Arrogant Idiots in Cars

[vifferman]

Last night, riding home in the rain, I had to fill up with distilled organic solvents as the Red LED of Doom was glaring at me.
So I'm sitting there in the middle of the road, in the rain, waiting for a gap so I can turn right into the service station driveway, when this plonker in a car comes out of an intersection on my left, across in front of me, and through the gap in traffic I've been waiting for. Luckily, there's another gap soon after, so I turn in after him. Mr Cockhead is by now performing a weird 5.4 -turn manoeuvre in the forecourt, presumably so he can get his car positioned with the filler next to the bowser. (Hello... hasn't anyone told him the hoses allow access from either side?) At the time, it wasn't clear this is what he was doing; he could have been backing up to the trailers for all I know. I wasn't sitting in the rain to see what he was up to.
So, I ride around him, and pull up at the pump, and hop off. Mr Knob-End backs up behind my bike, and starts beeping his horn. I ignore him. He didn't give way to me on the road and made me wait, so fuckim - it's his turn to wait now. I mean, fair's fair, right?
He gets out, and yells, "Hey! Didn't you see me!?!" So I continue filling my tank. He starts getting a bit agitated. "Hey, ya fucken egg! Didn't you see me?!?" I ignore him, fill up, move my bike in case he decides to nudge it (and because I'm a thoughtful chappy), and go and pay.
I think he wanted to punch me in the head, but there was lots of people around. I doubt he learned anything from this, but it was kinda satisfying.

[jrandom]

I think he wanted to punch me in the head, but there was lots of people around. I doubt he learned anything from this, but it was kinda satisfying.

He probably went home and moaned to his wife about inconsiderate biker bastards and how society has degraded terribly since *his* day and if he were in charge he'd see to 'em for sure, dammit, shouldn't be on the road on those death machines anyway, mucking up the accident statistics for honest car-driving citizens and stealing valuable petrol-pump time.

In fact, he's probably posting to the Kiwi Boring Shitbox Driver forum website right now about the rude cunt on the red motorbike and how they should all run him off the road next time they spot 'im from a Pajero.

[vifferman]

He probably went home and moaned to his wife about inconsiderate biker bastards and how society has degraded terribly since *his* day

He probably went home and took it out on his wife: he WAS wearing a "wife beater" shirt. And he was an ugly bastid.
Did I mention he was a Knob End?

In fact, he's probably posting to the Kiwi Boring Shitbox Driver forum website right now about the rude cunt on the red motorbike and how they should all run him off the road next time they spot 'im from a Pajero.

Strange, that. He WAS actually driving some crap used Jap import shitbox of some bland colour and no particularly distinguishing features. Couldn't even tell you the make or model, but I bet HE thought it was a Rolls Royce, and every other road-user should get the hell out of his way. He obviously had no concept about road rules, considerate driving, effective communication and the like.
Yeah, I was rude, I guess, but no ruder than he deserved. Keeping my cool when he was getting agitated probably stopped it degenerating into a Service Station Forecourt Rage incident.

[jrandom]

Yeah, I was rude, I guess, but no ruder than he deserved. Keeping my cool when he was getting agitated probably stopped it degenerating into a Service Station Forecourt Rage incident.

Well, I wouldn't have said you were rude. In fact, I would have described your behaviour as Admirable Restraint. I fear I might have degenerated into a little Service Station Forecourt Rage in that situation, myself. So few chances in my sparkly-clean little middle-class life to justifiably beat the snot out of people.

[James Deuce]

Spectacular point scoring mate.

Pity he was too stoopid to recognise the irony.

[vifferman]

Spectacular point scoring mate.

Pity he was too stoopid to recognise the irony.

Thanx, Jim. Maybe it was too subtle? Perhaps I should have gone and explained it to him, so he didn't miss the point?
I didn't actually set out to do that, but I was a bit pissed off at sitting in the rain while he pushed past me, and then I just pulled up to my usual pump, and when I realised he wanted to use it, thought "Fuck him - his turn to wait!"

