Take That Ms. Can't Be Patient

Coffeejunkie · Post by **Coffeejunkie** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:06 pm

The other day I visited a friend in the hospital, and I had a fun event in the parking deck on my way out. Being lazy I just pulled the segment out of my blog instead of writing it all over again.

I said my goodbyes and then headed back to Victoria, powered her up, tossed on my gear, and headed out toward the exit. On my way down a woman was backing out, so I patiently stopped and waited. The woman behind me felt she was too important to wait behind my scoot and decided to squeeze around me. Calmly I decided that this was not how this was going down, and when she had to stop because there was a car sized object blocking her path, I maneuvered Victoria back in front of “Ms. I’m too important to wait behind you” happily giving her the evil eye, but the best part was when she had to pay the lady at the toll while the woman in the booth waved at me to just go around the gate arm with out having to pay a dime. SCOOTER WIN!

buddyboop · Post by **buddyboop** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:38 pm

AWESOME!!!

chloefpuff · Post by **chloefpuff** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:45 pm

HA HA!!!!

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:58 pm

Post by **ericalm** » Tue May 26, 2009 4:22 pm

Good one!

High up in the "cager behaviors that piss me off when I'm on the scooter" is the person who impatiently tailgates me or pulls around me only to find they can't get anywhere any faster. Grrr. This is one of the things that brings out my inner dangerously aggressive testosterone fueled scooterist. I will honk and yell and gesture. I have been learning to contain the beast.

The most recent occurrence was on a twisty 2-lane road through a canyon. It does get backed up with traffic, as it's the most convenient route to get from my area to Beverly Hills. A guy in a Mercedes, illegally talking on the phone, crossed the double yellow lines to pull around me only to find there was a car in front of me slowing me down and there was no way he was going to get down the hill any faster despite having pulled that total jackass and dangerous move. I honked at him as he pulled around me and at the bottom of the hill, as I was next to him at a light (because he didn't get there any faster than I did), I gave him the evil eye while resisting the urge to use a lot of bad words.

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Tue May 26, 2009 5:56 pm

There was a guy in a truck tail gating my wife and I last night. More specifically my wife as we were staggered. I proceeded to slow down and give him the back off or I'll cut your throat look so he did

Earlier yesterday a car full of teenagers were trying to hit light poles with a stick (I was following). I saw the kid look at me as he thought about throwing said stick back at me, gave him the same look and he dropped the stick.

So all in all, yesterday was pretty good.

Post by **ericalm** » Tue May 26, 2009 6:03 pm

ScooterTrash wrote:There was a guy in a truck tail gating my wife and I last night. More specifically my wife as we were staggered. I proceeded to slow down and give him the back off or I'll cut your throat look so he did

Earlier yesterday a car full of teenagers were trying to hit light poles with a stick (I was following). I saw the kid look at me as he thought about throwing said stick back at me, gave him the same look and he dropped the stick.

So all in all, yesterday was pretty good.

That's a mighty powerful look you have there!

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Tue May 26, 2009 6:10 pm

ScooterTrash wrote:...give him the back off or I'll cut your throat look ... gave him the same look and he dropped the stick...

:needpics:

Animaetrix00 · Post by **Animaetrix00** » Tue May 26, 2009 6:38 pm

I agree with Skootz.

ScootStevie · Post by **ScootStevie** » Tue May 26, 2009 7:16 pm

I don't get it either. Why pull around someone...just to stop at the next light 5 secs away. These people are impatient idiots and need to take a chill pill. I notice being on my scoot mellows me out more than normal. I just think "They're idiots that can't drive...so just leave it alone".

black sunshine · Post by **black sunshine** » Tue May 26, 2009 7:56 pm

ScooterTrash wrote:There was a guy in a truck tail gating my wife and I last night. More specifically my wife as we were staggered. I proceeded to slow down and give him the back off or I'll cut your throat look so he did

Earlier yesterday a car full of teenagers were trying to hit light poles with a stick (I was following). I saw the kid look at me as he thought about throwing said stick back at me, gave him the same look and he dropped the stick.

So all in all, yesterday was pretty good.

first thing that came to mind:

Ghost Rider's PENANCE STARE!!!!

laxer · Post by **laxer** » Tue May 26, 2009 7:59 pm

It's funny, when I was a cager I may have acted like an idiot to people in cars, on scooters, in planes, whatever was in my way, especially when I was late. Now that I'm a scooterist (scooterer? scooterard? scooteranian?), I just love being on the road and kind of want it to take a long time for me to get somewhere.

jijifer · Post by **jijifer** » Tue May 26, 2009 8:04 pm

so check THIS - this weekend I was scootin' up the coast and was behind some Harley guys. As we got going off a light, one of the dudes flicked a cigarette - not a me but FRICK doesn't he get that as a cyclist, a lit cig is a pretty stupid thing to toss? Why was he working a cig in the FIRST place? Total tool.

DennisD · Post by **DennisD** » Tue May 26, 2009 8:22 pm

jijifer wrote:so check THIS - this weekend I was scootin' up the coast and was behind some Harley guys. As we got going off a light, one of the dudes flicked a cigarette - not a me but FRICK doesn't he get that as a cyclist, a lit cig is a pretty stupid thing to toss? Why was he working a cig in the FIRST place? Total tool.

