Road Rage in scripps ranch

[EJ]

“If see a potential slow driver wanting to get into my lane which is moving, I do not slow up to let them change into my lane.”

CB, common courtesy should still be exercised on the roadways. If an elderly person showed up at the cash register at the grocery about the same time as you do you rush to get in front of them?

You sound like a bad driver, please be more careful. Remember, those are actual people on the roads around you not just obstacles.

[an]

EJ, if a person show up at the cash register at the same time as you talking on the phone, oblivious to his/her surrounding and take his/her sweet time while people behind are waiting as well as the clerk, what would you do?

[no_such_reality]

Bark at them to put the phone down and quit inconveniencing everybody else.

[EJ]

AN, Being a generally courteous person I would probably be patient and just wait. I think most people would behave the same. This is not to say it doesn’t annoy me but typically people are nicer in person and would refrain from berating their fellow citizen because it took them 30 seconds longer to cash out at the grocery.

Being courteous on the road is even more important since many fatalities occur on our highways. It seems odd that often manners are forgotten when driving. I am starting to see the (ir)rational that people use to justify their behaviour on the road.

[an]

EJ, then what would you do if the person on the phone let other people to get in front while you’re standing right behind? I’m sure after 10-15 min, you won’t be too patient anymore.

[EJ]

OK, I think the grocery line example is not making the point I was hoping.

Lane hopping, tailgating and not yielding to merging traffic are all dangerous driving behaviours. I was hoping to make the point that people are generally more considerate when not in their vehicles, and I question why manners are thrown away on the roadways?

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Hi EJ…

I beg to differ. A growing number of people I encounter here in San Diego are indifferent, rude, and generally inconsiderate of others. You ever go into Costco? That place is packed with inconsiderate boors, who will run your ass over if you aren’t careful, OR they will block the entire aisle whilst trying to decide whether they need one or two giant boxes of Ziploc baggies. Wanna have some fun? Check out the Costco parking lot around lunchtime and watch everybody try to steam-roller each other out there;)

I look forward to the neutron-bomb effect of these ARMs re-adjusting…the houses will be left standing but the people will be gone…forced to move back in with Ma and Pa in Frankfort, Albany, Tulsa, Dayton, or whatever other place they came from.

The fuse for this bomb is getting very short I hope…

Also…I don’t consider most people my “fellow citizen”…the polite, considerate ones, yes. Most others, no.

[Anonymous]

Real Americans do not use the execrable expression “whilst.”

<<<..they will block the entire aisle whilst trying to decide...>>>

Why don’t you park that particular word on the compost heap where it belongs.

Thanks.

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Colombo…

That was either very funny, if meant to be sarcastic, or exactly the type of rude, inconsiderate behavior I expect from people, even those who may be like-minded about the direction of the housing market;)

Either way, I am amused…”whilst” is not a word I’ve ever used before…not sure why I chose to use it now. Most perplexing is why someone would take such offense to it. Perhaps it’s one of those words like “moist”, which to my wife is akin to “see you next Tuesday”.

All for now.

[JES]

Probably took offense because he is from San Diego and is rude like everybody else:) Kidding of course – in case anyone thinks I’m serious. People seem to transform into their evil twins when they drive, and I agree that most people are nicer off the road. That is not to say that people in SoCal are nice, especially compared to other places – like just about everywhere except a few cities on the East Coast.

Remember, I’m the guy who had a crazed lunatic in a Mercedes with kids in the car follow me into a San Marcos Home Depot parking lot, get out, and nearly attack me in front of the store. I walked towards the shovels on display outside the store and had every intention of smashing his head open in front of his entire family if he assaulted me. After numerous other less serious incidents this one took the cake and it was this very day that I decided I would get out of SoCal. The flashy, materialistic SoCal lifestyle combined with traffic and the cost of living force many otherwise nice people to transform into status driven, inconsiderate, self absorbed pricks.

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JES-

Your post contains elements that remind me of an old joke…

Q. What’s the difference between a Mercedes and a porcupine???

A. A porcupine has it’s “pricks” on the outside!!

[PerryChase]

I used to be very antsy in my younger days. But now, I just take my time and don’t bother with other people. Not need to get mad. You’re only hurting yourself by getting angry.

[CardiffBaseball]

I see inconsiderate people every single morning, and I’d go as far to say as this is the most inconsiderate place I have lived. Here in Cardiff at the Birmingham corner of I-5, traffic backs up getting onto the 5 from the east side. The problem there is a side street where people are coming from dropping kids off at school. Since it isn’t a 4-way stop, most people sitting on B’-ham allow one car the opportunity to get into the lane. Note that they don’t have to, most just choose to.

I am always amused at the people who “choose” not to let one car in, as I like to stare to see what they look like. The tailgate so close that nobody can fit in between, and they refuse to make eye contact. They are in essecnce saying F-U with their automobile, because it’s blatantly selfish.

These anal-types who are “techinically accurate” that they are not required to let anyone in, are probably SOX auditors or some such job. I just can’t imagine being a little weasel like that.

At the same time, I still do not like people who refuse to keep up with traffic as it picks up. That doesn’t mean I stalk them or taunt them, I just get away from, and preferably, in front of them. There is a point where “being safe” becomes inconsiderate. I might come off like a rude person, but I always let cars in coming from the on-ramp.

You want to see rude and inconsiderate go to the fairgrounds sometime.

[gold_dredger_phd]

JES:
You’re right. I can’t stand the people here. Especially the self-important yo-yos who have to brag about how many homes they have. They are very materialistic and care for not much else beyond their possessions, vacations, trips to the spa and how much they make. Very shallow, like in Palo Alto where I used to live.

The nastiest people I have encountered as strangers are in New York City. I’ve never seen such ill-tempered, mean, cynical people in my life. I was there for several hours and could not wait to leave.

[PerryChase]

New York City people are friendly in their own way. You have to “get” the sarcasm. I asked a ticket controller for directions and he said ” just follow the signs.” On the bus to the airport, an elderly Asian woman with bad English was asking for help exiting at the proper stop. She was worried about missing her stop. The driver kept on shaking his head and saying “I didn’t tell you this was the stop yet.” New Yorkers are cynical and sarcastic… That’s just they way the are. They think that we Californians are plastic smiley people.

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