Proof Positive You're Being MFFY'd With

Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> Ever wonder whether that other driver that's doing something asinine
> is a genuine MFFY or just an oblivious ****? Sometimes they make it
> obvious. Like the black BMW this morning that was content to drive at
> 50 MPH in a 55 MPH zone in the right lane, pacing a LLB in the left
> lane also doing 50 in a 55 zone. Mr. BMW had been slothing along for
> at least a mile, but no sooner did I change into the left lane and
> pull up close enough to the LLB sloth to prevent Mr. BMW from merging
> in front of me, suddenly he discovers his gas pedal and races ahead to
> merge into the left lane in time to make it into an upcoming left turn
> pocket. An oblivious **** would have simply slowed down even more and
> merged in behind me; only a MFFY would angrily speed up and cut in in
> front of someone else.
>
> Note that Mr. BMW had no turn signal on; I merely took a clue from his
> car's "body language" and (correctly) guessed that he was planning to
> block the road as long as he could and then merge in at the last
> moment. I took great pleasure in foiling his little scheme.
>
> These MFFYs really hate it when you beat them at their own game.
> --
> What the heck, I'll play too.
> - Dave

Wierd. You blame the guy proceeding quite legally without bothering
anyone untll he needs to change lanes, he resolves the problem by a
legal maneuver and HE is at fault??

The only guy at fault here is the LLBer with a contributing driver
(you, by deliberately blocking a legal move).

Look in the mirror Scott.

Harry K

"Harry K" > wrote in
oups.com:

>
> Scott en Aztlán wrote:
>> Ever wonder whether that other driver that's doing something asinine
>> is a genuine MFFY or just an oblivious ****? Sometimes they make it
>> obvious. Like the black BMW this morning that was content to drive at
>> 50 MPH in a 55 MPH zone in the right lane, pacing a LLB in the left
>> lane also doing 50 in a 55 zone. Mr. BMW had been slothing along for
>> at least a mile, but no sooner did I change into the left lane and
>> pull up close enough to the LLB sloth to prevent Mr. BMW from merging
>> in front of me, suddenly he discovers his gas pedal and races ahead to
>> merge into the left lane in time to make it into an upcoming left turn
>> pocket. An oblivious **** would have simply slowed down even more and
>> merged in behind me; only a MFFY would angrily speed up and cut in in
>> front of someone else.
>>
>> Note that Mr. BMW had no turn signal on; I merely took a clue from his
>> car's "body language" and (correctly) guessed that he was planning to
>> block the road as long as he could and then merge in at the last
>> moment. I took great pleasure in foiling his little scheme.
>>
>> These MFFYs really hate it when you beat them at their own game.
>> --
>> What the heck, I'll play too.
>> - Dave
>
> Wierd. You blame the guy proceeding quite legally without bothering
> anyone untll he needs to change lanes, he resolves the problem by a
> legal maneuver and HE is at fault??
>
> The only guy at fault here is the LLBer with a contributing driver
> (you, by deliberately blocking a legal move).
>
> Look in the mirror Scott.
>
> Harry K
>

"legal",but not advisable,as it shows the guy was not "looking
ahead,thinking ahead,acting ahead".
IOW,he was a "last-minute Larry"(LML).
I wouldn't want the LML BMW merging between me and the LLB,either.It cuts
down my safety distance.
Besides,by staying alongside the LLB,the LML was negligent in leaving
himself another option.(besides contributing to a rolling roadblock.)

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Jim Yanik wrote:
> IOW,he was a "last-minute Larry"(LML).
> I wouldn't want the LML BMW merging between me and the LLB,either.It cuts
> down my safety distance.

Worst are LML LLBs. At my motorway exit in town, the
motorway itself is 2 lanes in each direction, speed
limit 80km/h (for no good reason), and the exit is
slightly awkward (the road is bumpy and there's
no lead-in, it just branches off the slow lane suddenly).

Normally the traffic in the slow lane is doing about 65
and the fast lane about 75 as they pass this exit. But
today I found myself in the fast lane doing about 55.

I looked up ahead and there was somebody on a 50cc
motorbike right in the middle of the lane just toddling
along slowly.

I moved to the "slow" lane (which was actually moving
faster) about 100m before the exit, and passed a few
of the cars that I had been behind and were still stuck
behind the scooter.

The scooter person then cut across the slow lane and
onto the median strip between the slow lane and the
exit (after the main body of the exit), all in one smooth
slow move, and then began slowly cutting into the actual
exit lane.

I of course passed this caveman and whizzed off down
the offramp at a normal speed. I then had to stop at
the lights at the far end of the offramp (300m away).
Eventually the sloth biker coasted down the ramp,
looking at me the whole time until he had passed me.

