Have a nice day to you, too! ::waves::

So, I’m driving to work today. We had about 4 inches of snow last night, and it was still coming down hard. The roads are shitty, visibility sucks, and driving is slow going.

I’m driving in the center lane (because it’s the least slippery) on the highway. Pigfucker is driving in the right lane, slightly behind me, almost the same speed. I need to get right (so I can take my exit and go to work), and I put on my signal and wait, hoping he’ll slow down about 5 mph so I can get on over. Pigfucker then speeds up so he’s right next to me. I then have to speed up myself (braking on these roads was NOT an option and there was traffic behind me, so I couldn’t just let off the gas. There was not one car behind him), and I get over into my lane, forcing Pigfucker to slow down in the process.

As he changes lanes, (moving to the center lane with extreme annoyance and angst) he very purposefully gets next to me, takes his eyes off the road to stare (not glance) into my car, and flips me the bird. Please bear in mind that he now is not looking at the road, and he’s got one hand on the wheel, endangering himself and others to flip me off.

I cheerfully gave him a ::beep! beep!::, flashed my lights, and waved to him, smiling the whole time. The look on his face was priceless, and I’ll bet he about blew a fucking gasket he was so pissed off. Classic. I even yelled “Have a nice day!!”, hoping he could lip read.

Anyway, my point is- in bad weather, have some fucking consideration for other drivers. Lead, follow, or get the fuck out of the way. At least don’t get pissed that I need to change lanes. Believe me, I would have loved to have kept going straight and headed for someplace other then work, but that’s not how it goes.

For the record, this guy was the grossest looking dirtball I’ve seen in a LONG time. By that I mean as dirty as can be, driving about a 70’s station wagon with half the panels rusted off.

Zette

C’mon Zette, that was me! Sorry if I wasn’t going to let you pass, but I had a hot date with the cutest pig…

Wow! Looks, charm, class…he’s got it all!

all snide remarks aside, though, from the description, he’s apparently living his karmic punishment for being an asshole in this life. Imagine what his next one will be!

I have found that the best way to change lanes (in good weather) is to put on your blinker. The driver in the next lane will be an asshole and speed up to get ahead of you instead of slow down to let you in.

On snowy roads, I lose all of my road rage and I’m considerate to other drivers. You have to be or you’ll go crazy. But maybe people of pigfucker descent don’t realize that.

This driving-related site always makes me laugh (the guy who writes it is a master of sarcasm):
http://www.tardsite.com/

You rock!
That site is hilarious. This pic made me laugh right out loud. Thanks a million!
http://www.tardsite.com/trdomnth0798.htm

That site rules! My favorite picture is the one of the BMW who got their window smashed out by the fireman and the hose dragged through their car for parking in front of a fire hydrant!

Excellent.

http://www.tardsite.com/trdomnth0399.htm

Can’t stop laughing . . .

Zette,

I assume from your OP that you were the leader of the pack, so this doesn’t mean you, but the people in your area are either completely brainless morons or some of the most trusting leave-it-to-God people I’ve heard of lately.

What kind of fool drives in that kind of weather without leaving the other guy some manuvering room?

Good show though. I would have loved to have seen his face. Keep up the good work.

This reminded me of a very strange driving experience: I needed to change lanes and so turned on my signal and waited for the usual rush of cars in the next lane to fly by me so that I could then get over. But this one car hung back. I looked in my mirror and kept waiting for him to pass by me. What is this guy waiting for? And then I made a startling realization. He’s letting me in!

I still have fond memories of that day…

Standard policy for all urban firefighting units.

And they’ll usually try to work it out so that you get the leakiest hose as well just to fuck up the interior. It really does discourage parking in fire lanes.