is this wrong of me?
- Thread starter jarrod
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I don't think it's wrong. People should learn to drive their vehicles. They should also learn to parallel park, not tailgate, and fix oil leaks.
But a lot of them don't. I want to write them: "How does it feel to be an idiot?"
I just got back into the office, after exchanging words with some idiot who decided to pull a u-turn on one of the city's busiest arterials, almost running me over as I crossed the street. He honked his horn and flipped me off and I returned the gesture.
He parked, got out of the car, and walked into a store.... Forgetting to feed the meter.
So I told the passing meter maid, who promptly wrote a ticket. I hope they boot his truck.
Illinois drivers....
But a lot of them don't. I want to write them: "How does it feel to be an idiot?"
I just got back into the office, after exchanging words with some idiot who decided to pull a u-turn on one of the city's busiest arterials, almost running me over as I crossed the street. He honked his horn and flipped me off and I returned the gesture.
He parked, got out of the car, and walked into a store.... Forgetting to feed the meter.
So I told the passing meter maid, who promptly wrote a ticket. I hope they boot his truck.
Illinois drivers....
In Wisconsin, we called 'em FIBs.
I've driven an 18 wheeler in all of the 48 contiguous states. Illinois drivers, FIBs... no matter what you call them there are far too many idiots out there that honestly think they are some how immune to traffic laws and common courtesy no matter where you go. At exit 42 on I-77 in West Va this week I witnessed a bobtail (just the tractor of an 18) roll over because four cars tried to merge onto the interstate as he rolled by. He had a car on his right so he couldn't get over. The cars continued to attempt to merge until a wreck ensued. Hell of a mess. No one got hurt too bad. You couldn't tell what kind of truck it was after it was all over. This instance was very much like the situation in the OP in that folks had no common courtesy with a motor vehicle. And folks wonder why I'm bustin' my *** trying to get out of the trucking industry.
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jarrod
Senior Master
if you're back in the area before i move in june, look me up, i'll take you to some of the mom & pop bbq joints. jack stack is pretty good, but a bit over rated imo. i don't fully trust any bbq place with cloth napkins.
the thing is, it actually makes me feel better. if i don't do it it eats at me the rest of the day. nobody likes getting nasty notes, especially if they deserve them if i get one person think about their parking my crusade was worth it.
wait, you didn't double park a grey F-350 at legends the other night did you? sorry bro.
one of my favorite bad day movies, right alongside taxi driver.
jf
The system says it's too soon to rep you again, but for this, you must be publicly acknowledged for the nostalgia points.
Leave a note that says, "Sorry I hit your car." Let them panic in a search for non-existant damage.
Sean
CoryKS
Senior Master
Hey, easy on the FIB stuff.
No worries, I was born and raised in the cornfields of Illinois until age 12. I only noted that when I lived in Wisconsin, the cheese-heads referred to Illini as 'FIBs'.
I remember a billboard for the state lottery they used to have on I-94 near the border that said "Buy your lottery tickets now, they're going faster than an Illinois tourist!" Zing!
CoryKS
Senior Master
Consider yourself fortunate - you don't want to know what Michiganders call people from Indiana.
astrobiologist
Brown Belt
Dude, I am totally going to start writing notes. I love the idea. Stick with it. F@%& 'em.
