You're the idiot...and blew the horn anyway...

[protege]

One from this morning...

I nearly saw an accident after arriving at work today. As usual, I parked up along the street, which was pretty deserted. Not surprising, since it was before 8am. Deserted, except for the box truck pulling out from one of the side streets. Said truck, was in the middle of the intersection, attempting to turn right...when it happened. The truck hesitated, because an oncoming car was a bit over the double-yellow. Anyhoo, some idiot in a blue Sunfire ( is up with the people--at least locally--who own these things? It's a shitbox economy car, not a sports car!) came roaring down the street, slammed on the brakes, and blasted the horn at the truck. Seriously? *You* nearly caused an accident, and the *truck driver* is the asshole?

[blas]

I *hate* when someone else is the reason traffic isn't moving or we nearly have an accident, and they have the nerve to honk at you or give you the finger.

[bhskittykatt]

I saw that once...except they cut off a bus instead of a truck. I heard a honk....I know it wasn't me, and it sure as hell wasn't loud enough to be the bus, meaning they were the ones honking! WTF?

[Chromatix]

The only explanation I can think of is "YOU'RE IN MY WAY!!! RAGE!!!11!!1!"

[protege]

Either that, or he's pissed that the truck has more horsepower

[blas]

Haha, I pwned a Sunfire today.

I don't know what it is about those cars and Neons. Both shitbox little cars that are only good for gas mileage, but not longterm wear and tear, and certainly nothing worth decorating and modifying. But, like little rat dogs, always insistent they are the baddest kids on the playground.

I felt like being an asshole today. I know I know better. But I couldn't help it. Douchebag younger guy with a loud-ass Sunfire needed to be in the lane I was in, and was trying that hand-holding, alternating between that and trying to get ahead of me, so I just romped the gas and made him get behind me. It wasn't just him, I HATE people who can't be in their proper lane and then proceed to try to fly past you.

[bhskittykatt]

Haha, I pwned a Sunfire today.

I felt like being an asshole today. I know I know better. But I couldn't help it. Douchebag younger guy with a loud-ass Sunfire needed to be in the lane I was in, and was trying that hand-holding, alternating between that and trying to get ahead of me, so I just romped the gas and made him get behind me. It wasn't just him, I HATE people who can't be in their proper lane and then proceed to try to fly past you.

I did that once, except I felt kinda proud, 'cause it was a Corvette that I smoked. There's no way my little Mirage should have been able to accomplish that, but (1) my car is a stick-shift, and (2) we were going uphill, and (3) either the 'Vette wasn't a stick shift, or he just didn't know how to use his gears. On one hand, yeah I was probably a bit of a bitch (both of us were), but on the other hand, my Mirage smoked a Corvette...

[wolfie]

I did that once, except I felt kinda proud, 'cause it was a Corvette that I smoked. There's no way my little Mirage should have been able to accomplish that, but (1) my car is a stick-shift, and (2) we were going uphill, and (3) either the 'Vette wasn't a stick shift, or he just didn't know how to use his gears. On one hand, yeah I was probably a bit of a bitch (both of us were), but on the other hand, my Mirage smoked a Corvette...

I've smoked a Camaro with my first car (shitbox economy car). Of course, it was going uphill with snow on the ground. Camaro driver was of the "want to go? give it a lot of gas" school of thought - recipe for wheelspin and fishtailing, but not forward movement, on slippery roads.

[Pagan]

The reason people do that, around here anyway, is that they've been caught doing something stupid and they know what they just did was stupid, but are trying to deflect the stupidity of their move.

I almost got a Sunfire when I was looking for a car. They had just come out when I was looking. So glad I didn't.

I did that once, except I felt kinda proud, 'cause it was a Corvette that I smoked. There's no way my little Mirage should have been able to accomplish that, but (1) my car is a stick-shift, and (2) we were going uphill, and (3) either the 'Vette wasn't a stick shift, or he just didn't know how to use his gears. On one hand, yeah I was probably a bit of a bitch (both of us were), but on the other hand, my Mirage smoked a Corvette...

I did that recently....in my 1996 on-it's-2nd-transmission Saturn SC2! I don't know if it was a stick shift, but it was a newer model, and my car is a 16-year-old automatic! And my baby has a lovely little growl to go with it.

[protege]

...or the Corvette owner might not have wanted to abuse the car. Not everyone who buys them is after 0-60 time, nor is everyone willing to risk a drag race against an easy target

Yet, nearly *every* Sunfire/Cadavalier owner (at least locally) seems to want to prove something. They all have a desire to lay rubber at traffic lights, and lots of annoying noise...with no real performance to show for it. Maybe that horsepower isn't the only thing they're...lacking?