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[jayswin]

What is with those drivers that get all butt hurt when you try to get in their lane and do that ridiculous gap closing speed up move?

Literally two examples tonight. First with me, I needed to exit right and with just a slight speed up gave myself tonnes of room in front of this guy. I actually didn't even realize that as soon as I started moving over he stomped the gas and started flashing his high beams. He ended up following me right to the parking lot I was going into, two inches from my bumper the whole way, going berserk the whole time. He parked behind me, I guess to block me in, but I'm a big guy, so I just got out and walked right by his window to see if he was looking to fight or whatever. He was screaming at me from his car, but wouldn't even wind down the window when I walked by, lol. He was a little guy though, once I was out of my car I think it became more "real life" where you can't just scream and act aggressive towards anyone.

Then on the way home it happened to another guy on Anderson. Lane changer guy going about 90, guy in left lane going about 80. The 90 guy had tonnes of room ahead of him and went to change. Suddenly 80 guy did a full speed up and the 90 guy almost sideswiped him, it was so dangerous.

Why is there so many of these "my lane, not yours!!!" warriors out there. I don't get it.

[bc-chris]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

Last two days all my muscles and joints in my limbs have been almost debilitatingly painful. Except basically for no reason. I haven’t really done much physical or been exercising, but I’ve barely been able to get out of bed I’m so sore in my legs especially. I thought maybe Covid at first but my rapid tests came back negative. Obviously I’ll make a doctor appointment if it continues tomorrow, anybody have any ideas.

Do you have any flu-like symptoms? I know that one of the bugs going around seems to really hit people in the legs. A number of our friends and their kids have been like that over the last month. One of the families we know took their 2 kids to hospital they had such bad leg pain.

[OutOfTheCube]

No other symptoms at all, just limb pain mostly in the legs. It’s possible it’s a flu and I just got lucky with no other symptoms, just super weird. A kid probably wouldn’t be able to deal with this very well at all. Hoping tomorrow is better as it’s back to work!

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by jayswin

What is with those drivers that get all butt hurt when you try to get in their lane and do that ridiculous gap closing speed up move?

Literally two examples tonight. First with me, I needed to exit right and with just a slight speed up gave myself tonnes of room in front of this guy. I actually didn't even realize that as soon as I started moving over he stomped the gas and started flashing his high beams. He ended up following me right to the parking lot I was going into, two inches from my bumper the whole way, going berserk the whole time. He parked behind me, I guess to block me in, but I'm a big guy, so I just got out and walked right by his window to see if he was looking to fight or whatever. He was screaming at me from his car, but wouldn't even wind down the window when I walked by, lol. He was a little guy though, once I was out of my car I think it became more "real life" where you can't just scream and act aggressive towards anyone.

Then on the way home it happened to another guy on Anderson. Lane changer guy going about 90, guy in left lane going about 80. The 90 guy had tonnes of room ahead of him and went to change. Suddenly 80 guy did a full speed up and the 90 guy almost sideswiped him, it was so dangerous.

Why is there so many of these "my lane, not yours!!!" warriors out there. I don't get it.

Similar incident with me years back with a guy following me into a parking lot. Not sure why people get so angry about this. It's a problem with Calgary drivers that seem to think letting someone in front of them is somehow compromising their commute. My wife is guilty of this mentality as I have had to tell her a few times not to do this and let the car in.

[The Fisher Account]

Anybody else been getting fairly consistent spoofing spam in their Gmail inboxes lately?

I used to get nothing, now it's 3-5 a week from McAffee, Costco, Shoppers or some DHL like scamming company.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by jayswin

He parked behind me, I guess to block me in, but I'm a big guy, so I just got out and walked right by his window to see if he was looking to fight or whatever.

Oh oh oh! I never get to use this one anymore!

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Oh oh oh! I never get to use this one anymore!

Haha, I, too, am a fan of that jpg, but I def didn't read Jayswin's comment as acting tough. It's where being big comes in handy. I'll often have people drive up beside me to try to stare me down or whatever and then just stare straight ahead once they get a look at me. Little do they know I couldn't fight my way out of a wet paper bag muhahah.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by The Fisher Account

Anybody else been getting fairly consistent spoofing spam in their Gmail inboxes lately?

I used to get nothing, now it's 3-5 a week from McAffee, Costco, Shoppers or some DHL like scamming company.

Yeah and I get multiples each day from McAffee in particular.

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

No other symptoms at all, just limb pain mostly in the legs. It’s possible it’s a flu and I just got lucky with no other symptoms, just super weird. A kid probably wouldn’t be able to deal with this very well at all. Hoping tomorrow is better as it’s back to work!

Well, I'll use the power of positive thought to get you better, and wish you a Happy New Years.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Oh oh oh! I never get to use this one anymore!

Ha ha ha. I can identify with his experience as the same thing happened to me except the other guy got out of his car fast and ran towards my car only to back up when I got out and change his tune. I think it's kind of silly when someone has so much road rage that they are willing to follow the other person to a parking lot for a face to face confrontation as nothing really good can come from it.

