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Originally Posted by Noah930

There are a lot of a-hole drivers out there, I noticed today. Grand prize went to a dude who tried to race me on the highway. Only I didn't realize we were racing.

He was in some late-model Jaguar XJ sedan with some sort of Russian sticker on the back. (Maxim?) He had come zipping along in the fast lane while I had been trundling along in one of the slow lanes (I wasn't in any hurry, and I was thinking ahead of the offramp I had to take from one highway to another). On the two-lane wide transition road I admit I came flying up on him...but in the other lane. I didn't do it to catch him, but rather because it's fun to go fast around corners in a 911. I slowed as there was traffic in front of me in my lane. I didn't crowd anyone.

As the transition road narrowed down to one lane, I dropped back a bit to let the Jag have space to merge. He was tailgating the car in front of him. Again, let him go first; I was in no rush.

So as our line of about 5 or 6 cars merged onto the next highway, there happened to be a line of cars in the "slow lane" preventing immediate merging. This merging area (two parallel lanes) goes on for at least 1/2 a mile, so there's no immediate rush to merge onto the highway proper. I was the last car in line, so as timing went, I let the line of cars in the (#4) slow lane slip by and merged onto the highway. A-hole Jag pilot just couldn't stand it that I might get in front of him (apparently), and instead of waiting for traffic to pass by to allow him to merge, he forced his way into the 1/2 car space between two others on the highway. As in: he only had 1/2 a car length on the guy next to him. Poor red car had to swerve half-way into the next lane to avoid the accident, leaning on his horn the entire time. Jag didn't care or back off. I mean, the cars were door handle to door handle for a good 50 yards.

After that banzai move, he did a similar thing for his next lane change, whipping his car into a spot in traffic 2 feet longer than his car. And then he swerved into the next faster (#2) lane over, which was free of traffic. As soon as he "broke free" into the traffic-free #2 lane, a couple car lengths in front of me (I had just gradually mosied on over three open lanes into the #1 lane while he was divebombing through the slow lanes), he finally drove normally. Only to then skitter across two lanes to exit the highway shortly later.

WTF? I always hear of stories how guys claim everyone wants to race them in their Porsches. In my 7 years of ownership, that's happened to me maybe once. A 25 year-old Porsche doesn't merit a 2nd glance in L.A. Does s h i t like this really happen?

that is called masturbation.

it happens all the time to me. seriously. all the TIME. just this morning, i had to show some VW donut what a souped up 951 will do off of the line. i let him get halfway across the intersection. then chirped the tires transitioning to 2nd gear. THEN, he wanted to tailgate me for several blocks. that was fun. i was hoping i could lead him into a corner really really HOT, but he turned up a side street...

Originally Posted by slodave

I had some dude decide to pass me at a stop sign in a residential last night. I guess he didn't like that I made full stops. There was a minivan in front of me that wasn't going very fast. I stop, he moves to my right and runs the stop sign, only to slow behind the minivan. I spent about two minutes yelling profanities at him at the next stop light. He avoided eye contact at all costs. Looked at me and my middle finger only once. I was so pissed, I cut him of as soon as the light changed. Total road rage moment.

ah.... your gang related experiences, recently, have taken hold.

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Ok, adults think they are terrible but kids like them. Are they super sweet? What is it about them that kids like but adults don't?

i like otter pops.

i also like turtles.

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Afternoon folks. I just took my 1st shower at home (post-op). Mrs. Carrera even requested that I shave, so I trimmed up the beard. This is as close to normal that I have been in a long time.

wow. your 1st?!?!?!? evar!?!?!?!?

Originally Posted by tweezers74

Otter pop party at my house!

excellent!