Lots of big cruiser riders like to smoke while riding. Not sure why. Its a very strange thing. None of them seem to have ash trays though. Hmm, maybe I'll ask next time one is next to me at a light.

gr8dog · Post by **gr8dog** » Tue May 26, 2009 11:13 pm

Yesterday I went for a ride along the lake with my daughter as a passenger. The speed limit on the road is 25 through the city then increases to 35 through the rural residential area. When the road goes country (still lightly residential) the speed increases 45. I was following a minivan with about a 3 second cushion of space between us. My indicated speed on this stretch of road was 60 to 65mph. I noticed a white car catch up to us then start following with only a 1 second space between us. After about two miles of this my mirrors showed flashing red and blue lights behind be, CRAP! Oh, wait a minute, the cop was two vehicles back, pulling over my tailgater. I know I was speeding, to stay with the flow of traffic, but the woman driving the white car obviously felt that wasn't fast enough. A minute down the road I turned around and headed home. It was kind of fun giving her the stare as we rode past in the opposite direction.

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Tue May 26, 2009 11:23 pm

gr8dog wrote:... the cop was two vehicles back, pulling over my tailgater...

That is AWESOME!!! I love this story!

SamMax · Post by **SamMax** » Tue May 26, 2009 11:39 pm

I can't stand impatient people... had a guy last week pass me in my own lane- almost knocked me off the road...serves me right for driving to far to the right of the lane...but I think if I had been off to the left he would have passed me on the right, and I was going a decent speed

betsy q. bramble · Post by **betsy q. bramble** » Wed May 27, 2009 1:19 am

as i posted in the "who's crashed" thread, i had an unnecessarily impatient SUV run me out of my lane and right off my scooter, in fact. still have the bruises to show for my 15 foot asphalt slide. dicks.

n2tattoos · Post by **n2tattoos** » Wed May 27, 2009 6:37 am

this is probably going to be the death of me. but when i have a tailgater, i tend to glide back and forth in the lane so they can't pass and get even more pissed off. then i let them pass me and when we get to a light, i lane split so i get right back in front of them.

Post by **Lostmycage** » Wed May 27, 2009 2:11 pm

n2tattoos wrote:this is probably going to be the death of me. but when i have a tailgater, i tend to glide back and forth in the lane so they can't pass and get even more pissed off. then i let them pass me and when we get to a light, i lane split so i get right back in front of them.

Really? I hope the incident that changes your mind about doing this doesn't leave you in a wheelchair or worse.

broke · Post by **broke** » Wed May 27, 2009 2:25 pm

Lostmycage wrote:
n2tattoos wrote:this is probably going to be the death of me. but when i have a tailgater, i tend to glide back and forth in the lane so they can't pass and get even more pissed off. then i let them pass me and when we get to a light, i lane split so i get right back in front of them.
Really? I hope the incident that changes your mind about doing this doesn't leave you in a wheelchair or worse.

I'm with LMC on this one. Impatient jerks in cars really DO NOT comprehend the consequences of their aggressive behavior. In fact, very few may even feel remorse when you're getting loaded onto a back board by the paramedics. It just aint worth it. (sorry about being preachy...)

Scooter Hoot · Post by **Scooter Hoot** » Wed May 27, 2009 6:27 pm

DennisD wrote:Lots of big cruiser riders like to smoke while riding. Not sure why. Its a very strange thing. None of them seem to have ash trays though. Hmm, maybe I'll ask next time one is next to me at a light.

You can ask a goldwing rider - I think the ashtray is between the expresso maker and the toaster oven, right above the Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound system.

Ray Knobs · Post by **Ray Knobs** » Wed May 27, 2009 6:44 pm

Skootz Kabootz wrote:
gr8dog wrote:... the cop was two vehicles back, pulling over my tailgater...
That is AWESOME!!! I love this story!

I once had a cop pull over a guy that cut me off. It ended with a slow speed chase and the guy being tazed in my neighbors lawn.

Best karma revenge ever.

ScootStevie · Post by **ScootStevie** » Wed May 27, 2009 6:52 pm

Ray Knobs wrote:
Skootz Kabootz wrote:
gr8dog wrote:... the cop was two vehicles back, pulling over my tailgater...
That is AWESOME!!! I love this story!
I once had a cop pull over a guy that cut me off. It ended with a slow speed chase and the guy being tazed in my neighbors lawn.

Best karma revenge ever.

That must have been satisfying

Tenchi · Post by **Tenchi** » Thu May 28, 2009 12:23 am

So far, only dingbats with a cell phone stuck in their ear have pulled out in front of me without even acknowledging my presence. The last time, I pulled over to the side of the road, got behind her. and followed her for a couple of miles. She finally got nervous and pulled over to let me pass. I pulled back over to the side of the road and let her pass me again, then pulled away at the next light. Maybe a wake up call, I dunno, but I am getting tired of people breaking the California law about cell phoning and driving. Unless she was calling the hospital for a brain scan (allowed here, calling emergency numbers is legal), she was probably discussing the last episode of Ugly Betty with her girlfriend.

gr8dog · Post by **gr8dog** » Thu May 28, 2009 3:48 am

Ray Knobs wrote:
Skootz Kabootz wrote:
gr8dog wrote:... the cop was two vehicles back, pulling over my tailgater...
That is AWESOME!!! I love this story!
I once had a cop pull over a guy that cut me off. It ended with a slow speed chase and the guy being tazed in my neighbors lawn.

