The way I look at it is that there are more assholes in this world than good folk.
Assholes tend to go overboard with most of their reactions.
Assholes feel like their shit doesn't stink.
Assholes think they are privileged and don't need to follow the unwritten rules of being courteous.
Assholes really piss me off, and the best way to get them totally out of their mind is to wave politely and give them a big smile.
With that said, a guy can only take so much.
Getting around in Upstate NY, traffic is NEVER an issue!
It's the only place I know where 4 way stop signs work.
You come to the 4 way intersection and stop first, it's your turn.
If 4 cars come to the intersection pretty much at the same time, each driver is signaling with a polite wave that the other person should go first.
Now, you should have seen the shit show while traveling to FL and during our stay.
Assholes would lay on their horn if you were being courteous to another driver.
We had experienced this at least a dozen times in a five-week period.
On the next to last day of our stay, we were zippering, as you put it and this one dude in his BMW was not having it. He laid on his horn, gestured rudely with both middle fingers, and decided that he was going to pull up alongside me in an attempt to get in front of our car.
Now, the last thing I wanted to do was do what I did, get @farm-mom all bugged out.
These are crazy days and you never know when someone is packing.
I exited the car and I think my size and a couple of taps, rather loud ones I must admit, on his window, while using some crude language kind of gave the guy a hint that I had enough of his shenanigans. It was probably a good thing we were In Florida, where everyone has their windows rolled up, or I'm afraid that I may have reached through the window and pulled the guy from his nice little sports car by his neck.
On occasion, It does feel good to behave a little crazy and let off some steam.
I sure do miss me some Sweed.
Good morning, Bob! Thanks for this comment, these are the best! When they act like that or anything other than acceptable when the women are in the picture, it's not gonna be good. BMW drivers are douche bags anyway.
Why is it I'm the only one questioning myself before I make an ass of myself? I would never cut my way in line whether it's at the salad bar, the market, or a parking lot. I can't help but think of the person behind me wherever I go somewhere. I always have that thought in my mind: 'you have no clue what's going on in their head.' That's just normal thinking for me so when some dude I've never met actually causes me to exit the got dang vehicle and frighten the shit outta him, I can't make sense of it Bob. WTF was he hoping to accomplish?! At his age, he can't afford a confrontation with anyone and, at his age, where's the fuckin fire?!
#ClassATM
Sorry that dude pulled that on you with farm-mom in the car. He was a step up from douche bag.
Copy that about having the windows up in Florida!
Thanks for checkin this one out @thebigsweed, these comments sections just ain't the same without you.
Eh, you guys ever get into any series shows/doc's on NetFlix? Pura knows my weakness: True story / documentary type / murder mystery'ish and I'll consume the series with her. Well the other day she found a short docuseries only 7 episodes long I think called The Serpent. It's about a world traveler Indian/American gem dealer who gets away with..... I don't wanna soil it.
About a year before my mother passed she shared with me something that brought a smile to her face and so much joy to her heart. While she was visiting with a friend of hers, that we all knew very well, her friend told her that she had raised some of the greatest kids she had ever encountered. She went on to tell my mom how courteous and polite we all were.
Being raised to respect others and be helpful was just a way of life, it just came so naturally that I never realized just how important this was to her.
Turning the other cheek has always worked for me and has allowed me to avoid so many confrontations.
We do have Netflix and I'll have to look into the show you mention.
Quick funny story. Just last week our very good friend who lives across the street mentioned 5 or 6 shows that she suggested were worth watching.
We wrote them down and looked for one of them the following evening, then we looked for the next one and the next one, never being able to locate any of them. About a week ago our son suggested a flick and I mentioned that we can't find any freaking shows that anyone suggests.
That's when he told me about the search icon on the top left corner of the Netflix page.
Yeah I know, technology or more likely, my stupidity confuses the hell out of me.
Now, tell me what you think is good and I can scope it out in a minute.
I didn't know there was a search bar!! Without Pura at the helm, none of those episode/TV watching things even work. I don't know how she does?? Every time, like magic. The Serpent <-- true story too dude. Nuckin Futs.
For some reason I have a feeling I woulda got along well with your mother.
So I'm not the only one, that makes me feel better.
Whenever there is a problem with the computer, tv, Netflix prime tv or anything plugged into the wall, I call for assistance.
We started watching Serpent, pretty crazy stuff. The guy is out of his mind.
I think we're on episode 4 or 5 and the authorities are finally on his tail.
I wonder how many people he did away with without even blinking an eye, hell he almost killed his girlfriend but at the last minute, something changed his mind.
I don't know too many people that she didn't get along with.
I never heard her speak badly about anyone. Don't get me wrong, if she had something to say she would speak her mind.
You knew when she was pissed-off at you, her right eyebrow would arch up, almost making it to her hairline. When she gave you that horseshoe brow you knew she was serious.
I wonder how many times I respond to myself? I bet it's somewhere near 1 outta 10. I've gone 20 or 30 without responding to myself, sure, but then I go on to respond to myself three or four times straight so it balances out.
I'm telling you this cuz if you scroll a little bit above this comment, you'll see I said it the first time to myself:
Watched episode 5 last night, I can't believe they got out of jail, money talks as usual.
Watched episode 6 with one eye closed, will need to watch that again!!!!
Funny story, years ago, when we first built our home we had no phone, internet, or television, but we had an old tv with a VHp, or VHd, or some type of VHsomething, whatever.
The general store down the road a piece rented videos. We got to know them really well, Mary and Tom.
After renting the same movie 5 different times, he finally said, keep it for a week, on me, you should be able to catch the whole movie by then.
I love movies and my question to Robin when we sit down to watch on is, so what am I going to fall asleep to tonight.
She raised a hell of a dude. Thanks man!
One thing after the other Bob.
Whenever we go to a movie... wait, that started all wrong. :rewind:
rewrewrewrewrewrew
Back in the good ol' days they had movie theaters where you could go to a cinema and catch Hollywood's latest version of overpriced human beings pretending to be something they're not for a producer who inappropriately touches women. Whenever Pura would be (cuz this was yyeeeaars ago) "let's go see 'x film' tonight." My response to which she'd laugh and we'd both agree would happen undoubtedly was 'nice, I haven't fallen asleep in a movie theater since last time we went.'
She raised a hell of a dude.
Anything plugged into the wall is funny! You guys watching The Serpent is frikkin cool!! Craaazzyyy story! You guys are gonna love it.
"These are crazy days and you never know when someone is packing."
That's exactly what I said when you went all stupid on me.
Road rage gets people hurt or dead.
Copy that @farm-mom. I promise it was totally out of character. I'm a kill'em with kindness kinda guy.