stuckincincy Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Before anyone gets confused, he doesn't mean a transvestite. Pretty sure this is what he means. Is auto tranny current code for that? I'd never know... Don't know if it's urban legend or not, but it was bandied about that there was film released to some theaters, that showed Heston wearing a wristwatch in the chariot race scene. Nice link...kudos to Heston and the others - I'd say that most have had a bit of time on a saddle somewhere along the way, but holding the reins on 4 steeds hauling a chariot...
Chef Jim Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 My pet peeve about driving is that it's still illegal to run over smug bicylists.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 That is his perogative. As long as he is doing the legal speed limit, there is no fast lane. I never got this notion of a fast lane, unless somebody was going really slow and under the limit. Not in PA, it isn't. He'd get ticketed for not keeping right. Left hand lane is for serious drivers only.
Kevbeau Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 I'm waiting to make a right, but a car is coming.....he then turns into the road/lot I'm making a right out of....no signal. I hate you f'n people. Also, people that can't park in one freakin spot. Really? Is it that hard? I don't care if your Kia is brand new. Also, people that miss the first ten seconds of a green arrow, because they're texting or can't shut their yap? The douche that didn't tie his mattress to the roof of his car with yarn and then took it out on 285. The pallet truck. Has anyone else seen these jokers? Driving around in Uncle Jesse's truck with four hundered pallets stacked in the bed. Maybe it's an Atlanta thing. The damn dump trucks that don't cover their loads. No wonder everyone around here has a cracked windshield. And you Alabama mother *******!!! 55 is not an option when everyone else is doing 85! As you can see Anger is riding shotgun these days.
bartshan-83 Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 I'm waiting to make a right, but a car is coming.....he then turns into the road/lot I'm making a right out of....no signal. I hate you f'n people. Also, people that can't park in one freakin spot. Really? Is it that hard? I don't care if your Kia is brand new. Also, people that miss the first ten seconds of a green arrow, because they're texting or can't shut their yap? These first three are spot on. I can tolerate "bad" drivers (usually meaning they have a different driving style from me) but inconsiderate, self-centered ones are unforgivable. The ones that say "I'm so concerned with myself, I don't have the time to give a !@#$ about anyone around me." You pull your car into a parking spot and you notice its on the line?....Get the hell back in and take 15 seconds to straighten it out. Maybe if you learned how to use a steering wheel when you were 16, this wouldn't be a problem in the first place.
Bullpen Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Another pet peev, almost anything my wife does when she drives, she really is one of the worst drivers I've ever been around. He dad even agreed with me when I asked him about her driving habits.
stuckincincy Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Another pet peev, almost anything my wife does when she drives, she really is one of the worst drivers I've ever been around. He dad even agreed with me when I asked him about her driving habits. My wife peeves me when she says things like "my brakes aren't working". When I get up off the floor and recover, and ask for specifics, she replies with something like "Yes, I can be more specific. They aren't working right". This coming out of the mouth of an absoultely brilliant person. However, I know that there is no high horse I can sit upon and mete out admonishment...she's never gotten a ticket, never wrecked a car. Rats!
Chef Jim Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Another pet peev, almost anything my wife does when she drives, she really is one of the worst drivers I've ever been around. He dad even agreed with me when I asked him about her driving habits. Man the more I read about your guy's wives the more I see just how lucky (and yes, it was all luck) I am. My wife is a great driver, an aggressive driver that won't take **** from roadway morons. My mom was out visting a long time ago, we had been married only a few years. She went someplace with my wife and my mom comes back and said "I've never heard anyone call so many people !@#$s in my life." God, I love that woman.
Steely Dan Posted December 17, 2009 Author Posted December 17, 2009 How about "I'm turning left and I didn't see the bike That guy got serious injuries because he's on the same road with a mental midget. Heh. I made a journey once to Ye Merry Olde for the auto company I worked for. They set it up that I had the use of one of the spiffy models. That was very kind of them, but in my heart of hearts, I knew there was nothing good that could come out of me negotiating around RH drive England in a large, powerful sedan (saloon!) with the added complication of it being a 5-speed manual. I put on the proper diplomatic behavior hat, and somehow, they found me a rare bird - an auto tranny Polo sedan. If you can't drive a manual you need to turn in your man card. JMO Before anyone gets confused, he doesn't mean a transvestite. Pretty sure this is what he means. Glad he ate her? I'm waiting to make a right, but a car is coming.....he then turns into the road/lot I'm making a right out of....no signal. I hate you f'n people. Also, people that can't park in one freakin spot. Really? Is it that hard? I don't care if your Kia is brand new. Also, people that miss the first ten seconds of a green arrow, because they're texting or can't shut their yap? The douche that didn't tie his mattress to the roof of his car with yarn and then took it out on 285. The pallet truck. Has anyone else seen these jokers? Driving around in Uncle Jesse's truck with four hundered pallets stacked in the bed. Maybe it's an Atlanta thing. The damn dump trucks that don't cover their loads. No wonder everyone around here has a cracked windshield. And you Alabama mother *******!!! 55 is not an option when everyone else is doing 85! As you can see Anger is riding shotgun these days. In my younger days if I saw an expensive car parked diagonally across a bunch of spots I'd park next to him.