[Firefight]

Mr Knob-End backs up behind my bike, and starts beeping his horn. I ignore him. He didn't give way to me on the road and made me wait, so fuckim - it's his turn to wait now. I mean, fair's fair, right?
He gets out, and yells, "Hey! Didn't you see me!?!" So I continue filling my tank. He starts getting a bit agitated. "Hey, ya fucken egg! Didn't you see me?!?" I ginore him, fill up, move my bike in case he decides to nudge it (and because I'm a thoughtful chappy), and go and pay.
I think he wanted to punch me in the head, but there was lots of people around. I doubt he learned anything from this, but it was kinda satisfying.

Nice one, you are the better man, I showed Mrs F/F your thread, her reply was why can't you be more like that, not always easy, but at the end of the day(its night) no, what I meant to say is that at the end of the day it is sometimes better to get your point across with out ranting and raving and such like, I know when I have had a simiular situation, walking off can be hard, but The feeling after is worth it.good one.

F/F

[Jackrat]

Yeah,good on ya'.
Hmmm,it's a long time since I heard somebody called an egg.
No guessing what his back ground is huh.

[vifferman]

Yeah,good on ya'.
Hmmm,it's a long time since I heard somebody called an egg.
No guessing what his back ground is huh.

Thanx, Jackrat.
Obviously, he was a Norwegian poultry farmer.

Now that I think more about it, HE was the egg. He needed to have an LPG bottle filled, so he had a wait on his hands anyway.
Dick...

[Ms Piggy]

Excellent work! I wish I could be more like that & also that I could approach people who drive dangerously but, I get a little nervous & flustered and I admit it....scared! Although I did turn around & go & tell off some kids who threw bark chip at me!

[Jackrat]

Excellent work! I wish I could be more like that & also that I could approach people who drive dangerously but, I get a little nervous & flustered and I admit it....scared! Although I did turn around & go & tell off some kids who threw bark chip at me!

Mate,nothing wrong with showing a bit of discression or even being a bit scared.Most people like FS came across get what they deserve in the long run, even if it's only in the quality of the lives they live.

[James Deuce]

Thanx, Jim. Maybe it was too subtle? Perhaps I should have gone and explained it to him, so he didn't miss the point?
I didn't actually set out to do that, but I was a bit pissed off at sitting in the rain while he pushed past me, and then I just pulled up to my usual pump, and when I realised he wanted to use it, thought "Fuck him - his turn to wait!"

I think making the point to yourself is probably more worthy than trying to educate someone who isn't interested in learning.

Plus the point served to entertain us "motopaikas".

I chuckled out loud when I read your post the first time.

[speedpro]

I wonder if it was the same guy who while I was at Chipmunks threatened to break my legs. I'd told his friends brat son of about 8 to leave the other kids alone on the slide after he'd made two other kids cry, and then stopped him from pushing in when all the other kids were queueing.

What a tosser.

[James Deuce]

I wonder if it was the same guy who while I was at Chipmunks threatened to break my legs. I'd told his friends brat son of about 8 to leave the other kids alone on the slide after he'd made two other kids cry, and then stopped him from pushing in when all the other kids were queueing.

What a tosser.

It's weird. When my son hassles other kids, I'll pull him into line. I never understand parents who stick up for kids whose behaviour is patently out of line.

I suppose the lecture on teaching children empathy and responsibility netted you a threat to have you neck broken?

Actually it does sound like firestormer's guy doesn't it?

Calling someone an egg is derived from the play whose name cannot be spoken. When the young prince, who is about to be murdered, stands up to MacDuff, MacDuff cries, "What? You egg!", as in the child dares oppose me.

[toads]

gotta love your prose mate!, made for good reading, I totally agree I probably would have asserted myself also in the circumstances, there should be an ncea qualification in good manners, and everyone should be locked up until they qualify!