To the black Honda Accord coupe that...
WiNK
license plate. When entering a construction zone, with fair warning of
the left lane ending and all lanes merging into the right lane, the
normal protocol is to move into the right lane by coming from the left
lane. It is not normal protocol to go into the right hand *turn* lane,
speed up passing all cars, and cutting quickly back into the right
traffic lane.
I hope your head explodes.
Thanks, and HAND!
Peach
Pauli G
Parris Island has a way of making a person not quite right in the head.
WiNK
Heh. Yea, I was a little scared as I mouthed obscenities at him by way
of his rearview mirror.
Peach
Onyx_Hokie
Marines are generally crazy, but generally very by-the-book people.
Maybe he was on his way to the hospital. Maybe someone borrowed the
Marine's car.
..or maybe he was just an asshole/idiot when he gets behind the wheel,
like 75% of the people in the world who drive.
It could have been worse.. the driver could have been applying makeup
or talking on his cellular telephone, etc.
As for those who get out of traffic jams by line-cutting, demonstrating
the fact that they are far too important to wait their turn with the
rest of the Great Unwashed, you're right.. death's too good for them.
Do what I do.. ride along with the traffic in the lane that is coming
to a close. It's fun when some asshole (or bitch) who thought he (or
she) was going to bypass everyone goes apeshit behind you.
--
Bryan S. Slick
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Bryan S. Slick
Emperor Wonko the Magnificent
> WiNK wrote:
> > ...cut me off this morning. Yea, you....the guy with the U.S. Marines
> > license plate. When entering a construction zone, with fair warning of
> > the left lane ending and all lanes merging into the right lane, the
> > normal protocol is to move into the right lane by coming from the left
> > lane. It is not normal protocol to go into the right hand *turn* lane,
> > speed up passing all cars, and cutting quickly back into the right
> > traffic lane.
> >
> > I hope your head explodes.
> >
> > Thanks, and HAND!
>
> Marines are generally crazy, but generally very by-the-book people.
> Maybe he was on his way to the hospital. Maybe someone borrowed the
> Marine's car.
>
> ..or maybe he was just an asshole/idiot when he gets behind the wheel,
> like 75% of the people in the world who drive.
>
> It could have been worse.. the driver could have been applying makeup
> or talking on his cellular telephone, etc.
>
Maybe there was a pile of sand by the turn lane and he couldn't resist.
Doug
WiNK
Onyx_Hokie wrote:
> WiNK wrote:
> > ...cut me off this morning. Yea, you....the guy with the U.S. Marines
> > license plate. When entering a construction zone, with fair warning of
> > the left lane ending and all lanes merging into the right lane, the
> > normal protocol is to move into the right lane by coming from the left
> > lane. It is not normal protocol to go into the right hand *turn* lane,
> > speed up passing all cars, and cutting quickly back into the right
> > traffic lane.
> >
> > I hope your head explodes.
> >
> > Thanks, and HAND!
>
> Marines are generally crazy, but generally very by-the-book people.
> Maybe he was on his way to the hospital. Maybe someone borrowed the
> Marine's car.
Maybe....maybe....but I doubt it. :-)
>
> ..or maybe he was just an asshole/idiot when he gets behind the wheel,
> like 75% of the people in the world who drive.
>
> It could have been worse.. the driver could have been applying makeup
> or talking on his cellular telephone, etc.
True...he wasn't doing either. Well, he had just finished applying lip
gloss. heh
>
> As for those who get out of traffic jams by line-cutting, demonstrating
> the fact that they are far too important to wait their turn with the
> rest of the Great Unwashed, you're right.. death's too good for them.
> Do what I do.. ride along with the traffic in the lane that is coming
> to a close. It's fun when some asshole (or bitch) who thought he (or
> she) was going to bypass everyone goes apeshit behind you.
Nahhhhh....I really try not to be an asshole on the road. I wouldn't
think of intentionally cutting someone off. I just over-react when
other people don't extend the same courtesy. I can't wrap my mind
around it.
Peach
WiNK
Jason Bowen wrote:
> almost watched a biker get hit yesterday between Hampden and Yale
> because he decided he'd use the left turn lane as a passing lane and
> didn't see the oncoming car that was going to exit. Somehow I wouldn't
> have felt bad for him, being all decked out in his sport bike gear
> passing people between lanes and generally being an ass.
Actually happened in the booming metropolis of Fort Collins. ;-) Just
some routine construction on the heavily traveled Harmony Road.... the
whole city is a giant cone zone.
