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A tale of two driver

Postby Workingman » 17 Jan 2020, 19:35

A mate picked me up to go to the supermarket and not long into the journey we ran into some stop-start traffic, the other way was fairly clear. About 50m ahead there was a road on the right and a car was trying to get out - to turn right, so into our slow line of traffic. It was holding up a line of traffic and most of them looked to be wanting to turn left out of the junction. As we approached the car in front started to make a gap so the the car could turn out and that's when my mate went off on one!

"What the 'kin hell you doing you silly old ****? Senile old ***ts like you shouldn't be on the road! F'cough, some of us have things to do!"

I was shocked at him ranting and banging the steering wheel.

"Whoa, slow down Batman, he's only let a car out and now all those others can get home."

"F'kim! Doddery old <mutter, mumble, bitch moan>...

So eventually we get to the T junction where the problem was and "Silly old ***" is turning right while we turn left.

"Yeah, p*** off" says my mate while giving him the finger and we scream off revving into the red and crashing the gears...... then screeching to a stop at the lights.

We pull into the car park next to a car doing the double flash 'beep beep' getting locked thing as the driver walks away.

"Do you recognise that car?"
"No, why?"
"It's the one driven by the "Silly old". The one who was holding you up, remember? Yet despite you driving like a maniac and bursting blood vessels he got here before you."

You know, people, it is very often how you drive rather than how "fast" you drive that gets you there quicker. And given two routes between A and B, as 'Silly old' and my mate were, the slower but quieter one can also be the quickest.
:roll: :roll: :roll:
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Re: A tale of two driver

Postby Kaz » 17 Jan 2020, 20:00

He sounds pleasant.... :?
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Re: A tale of two driver

Postby JanB » 17 Jan 2020, 20:06

:shock: :shock:

One thing we don't get up here is too much hassle driving. Our traffic jams are normally sheep :lol: :roll:

The Algarve and the 125 will be different thing altogether :roll:
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Re: A tale of two driver

Postby cromwell » 18 Jan 2020, 09:14

I am prone to impatience whilst driving. Not as bad as that though! :lol:
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Re: A tale of two driver

Postby Workingman » 18 Jan 2020, 13:51

Kaz wrote:He sounds pleasant.... :?

I wont defend him, Kaz, except to say that he is normally such a mild mannered person.

He picked me up later to go to the quiz and he knew that I was not impressed - he drove like a saint on sedatives. Hopefully the lesson will stick.
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Re: A tale of two driver

Postby Kaz » 18 Jan 2020, 19:18

What is it about being behind a wheel that turns some perfectly normal people into maniacs? :? :lol:
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Re: A tale of two driver

Postby Workingman » 18 Jan 2020, 20:26

I don't know, but you don't have to be a 24/7 sociopath for it to happen, for some reason it could be anyone.

Drivers, eh?
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