Last night my girl and I were leaving a restaurant, and crossed a street to go to Target. Traffic going into this mall area doesn’t stop while the cross traffic does. As I am driving up the road this guy in a pickup truck goes through the stop sign, right in front of me. So I honk the horn(a nice friendly honk, mind you) to inform him that he could have caused an accident. So the guy stops right after he gets out of the intersection, and sees that I keep going straight down the same road. He guns his hillbilly mobile and takes the lane parallel to mine and gets to the cross lane (in front of Target) pulls out of his lane, gets in the cross lane, stops, jumps out of his car and starts screaming at me. So I sit there looking at the guy. He is screaming “Fuck this, Fuck You, You son of a Bitch” and I look at my girl and say “What the fuck is this guy talking about?” So we stare at him some more…and I put the Jeep in gear and just pull around him…
My question is what kind of person would do something like that? Was that guy so fucked in the head that he couldn’t take a little criticism? I mean, it was obvious he was in the wrong it was just a bizarre surreal experience.
And I also wanted to rant a bit. I must live in a different world than these type of people, but every once in awhile, I get drawn into their Jerry Springer™ version of reality, and it throws me for a loop.
So Fuck you Pick-up truck guy…fuck you for making me worry about this bullshit last night.
Let me guess, stofsky, you drive a pick-up? Sorry to paint with such a wide brush.
Pick-up doesn’t neccesarily mean hillbilly…
Jumping out of truck and screaming at random people ala Jerry Springer, does.
My question is, do you consider “hillbilly” a derogatory term?
Don’t bother calling him a “hillbilly”, Pstarr… just call him an “asshole”. He runs a stop sign, gets honked at… and thinks it’s okay to follow the guy that honked at him and scream “Fuck you”?
Nah. A bullet would be a waste on that kind of filth. Just let him wallow in his own stupidity until he dissolves into an ethereal puddle of idiocy.
I am not big on confrontation, and that exchange last night, really shook me up. This guy was a major asshole.
I now officially rename him: Ass-Jack.
Spoofe, you live in the L.A. area, correct? This is the second time since I have lived here that somebody has screamed bloody murder after being honked at (the last time in Burbank, the dick-chore was standing in an empty parking space talking to someone, and when honked at he proceeded to grab his crotch repeatedly and scream at the top of his lungs). Is this normal for this area, or are my Chicago roots showing?
I hear ya Pstarr… people like this are just looking for a reason to cause conflict. If there were a general frequency to broadcast friendly “What kind of driver are you?” questions, you wouldn’t have to use your horn, but that is the only mean available to you.
I think you did the right thing, and the guy getting out of his truck is just flat-out ridiculous. It’s not like you pulled a gun, you were just trying to get you and the person you love to your final destination, and safely.
BP
PS - Stofsky, all pleasantries aside… shut your fucking stupid, piece of shit, pie-hole. Elitism… yeah, I’ll say it, I’m better than your hillbilly, dumb ass. Criticize that elitism, asshole, not an apparently honest citizen, trying to do what is safe and right.
Sounds to me like you were stereotyping him as much for his choice of vehicle as for his actions. Yeah, the guy was an asshole, but I’ve run into as many or more in Mustangs, Beemers, or (yes) Jeeps as in trucks. Perhaps your labeling auto types led to at least me thinking that you think your Jeep is better than his pickup, and that the mere fact that he drives a pickup makes him a “hillbilly.”
FTR, Spanky my brother drives a pickup that is used for work, but you’d never know it because he keeps it in pristine condition. I’m sure if you saw it, you’d think it was a “penis extension.” What do you drive, Mr. Judgemental Without Any Facts?
Judgemental without any facts? Coming from the guy who called a stranger an “elitist” because he was ranting in a Pit post? Ahhh… the taste of sweet irony.
You just removed all doubt that you are, and always will be, completely stupid.
Nothing. I have a two year old expired learners permit.
I would only think his truck is a Penis Extension if he had spoilers, tail-light guards, and other crap on it. You can usually tell if trucks are actually used.
Or if he was one of those “bring it on” type of guys.
Well, lemme tell ya something… living in L.A. county (I’m in the San Fernando Valley, which is getting more L.A.-esque every year), you really need to train yourself to recognize when another driver is being courteous. There’re a few people out here who are just rude and self-centered (try getting cut-off, only to see the cut-offer grind their fender into the back of another car in the next lane), and this small number of people can make you rather annoyed if you focus on 'em.
Instead, keep your eyes open for the lady who lets you actually change lanes in front of her (instead of speeding up so you can’t switch), or the person who politely waves you through a stop sign when you both arrive at the same time.
And Stofsky… blow it out your ass. Your “and what do you drive” bullshit is sad.
What kind of person feels the need to honk their horn after the other guy has done what he’s done and is moving on? Constructive criticism, eh? Let’s just admit that he did something you didn’t like and you felt like honking your horn. Why pretend like you were trying to do something constructive?
What kind of person feels the need to honk their horn after the other guy has done what he’s done and is moving on?
The guy was still creeping through the intersection when I honked. Letting him know that the incoming lane doesn’t stop seems like the smart thing to do. Let me ask you this, Should I have not informed him, so that the next time he is at that intersection he gets into an accident?
I was under the impression that honking the horn is what you do to inform people that they are intruding into your vehicular space. As in SPOOFE’s example above about people changing lanes too quickly.
I have had people honk at me before when I was in the wrong, and for the most part I have accepted my mistake and learned from it. Just last week I turned into a one way street going the wrong way. A guy coming towards me honked, and made some “Your going the wrong way” hand gestures. I politely waved and got my sorry ass off of that street.
What would you have done in that situation MGibson? Jump out of the car and threaten the guy for daring to point out your mistake?
Instead, keep your eyes open for the lady who lets you actually change lanes in front of her (instead of speeding up so you can’t switch), or the person who politely waves you through a stop sign when you both arrive at the same time.
Thanks for the advice SPOOFE. I usually try to see the good in people, and I will be the first to admit that I see alot more courtesy driving 50 miles from the Inland Empire to Costa Mesa everyday than I would have expected. I guess being thrust into the world of one of these macho guys who think that every situation is a bad Chuck Norris movie is unsettling.