Peach
Pauli G
Onyx_Hokie wrote:
> WiNK wrote:
> > ...cut me off this morning. Yea, you....the guy with the U.S. Marines
> > license plate. When entering a construction zone, with fair warning of
> > the left lane ending and all lanes merging into the right lane, the
> > normal protocol is to move into the right lane by coming from the left
> > lane. It is not normal protocol to go into the right hand *turn* lane,
> > speed up passing all cars, and cutting quickly back into the right
> > traffic lane.
> >
> > I hope your head explodes.
> >
> > Thanks, and HAND!
>
> Marines are generally crazy, but generally very by-the-book people.
> Maybe he was on his way to the hospital. Maybe someone borrowed the
> Marine's car.
I have all the respect in the world for them, but I think that the
basic wiring is permanently rearranged at Parris Island. Saw it in a
good friend and also a family member. They came back from Marine
service in good shape, but something was always slightly off-kilter
with them after that.
Jim Brown
"WiNK" <elvis...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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The road rage in me always forces me to close that gap in front of me when I
see a fool like this trying something stupid. They NEVER get in in front of
me. And it is a bit of testosterone driven road rage on my part.
WiNK
(Whispering) I tried to do that, actually. ;-) But only did it to a
point, as I had Anna in the back seat. heh She was cheering me on...
"Don't let him in, Mom!"
I know. I'm such a heel.
Peach
deem...@aol.com
Only about half go to Parris...the Pendleton ones are more laid
back. I'd say all Marines out of basic are warped/brain-washed....most
come out of it when they figure out the military is as big a bunch of
crap as anything else. Some never do...they're the ones who subscribe
to Soldier of Fortune, etc.
xyzzy
And how well does that work? Most of the time what happens? Do they
end up getting in behind you (success) or do they move forward and
someone ahead of you who's less mad or less attentive lets them in
(failure). In the failure case, you indirectly helped them be even
more successful with their strategy because they get even farther ahead
than they would get if you had let them in. In my experience, the
failure case is what happens 99% of the time, so you might as well let
them in.
Jeff Davis
wreck up ahead. Just shut down. It would eventually take around 1 1/2
hours to clear. Several cars tried to butt up in line by driving on the
shoulder. After around 5 cars pulled the trick some guy up ahead of us
pulled 3/4 of the way onto the shoulder and since there was a rapid drop
off just past the shoulder that cut off that avenue of egress. There was
a guy who pulled onto the shoulder anyway and just sat on his horn for
around 3 minutes to try to get the blocker to move, but the blocker
never budged. Eventually, the line inched up to an exit and the blockee
and the blocker nearly came to blows as the blockee passed him. Part of
me favored the blocker, but what if the blockee had been ill instead of
merely impatient?
Bryan S. Slick
and beaten by an angry mob for writing..
:> As for those who get out of traffic jams by line-cutting, demonstrating
:> the fact that they are far too important to wait their turn with the
:> rest of the Great Unwashed, you're right.. death's too good for them.
:> Do what I do.. ride along with the traffic in the lane that is coming
:> to a close. It's fun when some asshole (or bitch) who thought he (or
:> she) was going to bypass everyone goes apeshit behind you.
:Nahhhhh....I really try not to be an asshole on the road. I wouldn't
:think of intentionally cutting someone off. I just over-react when
:other people don't extend the same courtesy. I can't wrap my mind
:around it.
Who said anything about cutting them off? Cut off the lane, the avenue
of line-butting.. but do it well before anyone pulls up to you.
Oh, and as for not being an asshole on the road.. good.. it's enough
that you're female.. no reason for further hazard from your vehicle.
--
Bryan S. Slick, onyx_hokie at yahoo dot com
"To those who have fought for it,
freedom has a flavor the protected will never know."
Bryan S. Slick
:
That 1,000-meter stare is just freaky.
James Schrumpf
I never knew that post-traumatic stress disorder had gone metric.
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Charles Beauchamp
Why do you hate America? Go back to France commie.
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"You know one things that's wrong with this country? Everybody gets a
chance to have their fair say." - President Clinton 28 May 1993
"There is nothing patriotic about hating your country, or pretending
that you can love your country but despise your government." -
President Clinton 5 May 1995
Charles Beauchamp
I bet you drive a Honda Accord and have a USMC sticker. I hope Wendy kicks
your ass.