Steely Dan Posted December 18, 2009 Author Posted December 18, 2009 I want this car for Christmas. Problem solved;
KD in CA Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 Here's a beauty we all know and love: Driving behind someone on a two-lane road and you can't pass the person in front of you who is going under the speed limit. As you slowly approach the light, it turns yellow, and the idiot in front of you decides that he better speed up now and make the light. He goes through and you're stuck at the red. No jury would convict me I swear. On the flip side, that is my favorite move to do to a tailgater. If someone is right on my tail, I appropach a light a little slower and hope for the yellow. If I get, I drag the brakes. As soon as I think he's committed to stopping, I zip through the light without him.
Bmwolf21 Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 I'm waiting to make a right, but a car is coming.....he then turns into the road/lot I'm making a right out of....no signal. I hate you f'n people. Also, people that can't park in one freakin spot. Really? Is it that hard? I don't care if your Kia is brand new. Also, people that miss the first ten seconds of a green arrow, because they're texting or can't shut their yap? The douche that didn't tie his mattress to the roof of his car with yarn and then took it out on 285. The pallet truck. Has anyone else seen these jokers? Driving around in Uncle Jesse's truck with four hundered pallets stacked in the bed. Maybe it's an Atlanta thing. The damn dump trucks that don't cover their loads. No wonder everyone around here has a cracked windshield. And you Alabama mother *******!!! 55 is not an option when everyone else is doing 85! As you can see Anger is riding shotgun these days. Awesome post. Love the one about the dump trucks not covering their loads - and they usually have a big sticker on the back that reads "Stay Back 500 feet, not responsible for windshield damage."
Zona Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 Years ago, when I traveled to W. Germany with some frequency, headlights were flashed, and you pulled back over, as a matter of course. For reasons unknown here, such is occasionally considered to be fighting words. Go figure... In the old days, the flashing of headlights when passing or to to signal the passing vehicle was used on Interstates for Truckers mostly. If gave the Truckers visual confirmation that they were clear to merge back in. Of course, in those same Old Days, the said Trucker was doing about 120 and the vacuum created as he passed you would nearly suck you in to the side of his rig....
Just Jack Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 Far as I know EII, it is actually a law (at least here in the great Commonwelth of VA) that the left lane is for passing and passing only. And yes, you can get a ticket for sitting oin the left lane even if you are going over the spped limit. It is never enforced, but it could be. I've seen someone get pulled over on the NY Thruway for that. Guy passes me and stays in the left lane. Soon a Trooper passes me and ends up behind the other vehicle. Trooper was following the guy for about 2-3 miles, no one in the right lane, so he hit the lights and pulls him over. Years ago, when I traveled to W. Germany with some frequency, headlights were flashed, and you pulled back over, as a matter of course. Saw a special on the autobahn a couple years ago. One thing they mentioned is having a drivers license in Germany is a privilege, not a right like is considered here. And Mercedes engineers didn't understand why Americans wanted cup holders in their cars. Also, people that can't park in one freakin spot. Really? Is it that hard? I don't care if your Kia is brand new. You Park Like An !@#$.com
DC Mom Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 When someone is driving on the highway and they want to change lanes don't speed up when they put their signal on. If I'm gonna change lanes I make sure I'm not gonna cut the person off. So when I put on my turn signal you're being a dick if you speed up to pass me before I can change lanes. A lot of the time when this happens the A-hole has a long line of cars behind him. Sometimes you'll get a nice guy who slows down to let you in but that does not negate the assheadedness of the first guy. If you see somebody put on their turn signal to get into your lane, slow down a little to let them in. Is that so hard to understand. Being indecisive can be worse. Perhaps these people worry that they are in your blind spot and are trying to escape it.
DC Mom Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 Years ago, when I traveled to W. Germany with some frequency, headlights were flashed, and you pulled back over, as a matter of course. For reasons unknown here, such is occasionally considered to be fighting words. Go figure... Probably because of what people mean when they flash them.
Steely Dan Posted December 18, 2009 Author Posted December 18, 2009 Being indecisive can be worse. Perhaps these people worry that they are in your blind spot and are trying to escape it. Slowing down is a good way to handle that too!
DC Mom Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 Slowing down is a good way to handle that too! Yes, but as I said being indecisive is worse.
DC Mom Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 My pet peeve is people not moving to the left to let you merge from an on-ramp or who try to cut you off as you come on the highway.
Chef Jim Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 My pet peeve is people not moving to the left to let you merge from an on-ramp or who try to cut you off as you come on the highway. Didn't they take away your license for good five years ago?
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