Road Rage...Please help

pjtaper

onelongsong wrote:

i never got fucked with. i've had 1 fight in 6th grade and haven't had a fight since. i'm 51 and got my first gun at age 12. just like every other kid. the only crime reported last year was a dog barking at night. you need to open your shirt and look out at the real world. we have the strictest DUI laws; the strictest immigration laws; and we concentrate on what's really necessary. not disarming law abiding citizens. that's the stupidest thing i ever heard. let's punish the innocent so they can become victims of crimes.
those who migrate here either know or get told that 80,000 people legally carry conceald weapons. it's up to the criminals to guess which ones don't. criminals prefer unarmed victims. when you ask for my wallet; will i pull out a gun instead? try me. make my bloody day.

Easy there, my Nebraska friend!

onelongsong

pjtaper wrote:

I think you should probably erase that post, or you could get the feds coming after you for a road rage incident...
hehe, kidding... was that in Nebraska? Every time I drive home from CO to WI, I have to drive through Nebraska, where the drivers are FUCKING INSANE! They go under the speed limit in the left lane(passing lane) and then if you go around them in the right lane, since there aren't any cars for miles, they flick you off, follow you, etc... I got followed by a guy for passing him in the right lane because he was going at least 10mph under the speed limit, he then followed me for miles, swerving, honking, flashing his lights, weaving around any cars we came to to stay right on my ass. I finally pulled over because I saw he had a little girl in the back seat, he kept moving...
I felt sick and reported his car to the police, how could someone do that with a child in the car?
SCUM!

that's messed up. when someone does that to me; i try to drive to the nearest police station. if you were in arizona and had a gun on your dash; the guy probably wouldn't have followed you in the first place. wisco had a vote for conceald weapon permits and it lost by a small margin. an anti handgun friend of mine (near kenosha) voted FOR it because of that reason. he had a place up nort (hehe; i'm from the area) and had similar instances.

onelongsong

soulsinging wrote:

what if he shoots first?

highly educated does not make you intelligent.

ever seen a police shoot out? it's usually 20 rounds fired and no one hit. it's almost impossible to hit a moving target unless you've trained for it. 40 years of hunting qualifies me for it.

puremagic

onelongsong wrote:

i never got fucked with. i've had 1 fight in 6th grade and haven't had a fight since. i'm 51 and got my first gun at age 12. just like every other kid. the only crime reported last year was a dog barking at night. you need to open your shirt and look out at the real world. we have the strictest DUI laws; the strictest immigration laws; and we concentrate on what's really necessary. not disarming law abiding citizens. that's the stupidest thing i ever heard. let's punish the innocent so they can become victims of crimes.
those who migrate here either know or get told that 80,000 people legally carry conceald weapons. it's up to the criminals to guess which ones don't. criminals prefer unarmed victims. when you ask for my wallet; will i pull out a gun instead? try me. make my bloody day.

If the only deterrent to crime is the fact that people ride around displaying a gun, how safe is your town. Seems to me you'd always be on edge waiting, looking for a reason and that is pathetic. A town of 80,000 people, everyone would not know each other, so how do you know tourist trash from local trash, you don't, so you'd basically have to treat everyone you didn't know as a criminal.

soulsinging

onelongsong wrote:

ever seen a police shoot out? it's usually 20 rounds fired and no one hit. it's almost impossible to hit a moving target unless you've trained for it. 40 years of hunting qualifies me for it.

ah, so you're just banking on making sure you're the one who shoots first?

onelongsong

soulsinging wrote:

ah, so you're just banking on making sure you're the one who shoots first?

i never draw first but i draw first blood.

soulsinging

onelongsong wrote:

i never draw first but i draw first blood.

i'm sorry. i misspoke. you're not john WANYE. my apologies john rambo. i will bow out of here now... your manliness has cowed me. :rolleyes:

one question though... do you do that swagger becos of how hard it is to walk when your balls of steel hang all the way to your ankles?

onelongsong

puremagic wrote:

If the only deterrent to crime is the fact that people ride around displaying a gun, how safe is your town. Seems to me you'd always be on edge waiting, looking for a reason and that is pathetic. A town of 80,000 people, everyone would not know each other, so how do you know tourist trash from local trash, you don't, so you'd basically have to treat everyone you didn't know as a criminal.