Bryan S. Slick
:>: Only about half go to Parris...the Pendleton ones are more laid
:>:back. I'd say all Marines out of basic are warped/brain-washed....most
:>:come out of it when they figure out the military is as big a bunch of
:>:crap as anything else. Some never do...they're the ones who subscribe
:>:to Soldier of Fortune, etc.
:>
:> That 1,000-meter stare is just freaky.
:>
:>
:
:I never knew that post-traumatic stress disorder had gone metric.
It's not PTSD. You've never heard that term before? It's used to
describe that look of intense concentration.. on something wayyyy off in
the distance.. that all recruits seem to have when they leave boot camp.
It's freaky.
James Schrumpf
> At about Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:53:03 -0600, James Schrumpf was dragged
> into the street and beaten by an angry mob for writing..
>
>:>: Only about half go to Parris...the Pendleton ones are more laid
>:>:back. I'd say all Marines out of basic are
>:>:warped/brain-washed....most come out of it when they figure out the
>:>:military is as big a bunch of crap as anything else. Some never
>:>:do...they're the ones who subscribe to Soldier of Fortune, etc.
>:>
>:> That 1,000-meter stare is just freaky.
>:>
>:>
>:
>:I never knew that post-traumatic stress disorder had gone metric.
>
> It's not PTSD. You've never heard that term before? It's used to
> describe that look of intense concentration.. on something wayyyy off
> in the distance.. that all recruits seem to have when they leave boot
> camp.
>
> It's freaky.
>
http://tinyurl.com/m5zhm (for picture)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand-yard_stare (for article)
Thousand-yard stare
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The phrase thousand-yard stare refers to an unfocused gaze of the eyes,
typically by soldiers, typical of acute battle shock and/or
post-traumatic stress disorder; also seen in reactions to traumatic
events.
The phrase was coined by Tom Lea (1907-2001), artist and writer, born in
El Paso, Texas.
His piece Two-Thousand Yard Stare was a portrait of a young marine at
Bliliou in 1944 who has had all, or more than, he can take.
* * *
I'd heard of the thousand-yard stare before you were born, sonny.
Jim Brown
"xyzzy" <xyzzy...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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He'll get in, stop, or collide with someone. He doesnt get in in front of
me. Perhaps he'll learn a lesson and not be an ass while driving. Those
mergers usually give plenty of warning. The guys that do this are flying by
traffic lined up for sometimes a mile. They know. The fact is I am a
better driver than about 99% of the people on the road. They should be
thankful that I am willing to teach a few lessons.
Bryan S. Slick
:Quiet, Bryan S. Slick <onyx_...@yahoo.cem> -- I'm transmitting rage.
Oh, FFS.. so I got "meter" and "yard" goofed.
Crotchety old geritol-huffing metamucil-drinkin' church-snorin' dinner-
table-fartin' ol' gasbag... hmph.
James Schrumpf
transmitting rage.
> xyzzy wrote:
The guy she saw is an amateur. Here in the Washington DC area, we
routinely drive up an exit ramp and down the other side, just to beat a
couple hundred feet of traffic.
I see this every day.
James Schrumpf
Did you check out the picture? Talk about freaky. Poor dudes.
My next-door neighbor's dad was a Marine in the Pacific during The Big
One -- the Canal, Tarawa, Okinawa -- somehow survived 'em all. Jeez,
the shit he must've seen...
Ralph Kennedy
> Quiet, Bryan S. Slick <onyx_...@yahoo.cem> -- I'm transmitting rage.
> > At about Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:53:03 -0600, James Schrumpf was dragged
> >
Me too. Sometimes I get one of them 1000-mile
stares after a really good beej.
--Ralph Kennedy {ames,gatech,husc6,rutgers}!ncar!noao!asuvax!kennedy
{allegra,decvax,ihnp4,oddjob}--^
^---------------The Wrong Choice
internet: ken...@asuvax.eas.asu.edu
Kokopeli
"Onyx_Hokie" <onyx_...@hi-lo.net> wrote in message
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>
> WiNK wrote:
>> ...cut me off this morning. Yea, you....the guy with the U.S. Marines
>> license plate. When entering a construction zone, with fair warning of
>> the left lane ending and all lanes merging into the right lane, the
>> normal protocol is to move into the right lane by coming from the left
>> lane. It is not normal protocol to go into the right hand *turn* lane,
>> speed up passing all cars, and cutting quickly back into the right
>> traffic lane.
