Tailgaters

[Michie]

Do you tailgate? Very few things irk me, people who tinkle on the seat or worse don't flush, people who dont put their shopping carts up. Tailgaters not only somewhat irk me, but somewhat scare me.:

 

[SwedishMeatball]

How about people that tailgate AND flash their lights at the same time. I'll just slow down more.

 

[lg3]

What are you talking about? Why would tailgaters scare you? No more tailgating here as we are paying a sitter for a minimum of 4+ hrs to go to a Rams game - sure not going to pay more and tailgate too. There are a lot of decent tailgaters too that are very family oriented. What is the issue?

 

[Michie]

I am installing a missle launcher that fires dog *oop. The lady that lives across the road from me leaves about the same time I do every morning. And follows me so closely that I cannot see her headlights.

I meant to do a poll, but it did not post. 25 cents to the first person who admits to being a tailgater.

 

[Michie]

What are you talking about? Why would tailgaters scare you? No more tailgating here as we are paying a sitter for a minimum of 4+ hrs to go to a Rams game - sure not going to pay more and tailgate too. There are a lot of decent tailgaters too that are very family oriented. What is the issue?

Tailgaters that follow you too closely!!! Not the food kind!

 

[poohandwendy]

I don't tailgate. I don't really think it makes anyone get anywhere faster. I agree, it is super annoying.

 

[sugarpie]

What are you talking about? Why would tailgaters scare you? No more tailgating here as we are paying a sitter for a minimum of 4+ hrs to go to a Rams game - sure not going to pay more and tailgate too. There are a lot of decent tailgaters too that are very family oriented. What is the issue?

I thought it was that kind of tailgating, too. I thought maybe I'd get a new recipe or something.

 

[jbmom]

I don't tailgate, but I seem to get tailgated a lot. I drive a full size van full of kids and it scares me when someone tailgates me. I don't drive slow either. I think they want me out of the way cuz they can't see around me.

 

[tevagirl]

I always pick that time to clean my windshield. Works especially nice if the tail gaters happen to be in a convertible.

 

[justaquestion]

okay, I really have football on the brain.

until someone answered you, I thought you meant tailgating at games!

 

[SwedishMeatball]

I thought it was that kind of tailgating, too. I thought maybe I'd get a new recipe or something.

For a split second I thought the same thing. Then I saw that Michie posted it and knew it would be a rant about drivers.

 

[lg3]

Tailgaters that follow you too closely!!! Not the food kind!

OOPS - Sorry! I guess I had football on the brain!

 

[wilderness01]

Ok since the whole last few weeks have been about football, I thought you meant that kind of tailgating too!

 

[lg3]

I only tailgate if the person is doing at least 5 mph below the posted speed limit. I give old people a break and don't tailgate unless they are going 7-10 mph below the posted speed limit. I'm referring to a side street - not a highway - entirely different set of rules there.

 

[Anewman]

If I am driving on the fastlane of a highway and see a car approaching at a higher pace, I move over b4 he needs to tailgate. If I am in the next lane and someone chooses to tailgate, there is a problem.

I seldom tailgate, but some drivers are just oblivious to the fact that they are holding up traffic. MOVE OVER.

 

[Cantw8]

OK, I admit it....I'm a tailgater who tinkles in my seat

 

[Michie]

OK, I admit it....I'm a tailgater who tinkles in my seat

I said on, not in!! On, not in!!

 

[Aimeedyan]

No, not after being rear-ended at 60 miles an hour while completely stopped. It was a lovely experience that keeps me from being very close to anyone on the freeway anymore!

And because of that experience, I try to avoid being followed too closely, too.

 

[ZipaDeeDooDah]

I used to have the best weapon for tailgaters - my old diesel VW Rabbit!

If we were going up a hill, my poor little Rabbit would start billowing out stinky black diesel smoke out of the exhaust pipe - it was pretty funny to see the tailgaters backing off pretty quickly once they spotted that black cloud billowing towards them!!!





I miss my Rabbit!

 

[MushyMushy]

I always pick that time to clean my windshield. Works especially nice if the tail gaters happen to be in a convertible.

Me too!

I don't tailgate and I'm very careful not to, although when sitting in traffic, you can't help but be a few feet from the back of someone's car, right? I mean, that's just normal. One time when I picked up my DD from school, we were sitting in traffic, and while I was not right on this one woman's bumper, I was close enough that nobody could cut in front of me. Next thing you know, she'd edge up and SLAM on her brakes... edge... SLAM... edge... SLAM. I had no idea what she was doing, but I kept the same amount of distance and I kept easing my way down the road.

Next thing I know, she's leaning out her window, freaking out at me and making all these gestures. From the looks of her, she was middle-aged and fairly well dressed. I backed off a foot or two, but she kept up with the gestures and slamming.

I just thought it was odd that she was so freaked out about it in a traffic jam.