize that they are not it the states.
Oh, also people with Land Rovers that drive them for nothing but groceries. |
Brian Friend (Brianfriend)
| | Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 03:04 pm: |
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1. stupid people.
subcatagories include but are not limited to:
a) moms in white minivans driving like the bratty kid in the back is the president of the usa. and he has the key to the nukes. hey wait....I have a white minivan and 4 kids...I must be the exception.
b) very fat chicks in geo metros with neon lights and a beer can muffler.
c) trash on trails
d) people that don't understand that if everybody would just think like me the world would be a great place. I have always found that it is much easier to change other people than it is to change myself.
e) running boards.
f) political comercials
g) toilets that keep breaking.
h) people that complain too much
i) acronyms that I don't understand....ie...imho,lmao,btw,lol,wtf. (btw..did i just use an acronym?...wtf..imho sometimes I make myself lmao.)
j) sarcasim....fwiw, imho sarcasim is funny.
k) hypocrocy
l) spelling
I could go on but I don't want to be perceived as someone in category 1. sub cat. h) |
Mike Carino (Mikec)
| | Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 04:14 pm: |
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I hate those damn car ads on the radio. You know, the one's where they read the disclaimers real fast and low at the beginning and then some jackass comes on screaming about how the dealership is over loaded and they are selling everything @ $87 over invoice with $87 down and $87 a month for the first year. Those things piss me off so much that I want to complain to the radio station. But I know it will go unheard because they help pay the bills. I seriously can't ever remembering buying a car in my life from a radio spot!
Mike |
Ron
| | Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 05:03 pm: |
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The word "Range" when not preceded by Rover
People who spell preceded wrong (all other words are acceptable to misspell)
Ron |
Tom V (Cozmo)
| | Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 10:33 pm: |
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My Pet peeves
1)My dog begging at the dinner table
2)My dog farting all night and the next day after having people food
3)My horse he bites. Esp. when I'm not paying attention. He's a sneaky little.........
4)My fish or former fish they die so easily |
KJ
| | Posted on Friday, November 15, 2002 - 12:12 am: |
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BMac66, you are a rotten bugger, LOL.
Kim, you always come across "well-typed" (can't say well-spoken, right?), and I don't recall any clunkers at all. Truth is, I forgive oddities typed far more easily than spoken because in speaking it's so quick and easy to say the right thing. Yes, you can spell-check and re-read a post before it's posted, but for whatever reason it doesn't bother me as much on the 'net. Typos happen, I guess? They don't hit my spine like the wrongly spoken word.
Karen ;) |
Alan Yim (Alan)
| | Posted on Friday, November 15, 2002 - 12:13 am: |
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LOL...Tom, you should hear my dog snore! and she's a tiny pug. Darn thing could give a diesel a run for its money. |
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