Did I ask for sympathy? This is a forum for bitching, and bitching I am. I figured some asshat would start in whining about my driving a gas guzzler, so I figured I would get the ‘fuck yous’ outa the way, mmkay?
I try to get around RVs (safely) as soon as possible, because experience has taught me that they are often not driven by sentient humans - a problem given the size of these behemoths and the fact that they are often hauling an assortment of smaller vehicles and various other impedimenta behind them.
There are probably some that can do 65-70, especially going downhill, but they are far exceeded by the crawlers, whose owners seem to delight in taking them on winding, scenic two-lane roads where you can pass about once every 20 miles.
O.K., so the guy in front of you is a problem.
O.K., the guy in *back * of you is *also * a problem. Hmmm…
I guess there’s where I went wrong and misread your OP. I thought you meant that you were getting tailgated, honked at, and passed on corners regardless of the speed you were going, which on the highway could be up to 65 - 70 mph. My apologies.
Sounds like you’re doing fine as it is. Good luck, keep adjusting those mirrors, and try not to kill anybody. Have fun!
65-70 is no problem at all with most modern RVs, especially if the road is straight and there’s no wind. I generally cruise at about 60 because I’m a cautious driver, but this Ford V-10 will hit freeway speeds with ease. Yeah, crawlers drive me nuts too, but I usually just hang back and wait for a passing lane. The bigger problem is the people who cut you off and pull out in front of you; there’s no place to go and no wiggle room. I generally just expect the worst from other drivers and am usually not disappointed.
Everyone has to put up with asshole drivers. You’ve chosen a vehicle that is a magnet for them. This sounds more like whining than bitching to me.
nitpick: ABS helps you avoid a skid or spin as you brake, but does not decrease your braking distance. If anything, it makes your braking distance longer.
And you sound like you are trying to take a “controversial” position because you happen to be in the Pit, have nothing actually interesting to say but want to flex your jerk muscles. 100% appropriate username BTW.
With ya, Chefguy.
I guess they go batshit when they’re stuck behind me 
(Now if I can just figure out a way pull jetskis, too…)
Man, you like to live dangerously. I talked to someone the other day who is pulling a van on a trailer behind his 40’ motorhome. Total length: 73’!
Easier than it looks, trust me. Plus we’re in the flatlands here.
I said that Chefguy chose a vehicle that attracts asshole drivers and that I don’t have much sympathy for his bitching/whining. You don’t like that opinion? Tough shit. It wasn’t directed at you anyway.
Why don’t you take your candy ass and your thinly veiled accusations back to whatever monkey whore house you had been frequenting before you came here.
You are so cute! I just want to give you noogies and send you for a nap on a matt after some milk and ghram crackers. Who’s a cute poster? It’s you! Yes it is!
I opened this thread because I thought it said “I need a shirt cannon”
I thought a shirt cannon sounded like a swell idea,… whatever it is.
Nevermind.
And the point goes to… Binarydrone. <golfclap>
No, no – add a horse trailer and THEN the Jetskis trailer. Bonus points if you can hitch a manure wagon to end of the whole thing.
I will be promptly sending you the bill for the nice pasta dinner that was just ruined by the iced tea exiting my nose in an abrupt and painful manner.
I expect it shall be paid expediently.
Regards,
chatelaine
Dear Chefguy,
I am very sorry if in any way I have inconvenienced or endangered you by my need to pass your RV. I do try not to tailgate, honk my horn if unnecessary, or engage in other reckless or assholish behavior.
However, I am terrified of your vehicle. You see, many years ago I was in an accident wherein I came over a blind hill and (essentially, and at no fault - the hill in question was quite dangerous) rear-ended a shuttle bus that wasn’t there when I started up the hill. Because of this, and although I have managed to shake most of the other fun psychological stuff that went along with the wreck, I have developed a phobia about driving directly behind anything without a rear window that I can see through. Unless I’m more than about half a mile away from said vehicle.
I realize this is my problem, not yours, and that it doesn’t explain the rest of the assholes you describe in the OP, but I thought you should know, in case I ever zip around you.
Apologies,
SisterCoyote
Despite the fact that this opinion is directly contrary to my usual, hard-core libertarian POV, I wish that RVs were illegal. Most people on the road actually have some desire to get to an intended destination in a reasonable amount of time and RVs seem to fuck all that up. I don’t understand why it’s so difficult to pull over onto the shoulder (when it is safe to do so) once one realizes he is leading a caravan of seven or eight other vehicles.
At the very least, I wish RV drivers were required to have the equivalent of CDL to drive those monstrosities around, especially considering that the majority of RV owners seem to be 60+ years of age. Anyway, I’m done bitching.
For the record, Chefguy, you seem to be a courteous enough driver given your OP. Carry on.
That’d be the contraption which contributed to the death of Maude Flanders. 
There is such a thing. They use them at baseball games to propel souvenir T-shirts from field level up into the stands.
Here’s someone getting ready to fire one into the crowd at a concert.
Although on second thought maybe he’s playing a weird variant of saxophone, or trying to extract vile humors from a sensitive portion of his anatomy. It’s hard to tell.