There are far better ways to carry on a conversation...

[AdamAnt316]

Background: I live on a short, narrow private road. It has a steep hill on one end.

I was in the driveway, getting ready to leave, when I spotted a minivan driving up the hill extremely slowly. As I wondered why the van was going so slow, I noticed that there was a woman walking alongside the minivan, talking to the lady in the minivan as she drove! After the van passed the end of my driveway, I slowly approached the road to watch what was going on. A large truck started to come down the road from the other direction, yet the walking woman kept on walking right in the middle of the road, completely ignoring the truck, which had to swerve around her! Even after the truck had passed, they just kept on gabbing as the minivan rolled along. I then decided to go down the hill instead of trying to deal with the stupidity. I wonder if either of them has ever heard of pulling over in a much less obtrusive place or, I don't know, using the phone?
-Adam

[BrenDAnn]

O.o Buh...Wha...I don't even...Why would the one in the minivan not just pull over? Why could the walking woman not get in the van or something? Was she kicked out of the van and trying to negotiate her way back in? I just don't understand it. My brain is crying from the sheer stupidity of it!

[Dave1982]

"Get in the van Jackie!"

"No."

"Jackie....please get in the van?"

"No."

"Jackie....GET IN THE VAN!!!!!"

[blas]

I've been stuck here trying to get out of the apartments because someone blocked the exit to get their mail or get a paper.

Or two neighbors are sitting idling at the exit and want to chat.

[AdamAnt316]

I've been stuck here trying to get out of the apartments because someone blocked the exit to get their mail or get a paper.

Or two neighbors are sitting idling at the exit and want to chat.

The latter I've seen many times. However, until yesterday, I'd never seen one of said chatters try to do it with a moving car while on foot.......
-Adam

[blas]

I'm sure I've seen it before, I just can't remember.

The newspaper people piss me off so much. I wish they'd put that stupid newstand somewhere else.

[Dips]

How are you AdamAnt? Long time no see. Mr. Dips says hello.

I can't say I've seen that one. The hill on our street seems to attract pedestrians out to exercise. They always seem very surprised when they see a car using the road. But if it's someone they know, yup, they stop to chat without thinking other people might need to get by.

Blas, that's another peeve. Our mailboxes are at the end of our street.

It's not a long street either. Walking to them from anyone's driveway and back would take 2 minutes, tops. Even if they stop to chat with a random motorist.

Yet people will block the entire road entry to stop and get their mail leaving me stuck on a blind corner of the main road waiting for them to fucking move so I can turn onto our street.

The way some people drive around here it's only a matter of time before someone comes around that corner too fast and rear ends me while I'm waiting for some lazy twit to get his mail.

[Lovecats]

When we lived in an apartment when we first moved here I would stop at the mailboxes all the time to get my mail. But it was on the left side and there was plenty of room for people to get past. I could just reach over with my key and unlock the box and get the mail without getting out of my car.

[BrenDAnn]

Okay now I will admit seeing two cars parked drivers sides toward each other, their drivers chatting, in the middle of a fucking road, is sort of a normal occurrence around here. Actually, it's usually at an intersection, like the two I came upon last summer en route to my sister's house to watch my niece play softball. Oh, that pissed me off!

[blas]

Yeah, our mailboxes are set up right next to one of the two exits out of here, but the other one is on the other side of another building, so I'd have to back up and turn around.

People just come home here, and park and go get their mail, blocking the entry/exit. Just fricken walk to get your mail. Seriously. And get a subscription for the paper. It's cheaper than paying $1 every day.

[wagegoth]

I have to watch for idiot middle of the street pedestrians around my MIL's house. Super Bowl day I'm driving over just after the game has ended, and have to slam on my breaks to avoid all the asshats walking to their cars down the middle of the street, in the dark, no streetlights.

Then the last time I went by some guy comes walking up the middle of the street as I'm about to turn on it, talking on his cellphone, then crosses right in front of me.

[EricKei]

With all the tourists in town here for Mardi Gras, in particular, I recently was told that "it seems that jaywalking is a competitive sport" here ~_~