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14399 messages, Last post on Dec 03, 2009 at 7:51 PM
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So I haven't seen this in awhile but I came upon the ULLC today. (ultimate LLC). The freeway I was on is the typical 2 lanes each direction and huge median separating the two. I am in a line of about 4 cars headed up by a blue early-mid 90's Taurus. At first it wasn't too bad as we were all going about 70ish which was fine for me. The SL is 65 so 70 was a good speed. But then as I start paying attention to this Taurus is would bob over the line into the right lane a little and then bob back. Then it would slow to about 60, and then speed back up to 75. Then bob again into the other lane slightly. Then he would bob over to the shoulder and hit the "wake up" bumps. I almost thought he was drunk. Traffic was such in the right lane that there was always someone there. A truck or a motorhome or a pickup pulling a camper. Plus traffic was heavier probably due to everyone traveling home from the holiday. So there wasn't a whole lot of opportunity to get past, even in the right lane. Now if this car had been sensible, there were several times it could have moved over and let others go by, but it seemed that every time he got a clear shot he would speed up to 75 or so while still bobbing from lane edge to lane edge. Finally however, I ended up being only 2 cars back and noticed a gap in the right lane coming up. (this seems familiar to me somehow???) and prepare to take it. The right lane clears up and I give the Taurus about 5 seconds to take the opportunity to move over, although I knew he wouldn't. I was also giving the car in front of me an opportunity to pass as well, but he didn't so I gunned it, moved over to the right lane and passed. ANd what do you know. Its some dude hunched forward leaning towards the right, (I think he had an elbow on his knee) texting away. Also as I was passing, I kept to the far right of the right lane because I knew he would bob my way and he did. Put the passenger side tires over the line as I was passing him. I sped up and got as far away from him as I could get.
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Replying to: davethecarnut (Jul 06, 2009 9:02 pm) I like the wide turners too. |
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Replying to: the_big_al (Jul 06, 2009 10:43 pm) |
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Today I saw an older Boxster rear-end an early 90s Integra on the street in front of my place. I couldn't really see any damage, but I heard it, and the passengers were examining the cars. They waited around for about half an hour, making calls and taking pics. I assumed they were waiting for the cops, but they just kind of gave up and left. The drivers amused me too...kind of stereotypical. The Integra occupants were 4 high school looking kids, and the Boxster was driven by a metrosexual guy or a harsh looking skinny woman - I couldn't tell.  Had a terrible commute today too - stoplights completely unsequenced thanks to the overpaid underworked sucks in that branch of the beloved public sector, and jerkish drivers everywhere - got tailgated by a woman in an old Protege, no matter that there were several dopes crawling in front of me...and at the same time was keeping an eye on a tailgating weaving speeding-then-crawling woman in a beat up old Camry with no hubcaps who would dart ahead, weave around, but get nowhere due to the aforementioned lights. Made my mild rage look downright sane. What a society. 
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Replying to: fintail (Jul 08, 2009 5:39 pm) Modern enlightened, sort of rennasance man. Secure and confident, capable and cool, typically well educated and stylish.
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Replying to: euphonium (Jul 08, 2009 7:31 pm) 
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Replying to: euphonium (Jul 08, 2009 7:31 pm) Well, that tends to be what meteros think of themselves. But the ones I've run into that try to put themselves in that category tend to come off as pompous buffoons. We used to have one in the office....looked like a nerdy version of Bob's Big Boy with a bit of Howdy-Doody thrown in. Total buffoon...but his hair was perfect...if you go for that style of hair. He also got his eyelashes and eyebrows trimmed. No, I didn't get that close to him to notice this...he would bring it up in conversation! His nails were always nicely manicured. And his nerdy plaid shirts and dress pants never had a wrinkle in them. He always kept his man-purse nice and tidy. And pompous...doesn't even begin to describe it! He really needed to be tied up and dropped off at the local leather bar! Once upon a time, before I knew him, he drove a Dodge St. Regis ex-police car (the one and only thing I admired about him), but by the time he was working with us, he had one of those efficient-but-nerdy tall Civic wagons.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jul 09, 2009 4:52 am) Anyone got any car related stories?
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Replying to: steve_ (Jul 09, 2009 7:02 am) Well, this dude also had a bit of a Napoleon complex, and an inflated opinion of self-worth, no doubt to hide some kind of self-esteem issues, a bad childhood, or whatever. So I think the main reason he bought that St. Regis copcar was so that he could feel big and important and no doubt used it to bully the other motorists. I bet he even sat on a phone book or two so that he looked taller in it. Anyway, I haven't spotted any inconsiderate drivers worth noting since that day my Intrepid almost got snuffed. Oh, the other day though (can't remember if it was before or after that incident) I saw a fire engine gun it in order to run a red light.
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show up at Independence Day car shows when about 200 entries line the main street for the inconsiderate baby stroller to unintentionally scrape by a prestine 1938 LaSalle. Nude bike handlebars are also a threat. The Bow Tie Bash sponsors didn't have enough staff to police the Four block long show so .............. |
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