[TheIronMaiden]

As crazy as it sounds I think that some people are addicted to the feeling that anger gives you.

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by GordonBlue

Well, I'll use the power of positive thought to get you better, and wish you a Happy New Years.

Lol, I am softening on the Happy New Years thing. Today is okay cause it's the first work day back :P

Fortunately I did feel quite a bit better this morning.

[Engine09]

I had a vile, poisonous toad of a coworker years ago who used to get so worked up in traffic, he would tell us stories of giving people the finger and swearing at people in parking lots, etc. He was a real angry, piece of garbage. 5'4" and 150 lbs but he would scream at people.

One day he came in to work with a huge black eye, would not say a damn word about what happened. Holy #### that was hilarious.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Haha, I, too, am a fan of that jpg, but I def didn't read Jayswin's comment as acting tough. It's where being big comes in handy.

I know, I just wanted to post it for nostalgia purposes.

Also, you've seen me, I'm also pretty big. But if I'm being serious while it's nice to have the disincentive for people to mess with you, I still wouldn't do what he said. Whether someone is big or not, you never know what they're willing to do when they're angry, or what they have on hand. Who knows, maybe little angry dude is a daily carry knife aficionado. Just not worth taking a chance on whether random people might be crazy.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

I know, I just wanted to post it for nostalgia purposes.

Also, you've seen me, I'm also pretty big. But if I'm being serious while it's nice to have the disincentive for people to mess with you, I still wouldn't do what he said. Whether someone is big or not, you never know what they're willing to do when they're angry, or what they have on hand. Who knows, maybe little angry dude is a daily carry knife aficionado. Just not worth taking a chance on whether random people might be crazy.

Oh yeah, for sure. I do all my acting tough from the safety of my locked car. Like I want to get in a fight and hit my head on concrete or hurt somebody else. Any scenario in which I'm swinging fists sounds like a nightmare to me.

[81MC]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Oh yeah, for sure. I do all my acting tough from the safety of my locked car. Like I want to get in a fight and hit my head on concrete or hurt somebody else. Any scenario in which I'm swinging fists sounds like a nightmare to me.

Right. Like, literally nothing is worth having my daughter grow up without a dad, or worse tending to a vegetable, because I couldn’t just leave a situation. Sweet every year there’s a coupon of deaths from people who just hit their head after a fight.

Even without injury, who the fuxk had time for these altercations? Man, I’m trying my best to get the #### I need done, done. Ain’t nobody got time to waste frontin some stranger

[jayswin]

Keep in mind I was at my destination, so I needed to get out regardless. It's not like we mutually pulled over to deal with it because we were both so heated. But yeah, I did kind go slow by his window to see what his deal was. So guilty on that account.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

As crazy as it sounds I think that some people are addicted to the feeling that anger gives you.

Its funny, I'm as non-confrontational as they come but I have had a couple of road rage incidents and they have all been hilarious.

My favourite, absolute favourite was when a woman and I had a traffic mix-up, I couldnt even tell you what happened it was so long ago, and then we ended up going to the same place and she thought I was following her.

She just happened to be going to a business a few doors down from my office.

"Well I'm glad you're here! I want to talk to your Boss!!"

Cool. I unlock my office, walk in and sit behind my desk.

"What can I do for you?"

She just sputtered and stuttered and left.

But honestly...what do people think is going to happen in this scenario? Even absolute best case??

"In my opinion your employee drives like a jerk!"

What would any rational person expect the reaction to be to that?

[Muta]

My Gen Z staff always needing time off, taking multiple appointments a month (and of course, during the day, not before work / at lunch / after work), requesting to work from home all the time, never putting in a minute more past 5 PM, or becoming sick on the slightest whim RGMG. I've noticed this over the last few years, and it just increased during and after the pandemic. I sure hope it's just a complete coincidence, or they're easily the most high maintenance generation of workers ever, haha. I'll go back to yelling at my cloud now.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Muta

My Gen Z staff always needing time off, taking multiple appointments a month (and of course, during the day, not before work / at lunch / after work), requesting to work from home all the time, never putting in a minute more past 5 PM, or becoming sick on the slightest whim RGMG. I've noticed this over the last few years, and it just increased during and after the pandemic. I sure hope it's just a complete coincidence, or they're easily the most high maintenance generation of workers ever, haha. I'll go back to yelling at my cloud now.

Dude, Gen Z totally has it right. I've learned a lot from them.

One of my staff is a boomer and her husband is in the hospital right now and will be for the next three weeks. I finished a conversation with her this morning where I encouraged her to visit him during the day (just bust out for a couple hours, paid) so she could have her evenings to wind down. It's very stressful to work all day, then go to the hospital all night. I don't want to see her doing that.

People shouldn't work a minute past five. You shouldn't want to steal people's time. It's literally theft.

Five days a week/40+ hours a week is absurd. I hope this new generation keeps forcing change.