first of all; it's 80,000 in the entire state have permits. my community has about 3500 to 4000 people.
i was a tourist here for many years before becomming a resident. i freaked out when i saw people carrying guns. in the end; that's why i moved here. the legislators here uphold the supreme court and aren't hell bent on disarming me and making me a victim again.
we rely on tourists money to survive and being the home to rt 66; we have plenty of them. when those tourists happen to be criminals; they see an armed society and wait until they cross the california state line before comitting any crimes. nobody is on edge because we all protect eachother. we all know eachother. we know how to handle a gun; and most importantly we all know how destructive a gun can be. therefore we respect the gun as a tool. we've all grown up with guns and the normal birthday present for a 12 year old is a .22 rifle. when that kid kills his first coyote, squirrel, rabbit; or praire dog; they see death and know they caused it. it's hard to kill and you never forget it. that doesn't make people want to kill more; it gives them respect for life. if it didn't; millions of hunters would be clearing the cities.

Cosmo

onelongsong wrote:

ever seen a police shoot out? it's usually 20 rounds fired and no one hit. it's almost impossible to hit a moving target unless you've trained for it. 40 years of hunting qualifies me for it.

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When was the last time a turkey opened fire on you?

onelongsong

Cosmo wrote:

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When was the last time a turkey opened fire on you?

the bloody wild turkeys around here follow me around like puppies. i keep telling them thanksgiving is coming but it doesn't do any good. the last time i was held at gunpoint was in 2000 and i wasn't armed because i was watching the sunset a few yards from my front door. i was able to get the gun and have the bloke arrested. he died of cancer 2 years later so karma took care of it.
i respect that things here are completely different than where you live. it's a vast world and things are different everywhere. i love where i live. most people here will hunt deer and elk and fill their freezers for the year. you can't do that in LA or NYC.
THUS; my first response to the question was directed at someone i thought lived near a city.
HOWEVER; my second response was to show that i live in a different area and show how things are different here.

pjtaper

I hope your town doesn't allow alcohol either! I don't care about strict driving laws, I'm talking about NO ALCOHOL!

onelongsong

pjtaper wrote:

I hope your town doesn't allow alcohol either! I don't care about strict driving laws, I'm talking about NO ALCOHOL!

plenty of alcohol here yet no shootings. imagine that. maybe we're just more civilized here. we can handle the responsability.

Cosmo

onelongsong wrote:

the bloody wild turkeys around here follow me around like puppies. i keep telling them thanksgiving is coming but it doesn't do any good. the last time i was held at gunpoint was in 2000 and i wasn't armed because i was watching the sunset a few yards from my front door. i was able to get the gun and have the bloke arrested. he died of cancer 2 years later so karma took care of it.
i respect that things here are completely different than where you live. it's a vast world and things are different everywhere. i love where i live. most people here will hunt deer and elk and fill their freezers for the year. you can't do that in LA or NYC.
THUS; my first response to the question was directed at someone i thought lived near a city.
HOWEVER; my second response was to show that i live in a different area and show how things are different here.

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I'm not sure how any of that makes any sense. You were unarmed... but, you somehow wrestled the gun away from the guy... what makes you think the same thing can't happen to you... if you are the one holding the gun? In otherwords... having a gun in that particular situation had nothing to do with it... you were unarmed.
Anyway... the only time I've ever had a loaded gun pointed at me was when a friend's fucking angry boyfriend burst in on us sitting in her living room, watching T.V. He thought we were bangin' it, but we were just friends and co-workers.
Anyway... I got away by blabbering crazy shit and side-stepping and made my way to the door... and made it down fronmm the second floor without touching one stair. I called the cops and they took his sorry ass in. No one pressed charges and all he got was fined for the gun violation.
If a second gun would have been in the mix... someone would have been shot.

Cosmo

onelongsong wrote:

plenty of alcohol here yet no shootings. imagine that. maybe we're just more civilized here. we can handle the responsability.

