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Lessons in patience - Nick Lettington - 14-01-2018
Ok... So this is how I saw it... Im driving along at 30 in a 30 limit and yet another twit in a modern overtakes when he doesn't need to. He hovers about then pulls in front then eases back forcing me to slow, pulls across to another lane to turn right and slows again... As I draw level, he changes his mind (indicates) and pulls back in front of me. A theatrical blast from the klaxon does little to vent my annoyance as I am forced to brake a second time to allow him space to get back in... We stop 100 yards later at the next lights and I take the opportunity to hop out and peer in through his driver's door window... What kind of idiot are you? Don't you think you need to show me the same respect as any other motorist?
Then I get back in...
He probably only wanted to give his family a better look at the quaint little old car...
So I'm looking for recommendations for an anger management therspist in Essex.
RE: Lessons in patience - BLUTO - 14-01-2018
I CARRY A HAMMER AND OFTEN SHOW IT TO RUDE DRIVERS..... I DO KEEP FROM ACTUALLY THROWING IT. BUT DO SOMETIMES SHAKE IT
PERHAPS WE COULD GET A GROUP DISCOUNT
RE: Lessons in patience - Reckless Rat - 14-01-2018
Man who loses temper, loses argument.
Confucius
He too is truly nearer to God who knows how to be silent, even when he is right.
Cato
Mind you, I like the hammer idea.
Brucius
RE: Lessons in patience - JonE - 14-01-2018
He who knows how to be silent, even when he is right is also probably less likely to get shot by an irate drug-addled motorist.
Has anyone tried the bulletproof sidescreens yet?
RE: Lessons in patience - Ruairidh Dunford - 14-01-2018
Ignore - they won’t change.
Pull further back, enjoy the view, smile - you are in the fun car and life is good!
RE: Lessons in patience - Nick Lettington - 14-01-2018
(14-01-2018, 08:54 PM)JonE Wrote: He who knows how to be silent, even when he is right is also probably less likely to get shot by an irate drug-addled motorist.
Has anyone tried the bulletproof sidescreens yet?
Yes. It was terifying... Then I remembered to open them before taking aim!
RE: Lessons in patience - Zetomagneto - 14-01-2018
(14-01-2018, 09:03 PM)Ruairidh Dunford Wrote: Ignore - they won’t change.
Pull further back, enjoy the view, smile - you are in the fun car and life is good!
Rory, your such a wise young man.
RE: Lessons in patience - Special Bits - 14-01-2018
(14-01-2018, 09:51 PM)Zetomagneto Wrote:(14-01-2018, 09:03 PM)Ruairidh Dunford Wrote: Ignore - they won’t change.
Pull further back, enjoy the view, smile - you are in the fun car and life is good!
Rory, your such a wise young man.
He is not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!
R drives his Chummy so fast NO ONE ever overtakes him.
I know Ive tried to keep up with him in his Pearl.
RE: Lessons in patience - Ruairidh Dunford - 14-01-2018
You had the handbrake on Stuart!
RE: Lessons in patience - Tony Betts - 14-01-2018
And I thought I had problems?
It doesn't only happen in little old cars.
I was out the other day in the big red truck, you would have thought that's easy enough to see,
I pulled out to overtake around 20 parked cars with nothing coming the other way. By the time I had got past 5 I could see a large 4 wheel drive coming the other way. "She" hadn't got to the parked cars yet, and refused to stop. She ended up swerving her car onto the pavement. Lucky nobody useing it.
I stopped and opened the window to point out her mistakes, okay perhaps not so politely. To find she beet me to it with a trail of expletives I normally only her from the misses.
Even tracy points out there are far to many women who can't drive.
My advise is do what ever it takes to reduce your own temper, and raise others.
Tony.