So offended, can't believe a man said this to me!

[WeLoveLilo05]

I am driving home from Target w/ DD (5). We live by the beach and DD wanted to drive past the beach. So, I am on busy street that is only 1 lane. I am stopped at the light and I have my blinker on to make the left. When the light turned green I inched up as much as I could and moved to the left, but couldn't make the left b/c of on coming traffic. Surely there was more than enough room for the people behind me to go around me. Well, a huge white truck is behind me and I see he is having trouble so I try and move over to the left a little more. He finally passes, I have all my windows down, and he SCREAMS 3xs *****! I couldn't believe it! I am young and have my DD in the car, he was probably between 20-22.

If I ever have a son and if he EVER spoke to a woman like that I would seriously wash his mouth out with soap. That is so disrespectful and rude, you would have thought that I spit in this guy's face or something. Needless to say I was very upset! And DD is asking me why he yelled at me!
ugh!

 

[redlight]

That's really obnoxious. It sucks that your daughter had to hear that.

 

[focusondisney]

People can be idiots. You were not doing anything wrong. Not your fault he couldn't get his vehicle around you. I hope you can let it go & not be upset for too long. I'm sorry your DD had to hear it, too.

 

[ImagineerM]

What a jerk...some people are just absurd.

Hope your day gets better!

Cheers,
Josh

 

[DebbieB]

I hate it when someone beeps when you are stopped because someone is crossing the street you are turning onto. What do you want me to do, run them over?

 

[arminnie]

Road rage is sometimes just absurd.

I was trying to make a left turn out of a service station one day (blinkers on - totally legal). My cell phone started ringing (open windows for everyone). I ignored it as I was driving, but the guy behind me got outraged and started yelling "Get off the &^%&( phone and drive".

If I'd been on the phone it would have stopped ringing. He was just nuts.

 

[Jennasis]

Ahh road rage. Sorry he upset you.

Honestly though, that isn't all that bad. A few nasty words yelled out the window is "child's play". I've had people try to run me off the road, follow me to where I was going, throw things at me, and threaten my life. Just another reason why I don't miss living on Long Island.

 

[cm8]

Ahh road rage. Sorry he upset you.

Honestly though, that isn't all that bad. A few nasty words yelled out the window is "child's play". I've had people try to run me off the road, follow me to where I was going, throw things at me, and threaten my life. Just another reason why I don't miss living on Long Island.

 

[Imzadi]

Ahh road rage. Sorry he upset you.

Honestly though, that isn't all that bad. A few nasty words yelled out the window is "child's play". I've had people try to run me off the road, follow me to where I was going, throw things at me, and threaten my life. Just another reason why I don't miss living on Long Island.

Yes, I've had the same thing happen. Once in Brooklyn. Another time down the Garden State Parkway, late at night, when I was in the exact change lane and couldn't get out the change quickly enough. The guy went berzerk following me, tailgating me, then speeding up in the next lane and cutting right in front of me, so that I almost hit him. It was the time before cell phones, so I couldn't call 911 to say a wacko was following me. It was very scary.

OP, it doesn't sound like you've lived/driven in Jersey for very long. I'm sorry this happened to you. But, it comes with living in NJ & lower NY area. We draw a different kind of crazies than other areas.

 

[Disneyland1084]

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[WeLoveLilo05]

Yes, I've had the same thing happen. Once in Brooklyn. Another time down the Garden State Parkway, late at night, when I was in the exact change lane and couldn't get out the change quickly enough. The guy went berzerk following me, tailgating me, then speeding up in the next lane and cutting right in front of me, so that I almost hit him. It was the time before cell phones, so I couldn't call 911 to say a wacko was following me. It was very scary.

OP, it doesn't sound like you've lived/driven in Jersey for very long. I'm sorry this happened to you. But, it comes with living in NJ & lower NY area. We draw a different kind of crazies than other areas.

Nope, I have lived here my whole life
I have 2 pet peeves
#1 When people spit their gum on the concrete, street, etc.
#2 When men treat women like they are worthless and call them derogatory names.
Those 2 things drive me crazy to no end!
I think its b/c I have never heard my dad, my grandfather, my brother, my fiance (all the men in my life) EVER speak to a lady that way, so when others do it, I cringe.
.....and b/c *I* am always the one who steps in the gum lol.

