You Know What Really Grinds My Gears....The Sequel!

[foshizzle11]

When a co-worker calls you during lunch time and is eating while talking to you, why not wait 10 minutes until you are finished lunch before calling. Blah, so annoying!! Happened today and it isn't the first time.

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by DuffMan

So I was driving up a 2 lane highway the other night. As it turned out there was only me in the left lane and a guy about 8 or 10 car lengths behind me in the right lane. We were going the same speed, and I thought there's no point in getting in front of him, and no one else was around, so I just stayed in the left lane. About close to 5 minutes later he steps on the gas, passes me, pulls in front of me and then eventually has to go slower so he can take a turnoff on the left. He could've just drove the same speed, pulled in behind me and taken his turnoff.
I tailgated him as long as I could.

Since this was such a hit, when I posted it, I now have part deux.

Same Highway last night. 100 km, double lane. I am in the right lane in front of about 4 other cars, I'm, doing 110, and all the other vehicles are behind me doing about the same, and I'm talking about 10 car gaps inbetween them all.
Now, there is a vehicle in the left lane doing the same speed limit as everyone else. Eventually there is a turnoff for another hiway from the left lane, so I just assumed he would turn off there, and then after that our 2 lane goes to a 1 lane in about 2 kms.
So the guy in the left lane goes past the turnoff and then starts to drive about 115 or 120, fast than me anyways, to get in front of me, which I'm fine with. But then once we get into the one lane section, he all of a sudden is down to 100, so I have to shut down my cruise control. Then he is doing almost 90, this is still a 100 zone for about 5 km.

So, to recap the guy was behind me, doing the same speed, sped up, passed me, and then did less than what I was going.

I tailgated him the rest of the way, which I could tell he did not enjoy.

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by foshizzle11

When a co-worker calls you during lunch time and is eating while talking to you, why not wait 10 minutes until you are finished lunch before calling. Blah, so annoying!! Happened today and it isn't the first time.

or, when you are in your office eating something and forgot to shut the door, and someone comes in and talks for 15 minutes.

[Looch City]

Trying to pass people who walk around like this:

[Huntingwhale]

Originally Posted by Iggy City

Trying to pass people who walk around like this:

Even worse when it's this guy.

[Kiran403]

Ya those guys are the worst. Audible lols at the last two posts.

[Coach]

I'd rather try to pass that person than the row of people walking incomprehensibly slow taking up the whole hallway. Seriously, who walks this slow and all in a straight line?

[Regular_John]

Originally Posted by DuffMan

Since this was such a hit, when I posted it, I now have part deux.

Same Highway last night. 100 km, double lane. I am in the right lane in front of about 4 other cars, I'm, doing 110, and all the other vehicles are behind me doing about the same, and I'm talking about 10 car gaps inbetween them all.
Now, there is a vehicle in the left lane doing the same speed limit as everyone else. Eventually there is a turnoff for another hiway from the left lane, so I just assumed he would turn off there, and then after that our 2 lane goes to a 1 lane in about 2 kms.
So the guy in the left lane goes past the turnoff and then starts to drive about 115 or 120, fast than me anyways, to get in front of me, which I'm fine with. But then once we get into the one lane section, he all of a sudden is down to 100, so I have to shut down my cruise control. Then he is doing almost 90, this is still a 100 zone for about 5 km.

So, to recap the guy was behind me, doing the same speed, sped up, passed me, and then did less than what I was going.

I tailgated him the rest of the way, which I could tell he did not enjoy.

Gotta imagine it's the folks without cruise control making massive jumps up/down in speed like that. I remember one time driving through Saskatchewan and there was a girl driving a green sunfire that kept speeding up as people were passing her, like subconsciously she'd just start matching the speed of any car on her left side.

I honestly don't think she was trying to box people in, I just know most of the time I can comfortably pass people with my cruise set at 120ish but I really had to floor it when passing her as her speed just kept creeping as I approached her car.

/cool story bro

[Stealth22]

Originally Posted by DuffMan

or, when you are in your office eating something and forgot to shut the door, and someone comes in and talks for 15 minutes.

At least you have a door that other people can see when its shut. The door leading into my cubicle is invisible. Only I can see it when its closed.

[habernac]

Originally Posted by MattyC

I'd rather try to pass that person than the row of people walking incomprehensibly slow taking up the whole hallway. Seriously, who walks this slow and all in a straight line?

Walking on the plus 15s with two people in front of you somehow taking up the entire hallway. Maddening.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by habernac

Walking on the plus 15s with two people in front of you somehow taking up the entire hallway. Maddening.

Kudos to all the people doing the MS walk along the Bow River Sunday. However, many walkers took up both sides of the path, quite a few of them walking backwards or oblivious to people coming the other way.

[habernac]

Originally Posted by troutman

Kudos to all the people doing the MS walk along the Bow River Sunday. However, many walkers took up both sides of the path, quite a few of them walking backwards or oblivious to people coming the other way.

Too many people don't understand that the pathway system is basically a divided road. Stay to the right. The advent of everyone with earbuds doesn't help, either. You need an air horn to alert people that you're trying to pass.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by habernac

Too many people don't understand that the pathway system is basically a divided road. Stay to the right. The advent of everyone with earbuds doesn't help, either. You need an air horn to alert people that you're trying to pass.

Head down, power from the hips to get through

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by habernac

too many people don't understand that the pathway system is basically a divided road. Stay to the right. The advent of rollerblades doesn't help, either. You need an air horn to alert people that you're trying to pass.

fyp

[habernac]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Head down, power from the hips to get through

they get three "dings" from my bell. Then I plow through.

[Tailgator]

Originally Posted by MattyC

I'd rather try to pass that person than the row of people walking incomprehensibly slow taking up the whole hallway. Seriously, who walks this slow and all in a straight line?

I seem to run into this everytime I go to a mall. Drives me friggin nuts - who the he## walks that slow together and takes up 10 feet wide?!
It's better when you're walking at them as I've started playing a mall version of red rover.....

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by habernac

Too many people don't understand that the pathway system is basically a divided road. Stay to the right. The advent of everyone with earbuds doesn't help, either. You need an air horn to alert people that you're trying to pass.

Originally Posted by Wormius

fyp

long boarders. Seems like everyone in Sylvan has one. Also, seems the everyone that has one is mute.

[Burninator]

'berta

Saw it on twitter. Please don't let this be a thing.

[flamesfan6]

canada post ... i can drive there and back from victoria to richmond in 5 hours including the ferry

takes canada post 2 days (assuming it comes tomorrow) to deliver it...

[polak]

Being a naturally skinny person that has a hard time gaining weight, I must say that researching workout and diet routines really grinds the living f*** out of my gears.

For every single article out there, I guarantee I can find one that says to do the opposite.

Due to this ying and yang effect, I have decided that it's all BS and all I can do is force feed myself to the point of getting sick and workout with good form. Everything else is BS.

Scotch time.