road rage!

People who roll through a stop sign and don't come to a complete full stop , I see it more all the time .We are getting to be a lawless country.

asstardness

You misspelled that. The Oxford dictionary has it as: asstardedness.
C’mon man... I expected better.

From the Urban Dictionary

Douche Canoe 1- Someone who exceeds the limits of being a normal douche or douche bag.

2 - a lightweight craft used by douches to move around on the figurative conversational currents to spread their message of doucheness to new individuals who were blissfully unaware of their existence. It also has cupholders, which is the only redeeming quality of the douchecanoe. "Wow, did you hear what Jim had to say at the party last night?" "Yeah, he came from nowhere on his douchecanoe and made everyone feel uncomfortable."

And I didn't even touch on the added asstardness of carrying a weapon so that the people you attempted to kill feel threatened enough that don't call you out on it.

~rabbit~

I agree with Rabbit.
The levels of douchebaggery attained by some people while in pursuit of vengeance for their imagined hurts, boggles my fucking mind.

Sorry this is off topic: So Rabbit, I have never encountered a douche canoe before. I am really curious about how they work because I love staying fresh. Do you just fill an area of the canoe with water and epson salts? Does it use the water pressure created when paddling? Does Summer's Eve make one? I will be at Bass Pro later today to see if I can find one.

Oh, yes, throwing things out of your pockets at other vehicles is a criminal offense. Why would you brag about it?

Anyone that would purposefully drop or throw large steel nuts, rocks, etc onto the road knowing it will likely hit the windshield of the car behind them is a complete and utter douchecanoe.

That struck car could get into an accident, even swerving into other cars or oncoming traffic. Innocent people, including children, could die because one person decided that their petty revenge for tailgating was more important than everyone else on the road.

~rabbit~

@TBR

Search you tube for

"2017 Gasparilla invasion- best time lapse video ever."

After watching that I decided NOT to take my boat.

So glad I have an M134D in my commuter vehicle.......

:-P

~Allen

These stories have me laughing like hell, I am a "non rager", I get calm, cold and calculating...do something stupid, dangerous or selfish to e/in front of me and I will miss my exit by 3 off ramps JUST to make you miserable. Big rigs, landscaping vehicles with trailers and RV's in the left and HOV lanes are victims of my wrath often, even tho Arizona does not have a law preventing it, there is absolutely no reason for these vehicles to be in the passing or HOV lanes unless being pushed there by accidents or construction. If your impeding traffic in the passing lane, I will tailgate, crowd and harass you until you do what you should have done on your own, then smile and wave at you when you finally get the hell out of the way...I'm even worse on my Harley, someone crowds or tailgates me, I "accidentally drop" 1 of the several large stainless steel nuts I keep in my vest (ironically, they ALWAYS seem to hit the windshield behind me), when they race up next to me to gesture and even attempt to run me off the road, they suddenly become very polite and understanding when they see me open carrying a .40 cal in a cross draw holster. A Jersey driver in Phoenix...its an experience, trust me.

When it comes to precipitation, its simple...when rain or snow falls...so do I.Q.'s!

"We have the same thing here in Phoenix. One drop of rain and they lose their minds "

We were in Phoenix for the snow event in late 2010. You guys went fucking bonkers lol.

We made the drive from Vegas to Phoenix. It was dumping rain in Vegas and the same storm produced snow in Phoenix. How often does that happen - every 50 years? The ONE time we go to Phoenix, it snows.

And it is worse when we are talking about boats...

We were in the Parade of Lights last night. A couple of hundred boat owners, with boats big and small, decorate them and motor around the bay to the amazement of the people on the shore. Fun times are had by all...

But actually being in the damn thing is like driving in rush hour traffic.

Imagine 80-100 boats of all sizes trying to line up in single file. Total shit show. Everyone jockeying for position, Like getting on a freeway onramp when it goes from 4 lanes to one. Except there are no lanes.

Then everyone finally gets into line, and then you have the inevitable slowing and stopping, expect you don't have brakes on a boat. So you take the throttle off, but it takes a bit to stop. And then start again, but now you have to catch up.

Total pain in the ass and fun at the same time.

There is not a picture of our boat, but you can get the flavor here...

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It is raining in San Diego today. And yesterday.

So no particular road rage story, but if someone spits on the road people freak out.

Mrs. TBR works about 10 miles from home. Took her 2 hours last night...

I just posted this same message in the general Pet Peeve thread before I saw that this one had been created.

I have run a dash camera, mounted up high on the windshield, for several years now, filming all the time that the car is moving. I have had a couple of situations where it helped me, and also several situations where it caught the actions of other people. Walmart has one on sale now for $17. I bought one of these to run shooting out the back window.

I highly recommend running one, if not two, to validate my side of the story, if/when needed.

The constant brake pedal tappers, with nobody in front of them! UGH!

My brake pads lasted 142,000 miles by staying off them until needed and the rotors are still smooth as a Teflon pan.

~Allen