Dave Head wrote:

> On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 17:52:20 -0500, Nate Nagel > wrote:
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>>Dave Head wrote:
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>>>On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 16:29:05 -0500, Nate Nagel > wrote:
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>>>>Dave Head wrote:
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>>>>>On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 09:20:28 -0800, Scott en Aztlán
> wrote:
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>>>>>>All you MFFYs had better watch who you **** over - sometimes the
>>>>>>victims fight back...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2004/1...cle_355455.php
>>>>>>
>>>>>>RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – An encounter in traffic - possibly a lane
>>>>>>change that offended somebody - led to a pickup-to-pickup shouting
>>>>>>match and then a fatal stabbing, officials said Thursday in announcing
>>>>>>the arrest of the man who they say wielded the weapon.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Well, the website has a registration requirement, so I won't be reading it
>>>>>directly, but...
>>>>>
>>>>>"possibly a lane change that offended somebody"
>>>>>
>>>>>Bingo! What've I been saying? Yeah, that its dangerous out there, and you can
>>>>>**** somebody off _way_ more easy _jumping_ in front of 'em than simply _being_
>>>>>in front of 'em...
>>>>>
>>>>>But y'all just go right ahead, jumping in the right lane because of some
>>>>>anachronistic idea, and then jumping out in the left lane when people are
>>>>>approaching from the rear in case they might be ducklings... and see if you get
>>>>>attacked like this.
>>>>>
>>>>>DPH
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Why in the world would you "jump out into the left lane when people are
>>>>approaching from the rear?" That's the LAST thing one should think to
>>>>do in that situation!
>>>
>>>
>>>Exactly! But there's folks here that think I'm "inattentive" if I don't notice
>>>these people coming from the rear, and act to prevent them from becoming a
>>>duckling on my left rear while I'm in the right lane. Hey, you figger it
>>>out...
>>>
>>
>>If they aren't actually beside you, what's the problem?
>
>
> They are. They (sometimes) slow down when they get to me, and take up a
> position on my left rear quarter panel. Some here think I should jump out in
> front of them to block them from doing that. Not gonna happen. Of course,
> I'm supposed to be clairvoyant to be able to tell which approaching cars are
> going to become ducks, and which aren't. Uh huh...

I don't really have this problem on anything resembling a regular basis.

>
>
>>>>You really have absolutely no clue how to drive, do you?
>>>
>>>
>>>Sure I do. I don't do that...
>>
>>No, you don't (have a clue that is.) You wouldn't admit to cruising in
>>the left lane if you did.
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>
> Here we go again...
>
> Try to ditch the mantra for once and see if _you_ can figure out what to do
> about the ducklings approaching from the left rear, before you know they are
> ducklings. I have my solution. Other solutions I've been offered do come with
> the possibility of ending in a shooting or stabbing, as they are very
> offensive.
>
> DPH

Just accelerate slightly and cut 'em off. If they're in the left lane
and not passing, they deserve whatever they get. If they get ****ed,
**** 'em. It's not my problem they can't be arsed to drive like a
reasonable person.

nate

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