Best karma revenge ever.

YES!!! I am fist pumping right now!

This morning I was taking my daughters to school. The SUV in front of me put on the left blinker and pulled close to the center line. In my incomprehensible ignorance I interpreted these two moves indicated an intent to turn LEFT. I moved my car to the right to go around the left turning vehicle. My mistake. The SUV suddenly turned right into a parking lot. This caused me to brake hard in the rain while whipping the wheel to the left. I came to a stop diagonally in the road while yelling "JACKASS". I promptly apologized to my daughters for my outburst but said the driver WAS an ASS. Here is the best part, the parking lot was for the fire department. I hope the jackass SUV driver does not also drive the firetruck.

Post by **ericalm** » Thu May 28, 2009 3:49 am

Tenchi wrote:I am getting tired of people breaking the California law about cell phoning and driving.

Yep, this is just driving me nuts. It seemed to get better… for a while… But now it seems most people have just forgotten it.

cadillaczac · Post by **cadillaczac** » Thu May 28, 2009 4:47 am

I almost had a lady talking on her cell phone go right into me... appearently one lane wasn't enough for her Mercedes SUV.
The thing that gets me is no matter how fast I go someone is tailgating me(all I think of is if I go down I'm getting ran over and killed). I can go 20 MPH over the speed limit and still have Johnny Jerkwad riding my ass. Perhaps a license plate frame that reads 'If your gonna ride my ass at least pull my beard" might fend off the tailgaters . . .

Coffeejunkie · Post by **Coffeejunkie** » Thu May 28, 2009 10:24 am

ericalm wrote:
Tenchi wrote:I am getting tired of people breaking the California law about cell phoning and driving.
Yep, this is just driving me nuts. It seemed to get better… for a while… But now it seems most people have just forgotten it.

Atlanta's new thing is people texting while driving. I mean come on people logic should prevail that if a phone conversation can get in the way, then writing a friking text would be even worse.

KABarash · Post by **KABarash** » Thu May 28, 2009 3:42 pm

I am just so tired of this 'me first f**k you' attitude of our society these days!! I was home on Long Island 2 weeks ago for an extended visit. In the neighborhood I grew up in there's stop signs at the intersections, gee wizz, I stop at them, with out of state plates, people holler out their windows for me to get out of their way, they have their kids with them and live there too!!!! These things were put up in the 50's and 60's for the saftey of the KIDS!!! The block I grew up on is not even 1500 feet long, the people who now live there will drive 50-60 mph just to the corner!! My mom was pulling her car out the other day while I was there, some young punk from down the block HAD to squeeze by running my foot over at the same time, just to zoom 50mph 300feet into his driveway!! NOTHING more that inconsederate ASSHOLES in society now!!

redcass · Post by **redcass** » Thu May 28, 2009 9:54 pm

Ray Knobs wrote: I once had a cop pull over a guy that cut me off. It ended with a slow speed chase and the guy being tazed in my neighbors lawn.

Best karma revenge ever.

That's so good, it's like you made it up.

beeporama · Post by **beeporama** » Fri May 29, 2009 3:01 pm

broke wrote:I'm with LMC on this one. Impatient jerks in cars really DO NOT comprehend the consequences of their aggressive behavior. In fact, very few may even feel remorse when you're getting loaded onto a back board by the paramedics. It just aint worth it. (sorry about being preachy...)

I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt; the girl standing over me who I had to ask to please call 911 looked very remorseful. All the remorse in the world didn't save me an ambulance ride and a few months in a sling without riding.

I used to be vengeful about not letting self-important people pass, or whatever, but I think I'm just going to let it go. After all, if they can't get anywhere any faster, neither can I; and even if I "teach them a lesson" it will just be a different idiot tomorrow, as long as people keep turning 16 there will be a fresh crop of idiots every year. I'll just safely hang out another car length back.

louie · Post by **louie** » Fri May 29, 2009 10:26 pm

beeporama wrote:...
I used to be vengeful about not letting self-important people pass, or whatever, but I think I'm just going to let it go. After all, if they can't get anywhere any faster, neither can I; and even if I "teach them a lesson" it will just be a different idiot tomorrow, as long as people keep turning 16 there will be a fresh crop of idiots every year. I'll just safely hang out another car length back.

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Fri May 29, 2009 10:41 pm

Dang KABarash! That dood really ran your foot over? That's jacked up.

I know what you mean though, society is becoming more and more inconsiderate in general. It seems like everyone is always in some huge hurry (usually without cause) which makes them up tight and just plain rude jerks! I can't say that about everyone of course, but it's pretty apparent just in the last maybe 5-10 years.