Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 15:54:14 -0700
Reply-To: John Klun <jklun@GJ.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: John Klun <jklun@GJ.NET>
Subject: Re: road rage...my first experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
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Hey Mick! You're lucky he only got your nose...
Mick Kalber wrote:
> I suppose everybody has a road rage story... here's mine... I pulled out
> onto a four lane divided highway just behind a truck... as I started to
> overtake the truck on the left, he cut me off without a turn signal,
> slowed and went into the left turn lane, again without a turn signal. I
> swung past him on the right and made the mistake of flipping him off as I
> went by. He aborted his turn and chased me to the next stoplight... jumped
> out of his van and started screaming. I put the window most of the way up
> and locked the door. He wanted me out of the car so we could beef... I
> wanted no part of him. so he reaches through the slit of the window that
> was open (maybe two inches or so and smacks me in the nose with the side
> of his hand... got me good. Got his plate number and the name of his
> company (it was on the side of the truck... duh!). Went straight to the
> police department and reported the incident. Called the company up when I
> got home and told them their employee had assaulted me and I had reported
> it to the police. they knew exactly who I was talking about and aplogized
> profusely... seems they'd had trouble with him before. Next think I know
> he's calling me, pleading with me to drop the charges or he'll lose his
> job. I probably should have taken him to court, but I gave him a break
> (after he almost gave my nose the same treatment). But I learned several
> valuable lessons... don't flip anybody off... you never know what kind of
> a nut case they may be. And in case of confrontation, roll the window all
> the way up. I'm no fighter... self preservation is much more important
> than proving the size of my genitals. And drive defensively... there is
> no future in getting someplace two minutes faster... who cares? Besides,
> if I'm interested in arrival time, what am I doing in a vanagon? Mick
> Kalber
> 89 Syncro Westy "Daddeo"
> Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
> 62 Halaulani Place
> Hilo, Hawaii 96720
> 808-935-5557
> 808-935-0066 (fax)
> hotlava@interpac.net
> www.volcanoscapes.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2001 11:35 AM
> Subject: Re: road rage...my first experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR
> DOORS!!!
> In a message dated 2/10/01 2:17:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> jwalker17@earthlink.net writes:
>
>
>
> > can't let it ruin your life, and make you afraid to go
> > out. that's what i don't like about SUVs ... they tend to
> > promote that
> > sort of temperment in their drivers (i'm more important than
> > anybody
> > else on the road!!!).
> >
>
>
>
>
> i agree.. Alot of SUV drivers get that pumped up testosterone
> level "im the
> king of the road-dont mess with me" attitude.. That, and maybe
> he was trying
> to "impress" his girlfriend (who was sitting in the SUV the
> whole time) with
> his "tactfulnes" (read: "insane brut force") in handling a
> situation. i hope
> she dumped him after last night. One of these days he is going
> to do that
> to the wrong person...someone who wont back down like i did.
> Someone who has
> a short temper just like him..someone who has a loaded gun in
> the glovebox.
> And he'll be dead..
> what comes around, goes around, they say...
> i think i did the right thing , tho. still a little shaky, but
> calming down..
>
> chris
>
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