Jim Yanik wrote:
> "Harry K" > wrote in
> oups.com:
>
> >
> > Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> >> Ever wonder whether that other driver that's doing something asinine
> >> is a genuine MFFY or just an oblivious ****? Sometimes they make it
> >> obvious. Like the black BMW this morning that was content to drive at
> >> 50 MPH in a 55 MPH zone in the right lane, pacing a LLB in the left
> >> lane also doing 50 in a 55 zone. Mr. BMW had been slothing along for
> >> at least a mile, but no sooner did I change into the left lane and
> >> pull up close enough to the LLB sloth to prevent Mr. BMW from merging
> >> in front of me, suddenly he discovers his gas pedal and races ahead to
> >> merge into the left lane in time to make it into an upcoming left turn
> >> pocket. An oblivious **** would have simply slowed down even more and
> >> merged in behind me; only a MFFY would angrily speed up and cut in in
> >> front of someone else.
> >>
> >> Note that Mr. BMW had no turn signal on; I merely took a clue from his
> >> car's "body language" and (correctly) guessed that he was planning to
> >> block the road as long as he could and then merge in at the last
> >> moment. I took great pleasure in foiling his little scheme.
> >>
> >> These MFFYs really hate it when you beat them at their own game.
> >> --
> >> What the heck, I'll play too.
> >> - Dave
> >
> > Wierd. You blame the guy proceeding quite legally without bothering
> > anyone untll he needs to change lanes, he resolves the problem by a
> > legal maneuver and HE is at fault??
> >
> > The only guy at fault here is the LLBer with a contributing driver
> > (you, by deliberately blocking a legal move).
> >
> > Look in the mirror Scott.
> >
> > Harry K
> >
>
> "legal",but not advisable,as it shows the guy was not "looking
> ahead,thinking ahead,acting ahead".
> IOW,he was a "last-minute Larry"(LML).
> I wouldn't want the LML BMW merging between me and the LLB,either.It cuts
> down my safety distance.
> Besides,by staying alongside the LLB,the LML was negligent in leaving
> himself another option.(besides contributing to a rolling roadblock.)
>
> --
> Jim Yanik
> jyanik
> at
> kua.net

Granted but the real fault is the LLB to whom Scott gave a clear pass.
As for the LML merging between me and the LLB I resolve that simply by
lifting my foot for a second.

Harry K

"Harry K" > wrote in
oups.com:

>
> Jim Yanik wrote:


>>
>> "legal",but not advisable,as it shows the guy was not "looking
>> ahead,thinking ahead,acting ahead".
>> IOW,he was a "last-minute Larry"(LML).
>> I wouldn't want the LML BMW merging between me and the LLB,either.It
>> cuts down my safety distance.
>> Besides,by staying alongside the LLB,the LML was negligent in leaving
>> himself another option.(besides contributing to a rolling roadblock.)
>>
>> --
>> Jim Yanik
>> jyanik
>> at
>> kua.net
>
> Granted but the real fault is the LLB to whom Scott gave a clear pass.
> As for the LML merging between me and the LLB I resolve that simply by
> lifting my foot for a second.
>
> Harry K
>
>

IOW,you're an ENABLER.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Jim Yanik wrote:
> "Harry K" > wrote in
> oups.com:
>
> >
> > Jim Yanik wrote:
>
>
> >>
> >> "legal",but not advisable,as it shows the guy was not "looking
> >> ahead,thinking ahead,acting ahead".
> >> IOW,he was a "last-minute Larry"(LML).
> >> I wouldn't want the LML BMW merging between me and the LLB,either.It
> >> cuts down my safety distance.
> >> Besides,by staying alongside the LLB,the LML was negligent in leaving
> >> himself another option.(besides contributing to a rolling roadblock.)
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jim Yanik
> >> jyanik
> >> at
> >> kua.net
> >
> > Granted but the real fault is the LLB to whom Scott gave a clear pass.
> > As for the LML merging between me and the LLB I resolve that simply by
> > lifting my foot for a second.
> >
> > Harry K
> >
> >
>
> IOW,you're an ENABLER.
>
> --
> Jim Yanik
> jyanik
> at
> kua.net

So be it then. I have no problem being an "enabler" if you can somehow
define that to mean taking no action at all. Someone wants to make a
legal move I will not obstruct it. Rather that than to be a MFFY

Harry K

In article .com>, Harry K wrote:

> So be it then. I have no problem being an "enabler" if you can somehow
> define that to mean taking no action at all. Someone wants to make a
> legal move I will not obstruct it. Rather that than to be a MFFY

Queue jumping which you say you block is technically often legal, just
selfish and assholish.