I honked, and he flipped me off? Excuse me? HE cut ME off! I have every right to honk! So I followed him until he took an offramp, then I honked and flipped him off. I have red gloves. I got the last word. Hah! -- -- Spidergraham Chaplain, ARSCC "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as Scientology." -ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club"
Not worth it. There's time's I can't help it, but it's not the smart thing to do. Work on figuring out strategies to stay on your ride, and don't be distracted by crap like that.
No, that would probably make me fall over. -- -- Spidergraham Chaplain, ARSCC "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as Scientology." -ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club"
It's what I do for fun. What was he gonna do, make a U-turn on the off-ramp? -- -- Spidergraham Chaplain, ARSCC "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as Scientology." -ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club"
Yikes! -- -- Spidergraham Chaplain, ARSCC "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as Scientology." -ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club"
Ya never know. Last week I entered a freeway onramp about 5:30 pm on a workday and a BDC was driving the wrong way OFF the onramp on the shoulder of sorts, in a BMW of course, with 3 passengers. This was a very busy freeway in the Bay Area (you're in LA right?, kind of equivalent to the 405, say). Several motorcyclists have lost their lives during a road-rage incident of one kind of another that started from a cager infringing on the legal space of a motorcyclist. I'd hate to lose you I'm guilty of trying to get the last word on occasion, and I always regret it later, mostly over what my family would have to go through if the moron who cut me off was also an armed moron.
Eep! Years ago, I was going home early in the morning (after 2 am) and saw headlights in my lane on the north 163. I signaled, and moved over a lane. The next morning, I read about a horrific accident involving a driver going south in the northbound lanes. Maybe the same guy? However, I probably should have elaborated on this last encounter. The guy who flipped me off after cutting me off; all I did was change lanes when he did, well behind him. Just so he'd see my lights in his rear view. Never pulled up alongside (can you spell 'target?') and only after he took the offramp and committed to it did I mess with him a bit. Heh, I've been riding long enough to know how to apply the mindfuck without actually putting myself in a position of peril. I bet it just crisped his bacon when I flipped him off when he was already well onto the G street exit that parallels the freeway. If I've learned anything from messing with Scientology, it's how to perfect the mindgames without actually endangering myself. They're good at that. Now, I am too! tee-hee! -- -- Spidergraham Chaplain, ARSCC "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as Scientology." -ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club"
He must've done it wrong. Never get within range. Words to live by. -- -- Spidergraham Chaplain, ARSCC "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as Scientology." -ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club"
Nice... And I am sure this lesson reinforced the fact of his being a paragon of civility and public virture :^P