>>
>> I hope your head explodes.
>>
>> Thanks, and HAND!
>
> Marines are generally crazy, but generally very by-the-book people.
Come meet the gay Marine that lives up the road from me. You can't miss his
house. He's always flying a flag in front. In February, it was the Stars and
Bars. January I think it was East Germany. And there's been an assortment of
suspciously pro-Nazi stuff, too.
dw
deem...@aol.com
A pink swastika inside the anchor and globe?
>
> dw
Pauli G
Bryan S. Slick wrote:
> At about Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:53:03 -0600, James Schrumpf was dragged
> into the street and beaten by an angry mob for writing..
>
> :>: Only about half go to Parris...the Pendleton ones are more laid
> :>:back. I'd say all Marines out of basic are warped/brain-washed....most
> :>:come out of it when they figure out the military is as big a bunch of
> :>:crap as anything else. Some never do...they're the ones who subscribe
> :>:to Soldier of Fortune, etc.
> :>
> :> That 1,000-meter stare is just freaky.
> :>
> :>
> :
> :I never knew that post-traumatic stress disorder had gone metric.
>
> It's not PTSD. You've never heard that term before? It's used to
> describe that look of intense concentration.. on something wayyyy off in
> the distance.. that all recruits seem to have when they leave boot camp.
>
> It's freaky.
>
Yabut what do the Marines do in basic (as opposed to the Army or Navy)
that causes such basic rewiring? I've had friends who went to the
Army and Navy, and I didn't notice any fundamental changes in who they
were. The two guys that came back from the Marines were just
*different*, and not in a "the few, the proud" good way.
xyzzy
I really don't understand how your poast relates to mine.
I went through phases with this behavior. I used to try to block
people. When I realized it didn't work, because they just moved up and
got farther ahead when I did it, I went through an "if someone's going
to benefit from the inattentiveness of the people up front might as
well be me" phase and I was the lane zoomer for many years. When I did
it, I always got in up front. Then I got older and mellower (wiser?)
and cut that crap out but I do let people in because I know from having
seen it from both sides it's a futile endeavor to punish them. I'm
actually holding them back by letting them in! They've been PWN3D and
don't even know it!
xyzzy
> better driver than about 99% of the people on the road. They should be
> thankful that I am willing to teach a few lessons.
Yeah I'm sure you are. I'm sure 99% of the drivers think they are
better than 99% of the people on the road. It really annoys those of
us who actually are.
Corey Stewart
Out of curiousity, do drive from Frederick to DC and back every day?
If so, how can you stand it?
deem...@aol.com
A couple of possibilities....
1. The Marines have them for at least 13 weeks rather than 9 or 6
weeks. Also, several of my son's training battalion put in a couple of
extra weeks.....if you don't pass tests at certain points you are held
up until you do.
2. The Marines tend to attract a slightly different breed of
recruit. More Rambo types, etc.
3. Marine DIs are kinda crazy and it rubs off.
4. The Marines take a deeper, more intensive psych approach to
basic.
James Schrumpf
rage.
No, I drive from Frederick to the Columbia, MD area every day. A much
nicer drive.
winnard
"WiNK" <elvis...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> ...cut me off this morning. Yea, you....the guy with the U.S. Marines
> license plate. When entering a construction zone, with fair warning of
> the left lane ending and all lanes merging into the right lane, the
> normal protocol is to move into the right lane by coming from the left
> lane. It is not normal protocol to go into the right hand *turn* lane,
> speed up passing all cars, and cutting quickly back into the right
> traffic lane.
>
> I hope your head explodes.
>
> Thanks, and HAND!
>
> Peach
>
Was this near Denver, because that is how all the Denver drivers are. I
fear for my life next week, because I'll be driving around with those bozos.
winnard
David Loewe, Jr.
wrote:
>As for those who get out of traffic jams by line-cutting, demonstrating
>the fact that they are far too important to wait their turn with the
>rest of the Great Unwashed, you're right.. death's too good for them.
>Do what I do.. ride along with the traffic in the lane that is coming
>to a close. It's fun when some asshole (or bitch) who thought he (or
>she) was going to bypass everyone goes apeshit behind you.
It's always fun when two tractor-trailers tag team to do this (with
the truck in the lane that's NOT going away letting the blocking truck
into the continuing lane in the last couple of hundred feet).
--
"Tax the rich, feed the poor
till there are no rich no more."
Alvin Lee