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Yup... guns and alcohol... they go together like peanut butter and gasoline.

onelongsong

Cosmo wrote:

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I'm not sure how any of that makes any sense. You were unarmed... but, you somehow wrestled the gun away from the guy... what makes you think the same thing can't happen to you... if you are the one holding the gun? In otherwords... having a gun in that particular situation had nothing to do with it... you were unarmed.
Anyway... the only time I've ever had a loaded gun pointed at me was when a friend's fucking angry boyfriend burst in on us sitting in her living room, watching T.V. He thought we were bangin' it, but we were just friends and co-workers.
Anyway... I got away by blabbering crazy shit and side-stepping and made my way to the door... and made it down fronmm the second floor without touching one stair. I called the cops and they took his sorry ass in. No one pressed charges and all he got was fined for the gun violation.
If a second gun would have been in the mix... someone would have been shot.

i respect that; but he made a mistake. he got too close. the barrel was within an inch of my head. easy to grab it and kick him in the family jewels. in the training class; we're taught to shoot when the attacker is 7 yards away. you don't let them get close enough to take your gun.
the difference is training.
got to feed the animals. i'll catch you another day. take care.

Cosmo

onelongsong wrote:

i respect that; but he made a mistake. he got too close. the barrel was within an inch of my head. easy to grab it and kick him in the family jewels. in the training class; we're taught to shoot when the attacker is 7 yards away. you don't let them get close enough to take your gun.
the difference is training.
got to feed the animals. i'll catch you another day. take care.

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You're Batman!

soulsinging

onelongsong wrote:

i respect that; but he made a mistake. he got too close. the barrel was within an inch of my head. easy to grab it and kick him in the family jewels. in the training class; we're taught to shoot when the attacker is 7 yards away. you don't let them get close enough to take your gun.
the difference is training.
got to feed the animals. i'll catch you another day. take care.

where did this guy come from? havent you said your house is practically hidden miles form anywhere? he just snuck up within a few feet of you and put a gun to your head?

Cosmo

onelongsong wrote:

he died of cancer 2 years later so karma took care of it.

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I missed this comment earlier and take issue with it.
I recently attend a funeral service for a wonderful, kind hearted woman who had succumbed to breast cancer. Please, do not tell me it was karma and she had it coming. I also know several cancer victims and survivors... whom I'm sure are not all angels, but do not deserve to be stricken with the disease.
And you, of all people... aren't you standing at death's threshold and are going to die any day now? That cannot be karma, too... can it? No.
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I'm guessing that you did not know what you were saying when you typed this... but, regardless... i would think that someone with your health issues would be that last one wishing death by disease upon anyone... even someone who has wronged you.

soulsinging

Cosmo wrote:

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I missed this comment earlier and take issue with it.
I recently attend a funeral service for a wonderful, kind hearted woman who had succumbed to breast cancer. Please, do not tell me it was karma and she had it coming. I also know several cancer victims and survivors... whom I'm sure are not all angels, but do not deserve to be stricken with the disease.
And you, of all people... aren't you standing at death's threshold and are going to die any day now? That cannot be karma, too... can it? No.
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I'm guessing that you did not know what you were saying when you typed this... but, regardless... i would think that someone with your health issues would be that last one wishing death by disease upon anyone... even someone who has wronged you.

if he has said health issues. i'd be generous if i said i believed half of what batman has to say.

who's_pearljam?

shamrock95 wrote:

Hello!

How do you guys handle road rage? or if you have ever been in one or whether you were the aggressee or aggressor, how would you handle the situation?

Sofia

Interesting thread.

All I was posting to say is that you learn, and you should be fine, Sofia.
I've done many many miles on the road and I find that being laid back and people will always be cutting you off, pulling in front, driving too fast or slow. I've been in every state and many countries and everybody in such state or country says the people in the state or country next door are terrible drivers.
I don't get pissed at other people on the road. It's good for the blood pressure, because there are a lot of people on the road and there will be more, so getting mad isn't going to help anything.
Actually, I do this: When someone gets mad at me or gives me the finger on the road, I just wave and yell "Hi", and wave.
You have to perfect it to looking like you've known that person for years. Then when they drive away, they'll be wondering if they just flipped off someone they know!