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Has this happened to you...
So about an hours ago 10 pm central time I was leaving target. I parked my car far far away where I was hoping nobody would park there and have to walk a mile in the freezing cold to get to the store.
As I'm leaving a see a van parked next to my car with window down, with the van still running and the guy inside smoking a cig.He parked super close to my door where I had to squize in and just watched me get in. Do people have nothing better to do then provoke people |
01-24-2013, 12:26 AM | #5 |
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Sounds disconcerting, did he look like this?
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I think you stand out when parking far and thus attract more attention plus harder to keep eye on. I'd rather blend with the masses and park as close as possible to my destination. I am selective of which space I pop in making sure its wide enough and well lighted. And if I could park between descent cars.
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^^+1 sad but true.
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Someone wrote on this forum once that the M3 wasn't the chick magnet he expected, but was instead a dick magnet. I've found that it's also an asshole magnet when it comes to parking anywhere, and when cruising-along a highway at-speed. We would be giving too much credence to people's intelligence capability by thinking most of them intentionally drive out there to piss off anyone. I tend to believe that most North American drivers suffer from an affliction called "don't have a clue." This scenario means they see a flashy shiny object parked somewhere in the back of the parking lot and just gravitate over to it (versus a trash can or a light pole). These are the same idiots that do "echo driving" [my term] on the freeway next to you. Scenario:
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^^yes have to love the drivers who drive super slow on one lane road and as soon as it comes to 2 lanes (or passing lanes) they speed up to 80+ lol. Love it!
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"echo driving"... love it! I also feel like my car has honey on it. No matter how much I try to isolate it, and therefore reduce my chances for door dings, I always find some jackass parked next to me. Usually a lowered 97' integra with fluorescent paint on the wheels or similar...
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or just show him your gun
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Agree with the others about parking, be smart about the spot but park closer in otherwise it attracts the assholes.
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Had a guy pass me but then 1 minute later he got pulled over ... Happiest moment of the day |
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I had a Prius (seriously) dry to out run me into a turn to merge onto the freeway. Chopped across in front of me then slid straight on into a wall (not very hard as it wasn't that fast.) Pretty funny...
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Then a pickup truck coming up real fast behind me got impatient, and passed the cars on the right shoulder. He knew it was the wrong move when the dash and grill lights of the Texas DPS Trooper car lit him up. Usually, it's an idiot doing the echo driving... but sometimes, rarely, there's a legitimate reason! - V .
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Track? What Track? I was just riding along . . .
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Sometimes, I swear, if you're driving an M3 on a six-lane or eight-lane freeway, you can just manipulate other people's speed. I noticed this driving back from PCD in Greer. Haven't engaged in it since.
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