 

[WeLoveLilo05]

I hate it when someone beeps when you are stopped because someone is crossing the street you are turning onto. What do you want me to do, run them over?

YES!!! Can't you see? That getting to 7 11 in 3 minutes is more important than a life?

 

[mousermerf]

There's research that shows there are more ER ermegency accidents, more traffic accidents, and more police calls on nights with full moons. Experts suggest that it may be because of the moon's gravitational pull, similar to the tides of the oceans, screwing with people's brain chemicals.

This week there was a "Super" Harvest Moon, which is about as big and full and close the moon can get to the earth. It only happens like every 20 or 30 years.

I suspect it brought the crazies out.. People in my area were honking in traffic - no one around here honks, ever.

 

[NHdisneylover]

OP--I am sorry that happened. It is always so unsettling when people are like that and you are trying to drive. It is not fun to explain to your children WHY someone acts or speaks that way either

I do hope you would be just as angry if your daughter ever spoke to another woman (or a man) like that as you would be if your hypothetical son did. You seem to really reference being a lady and the fact that this was a man over and over. Don't you think it would have been just as rude coming from another woman Or just as rude if he had said that (or something really close) to another man? I don't know, I guess I am just not understanding why gender seems to matter so much to you here.

There's research that shows there are more ER ermegency accidents, more traffic accidents, and more police calls on nights with full moons. Experts suggest that it may be because of the moon's gravitational pull, similar to the tides of the oceans, screwing with people's brain chemicals.

This week there was a "Super" Harvest Moon, which is about as big and full and close the moon can get to the earth. It only happens like every 20 or 30 years.

I suspect it brought the crazies out.. People in my area were honking in traffic - no one around here honks, ever.

I had known about the studies on full moons but did not realize there was a moon like this this week. Interesting. The kids and I were talking yesterday about the fact that the last couple of days we have heard more honking horns than in the last year and we couldn't figure out why it is happening all of a sudden. Thanks for solving the mystery

 

[bumbershoot]

I do hope you would be jsut as angry if your daughter ever spoke to another woman (or a man) like that as you would be if your hypothetical son did. You seem to really reference being a lady and the fact that this was a man over and over. Don't you think it would have been just as rude coming from another woman Or just as rude if he had said that 9or something really close) to another man? I don't know, I guess i ma jsut not understanding why gender seems to matter so much to you here.

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[DisnyMama]

This morning while DS was in the bank the car parked next to me started backing out of his space and plowed in to the back bumper of a car passing behind him. I had my window down and heard the smash and then the man gets out of the car that was backing up and yells "Why are you parking right behind me?" and the other guy with the destroyed bumper very calmly states that he wasn't parking he only stopped to let someone cross in front of his car ! The other guy just went "OH".

 

[polkadotsuitcase]

Ugh. OP, I'm sorry that happened to you. When that happened to me, the guy actually had a kid in HIS car, too! So not only did my kiddos get the joy of hearing an adult act like that, but his own son did, as well.

 

[Magic Mom]

I am driving home from Target w/ DD (5). We live by the beach and DD wanted to drive past the beach. So, I am on busy street that is only 1 lane. I am stopped at the light and I have my blinker on to make the left. When the light turned green I inched up as much as I could and moved to the left, but couldn't make the left b/c of on coming traffic. Surely there was more than enough room for the people behind me to go around me. Well, a huge white truck is behind me and I see he is having trouble so I try and move over to the left a little more. He finally passes, I have all my windows down, and he SCREAMS 3xs *****! I couldn't believe it! I am young and have my DD in the car, he was probably between 20-22.

If I ever have a son and if he EVER spoke to a woman like that I would seriously wash his mouth out with soap. That is so disrespectful and rude, you would have thought that I spit in this guy's face or something. Needless to say I was very upset! And DD is asking me why he yelled at me!
ugh!

How rude. But don't let it get to you, or he wins.

I have to ask though, what does your being young have to do with anything?

 

[Ceila]

That was awful of him to do. I just don't understand some people!

That being said, I don't see where gender or age has anything to do with it. It would have been just as wrong no matter who said it or who they said it to.

 

[Hannathy]

I have to ask though, what does your being young have to do with anything?

Or that you were a woman?


Sex or age really have nothing to do with it. (or shouldn't)