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Sat in the queue at traffic lights this morning. They change to green - we all move off. In my mirror I see some clever herbert flying down the BUS LANE (in the wrong already) and then he seriously cuts me up to get into the queue - a gap which is already closing up cos everyone is slowing for the camera ahead. So I got out of my pram! I flashed my lights and held my hands up in a 'what's the point' gesture. WELL - he took great exception to me pointing out the error of his ways. Kept braking suddenly in front of me so that I nearly rammed him. I gesture him to 'move along' - he pulls over and starts waving his arm out the window to join him. I held back; he moves off then does the same again - this time the road is wider so I floor it and 'wave' to him. He then ended up even further back in the queue and obviously upset someone else cos I saw him flashing them. Funny thing is tho, once he realised it was a woman he wouldn't come alongside me to turn right at the next set of lights LOL

Nice one Anne! Anne

LOL - that's two so far this week including the idiot BMW driver at Tesco the other night - just waiting for the third!

Well done Anne. Glad you could demonstrate what polite driving should be like!! He'll probably hide if you see him again. lol Sue

Hope it's better tomorrow morning Anne!, sounds like he had a problem! :)

Worrying thing is Linda - he could well have been on the 'school run' - there are lots near where I work and I always catch that traffic..............

GIRL POWER lol go anne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You women!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You have Absolutely no Idea how important it is, to get in front of one more car......in a queue,especially if the one being over tooken is a woman Its a blokey thing...............( sometimes)... just plain bad manners and irresponsible driving........ I mean i was in a queue the other day, and what do you think overtook us, on the inside?...........one of those mini scooter things.........perishin cheek...........

Oh Confession! 4 or 5 years back I got involved in a bit of finger saluting with a man who took exception to the fact I was adhering to the speed limit. He was on the back bumper all the way up the A5183 to Friars Wash where the A5183 joins the M1 north. Now I have done a bit of racing in my time - Karts and F2 stock cars - so when I got to the curving slip road to the M1 I didn't back off too much, he tried to follow me and slid wide and clouted the Armco! Result!

Didnt know Where to put me 'ed!!!!!

nice one andy and anne im like something possesed in the car when a guy gets up my back end and you can then see him mouthing obscenities through your mirror, i love to give a friendly wave and smile at them, i have been known to get out of the car and walk round to driver of white van where i used to live , he never missed a day when he wouldnt try to intimidate me,one morning i had to reverse slowly out of our street as you couldnt turn, his bumper was facing my bumper and he was pushing me almost, up the street, i was close to hiting a car parked on left side . i yanked handbrake on told kids to stay in car, and went to the white van mans window, when i demanded he get out of his van he just sat there looking like ( shit shes lost it, big time). hubby works nights and daughter went in house and woke him up, of course i went nuts with him then for acting like little women couldnt deal with it. white van man reversed and gave me space to pull forward and out a bit. i still want to swipe him every time i see him, last i heard hes taxi driver.

Actually thinking about it - that WAS my third incident in 7 days!! :O Bringing my dad back from hospital the other lunch time a young bimbo in a Jag cut me up to come off the motorway at the same junction - completely compromised me when there was half a mile of empty carriageway behind me. But then you cant expect a Jag to sit behind a Corsa huh? lol Drew up alongside her at the lights, where she was taking great interest in the motorway traffic to the other side of her. When the lights changed she HAD to make eye contact - so I told her she was a stupid t*rt - must have frightened the pants off her cos she took off - cut in front of me - undertook the 2 cars that were infront her - cut them up again to get back in the right lane before disappearing off at the next roundabout............. Ggrrrr - these people know damn well they have done the wrong thing and then they dont like it when other drivers get upset with them - what's the point? You'll get there when you there!! Sorry - but I just cant abide people who do stupid and pointless things on the road - fume!!

Years ago I had a Mini, that was quite old anyway! and you could take the ignition key out and the engine would still run! One day a guy sat on my bumper for miles, really annoyed me, so when we got to some red lights I took the key out, got out of the car and opened the boot and asked the guy, in a very posh voice, "Would you like to F******g get in now?" He just threw his hands up, was very red faced and I got back in the car and drove off! But were my legs shaking or what!! lol Kim

Kim - good for you girl PMSL. See - they dont like it if you make a stand cos they know they were in the wrong :)) Must admit my legs had gone all wobbly y'day morning lol - I hope he gets up earlier today and isn't in such a hurry.

A while ago - but still makes me smile.... We could hear a terrible commotion outside the office window so we all looked out to see what was going on. Down in the street there was a large Chevvy type car and a small pick up truck facing each other bumper to bumper. The bloke in the car was leaning on the horn and 'F'ing and blinding at the bloke in the truck to get out of the way and let him pass. The bloke in the truck was keeping his cool and just indicated with his hand that it wasn't up to him to back up. That made the first man even more irate, he was shouting threats and all sorts. Finally he gets out of the car, bangs on the truck with his fist and starts to get really violent. The bloke in the truck smiles, opens the door and climbs out - ALL 7'0" OF HIM !!! (well he looked that big - a good head and shoulders above the other bloke and he weren't small!) He didn't say a word, just stood there with his arms folded, legs apart and smiling. I have never seen anyone back down so quickly in my life! Without another word, he skedaddled back to his car and reversed. The truck driver sailed past with a wave and a toot and we all cheered! Magsx

I HAVE DRIVEN FOR 43 YEARS - had one accident when van in front was going through lights on amber and changed his mind. I made a right mess of the car, in which my hubbie was taking his driving test the next day! Needless to say, I was in the wrong as too close to van in front and too inexperienced to know that if the brakes don't work first time, you should 'pump' them..........the roads were wet/slippy. I have now learnt to treat everyone as idiots on the road (inc pedestrians) and give way to any nut as it is just not worth the hassle, but YES I do boggle at what other drivers do - selfish s..s, the lot of them. Especially (four-wheel) drivers, who seem to think they own the road! Good job I haven't got white hair or I would have a contest on my hands!! It's all good fun, LIFE!

Well - I've just nipped home for lunch. I'm disappointed - my journey to work today was completely uneventful lol :P

Anne, presumably there is " this evening"?to look forward to?

Now the ones that really annoy me are motorbikes who queue jump, and half the time you don't see them. Waiting at some traffic lights to turn right a motorbike came down on the outside of me so as to get in front of the queue and as he tries to turn back in he catches the kerb on the bit that the traffic light is sitting on, next thing he is on the floor. Hardly surprising that no one gets out to help him up. Sometimes there is a god.

thanks for this girls - keep 'em coming. Laughing SOOO hard