Was in a funeral procession yesterday. The 3rd asshole to cut through it caught my wrath. Middle finger and I beaned a plastic water bottle off their windshield. On the interstate.
Did I over react? I feel it was justified.
@Idrake I’m cracking up at all the comments as I would have done the same exact thing lmao. How did seeing a hearse and a line of cars confuse her. Bravo (I’m sure everyone is gonna hate me lol but I’m pissy on a bus with no headphones and hearing everyone’s damn convo and coughing and eating)
@Patti1120 @Idrake
Here's the thing. No matter how justified you may have been and how much of an asshole the other driver was, you really don't know how that person might react.
I stopped flipping off asshole drivers several years ago when one of them followed me on the interstate for about 10 miles and tried to run me off the road.
@Patti1120 @Idrake
And the other thing to remember is that assholes like that crave attention. The best thing that you can do is pretend they don't exist.
If they are doing something that's truly dangerous, I call the police with as full of description of the car and plate as I can give.
@voltronic @Patti1120 good thoughts. Normally I wouldnt lose my shit at someone on the highway, just yell inside my own car an carry on.
It was the combo of a shit day, and blatant disrespect from multiple people that was too much for me. We all have breaking points, and when you behave like that, eventually you will encoutner someone on the worst day of their life and they will make you regret it.
I hear ya though. Still, it felt good to not hold it in that one time and to let it out.
@Idrake
I totally understand the cathartic experience.
Also very sorry for your loss.
@Patti1120
@voltronic @Idrake you are totally right with everything you said. I get told all the time about my temper and rage. I do tend to hold back as well due to the free for all gun crazy lunatics that are loose at the moment. I don’t think we condone this type of behavior but it does get the best of us at times.
@Patti1120 @Idrake
A couple years after that, there was an incident near me where a guy pulled up alongside a young woman who had previously yelled at him for cutting her off, and he shot and killed her while they were both driving at highway speed.
So I don't flip people off anymore. Honking the horn is as far as I will go. I assume everybody is armed.