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When you're really, really pissed off at something some
idiot motorist has just done. How do you handle it?
A couple of times I've just sworn at the tw@ts -- but this
usually gets them madder (it might be my face) -- which just
makes things worse and possibly dangerous.
Today I had an encounter with an Audi driver speeding past
me and cutting me up at the lights. He really wanted to
start something. He followed me to the local Tesco,
whereupon I noticed the smell of alcohol on his breath and
told him so. To which he replied "So, who are you going to
tell?"!! I just dismissed him and went into the shop.
But what are we to do? What's the best way to handle
such things?
"Simonb" <sbennett@YOUAREALLHEATHENSwiderworld.co.uk> wrote in message
news:40a79c3d$0$58815$5a6aecb4@news.aaisp.net.uk...
> When you're really, really pissed off at something some
> idiot motorist has just done. How do you handle it?
>
> A couple of times I've just sworn at the tw@ts -- but this
> usually gets
them
> madder (it might be my face) -- which just makes things
> worse and possibly dangerous.
>
> Today I had an encounter with an Audi driver speeding past
> me and cutting
me
> up at the lights. He really wanted to start something. He
> followed me to
the
> local Tesco, whereupon I noticed the smell of alcohol on
> his breath and
told
> him so. To which he replied "So, who are you going to
> tell?"!! I just dismissed him and went into the shop.
>
> But what are we to do? What's the best way to handle
> such things?
>
Put it behind you and move on. Lifes to short to be
irritated by aresholes.
On Sun, 16 May 2004 17:52:13 +0100 someone who may be "Simonb"
<sbennett@YOUAREALLHEATHENSwiderworld.co.uk> wrote this:-
>He followed me to the local Tesco, whereupon I noticed the
>smell of alcohol on his breath and told him so. To which he
>replied "So, who are you going to tell?"!! I just dismissed
>him and went into the shop.
The police tend to be interested in people who might be
driving under the influence of alcohol.
--
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government prevents me using the RIP Act 2000.
David Hansen wrote:
> On Sun, 16 May 2004 17:52:13 +0100 someone who may be
> "Simonb" <sbennett@YOUAREALLHEATHENSwiderworld.co.uk>
> wrote this:-
>
>> He followed me to the local Tesco, whereupon I noticed
>> the smell of alcohol on his breath and told him so. To
>> which he replied "So, who are you going to tell?"!! I
>> just dismissed him and went into the shop.
>
> The police tend to be interested in people who might be
> driving under the influence of alcohol.
I know. But no mobile, no coppers around.
Simonb wrote:
> I noticed the smell of alcohol on his breath and told him
> so. To which he replied "So, who are you going to tell?"!!
I thought "the police" was a fairly logical answer?
On Sun, 16 May 2004 18:30:32 +0100 someone who may be "Simonb"
<sbennett@YOUAREALLHEATHENSwiderworld.co.uk> wrote this:-
>But no mobile, no coppers around.
It is becoming a problem as telephone boxes are removed from
all but central areas and residential areas.
--
David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number
F566DA0E I will always explain revoked keys, unless the UK
government prevents me using the RIP Act 2000.
Simonb sbennett@YOUAREALLHEATHENSwiderworld.co.uk opined the
following...
> But what are we to do? What's the best way to handle
> such things?
Guns... Really. Big. Guns!
Or more practically: Get yourself a small digital camera and
a mobile phone. Pointedly take photos of both the driver and
the number plate and then phone the local plod and pass on
the details.
Jon
Simonb wrote:
> When you're really, really pissed off at something some
> idiot motorist has just done. How do you handle it?
>
> A couple of times I've just sworn at the tw@ts -- but this
> usually gets them madder (it might be my face) -- which
> just makes things worse and possibly dangerous.
>
> Today I had an encounter with an Audi driver speeding past
> me and cutting me up at the lights. He really wanted to
> start something. He followed me to the local Tesco,
> whereupon I noticed the smell of alcohol on his breath and
> told him so. To which he replied "So, who are you going to
> tell?"!! I just dismissed him and went into the shop.
>
> But what are we to do? What's the best way to handle
> such things?
Isolated incidents of minor cut-ups that don't actually do
any harm are best instantly forgotten. But a driver should
be reported to the police straight away via 999 if you
suspect he will be driving while drunk. The smell of alcohol
was enough, IMO, let alone his erratic driving.
~PB
Pete Biggs wrote:
> Isolated incidents of minor cut-ups that don't actually do
> any harm are best instantly forgotten. But a driver should
> be reported to the police straight away via 999 if you
> suspect he will be driving while drunk. The smell of
> alcohol was enough, IMO, let alone his erratic driving.
I feel a complete idiot for not reporting him. I just wanted
to get shot of him, he was a nasty bastard and really
itching for a fight. I suppose he intimidated me out of it.
I'm not much of a fighter -- not at all really.
Pete Biggs wrote:
> Isolated incidents of minor cut-ups that don't actually do
> any harm are best instantly forgotten. But a driver should
> be reported to the police straight away via 999 if you
> suspect he will be driving while drunk. The smell of
> alcohol was enough, IMO, let alone his erratic driving.
I feel a complete idiot for not reporting him. I just wanted
to get shot of him, he was a nasty bastard and really
itching for a fight. I suppose he intimidated me out of it.
I'm not much of a fighter -- not at all really.
On Sun, 16 May 2004 17:52:13 +0100, "Simonb"
<sbennett@YOUAREALLHEATHENSwiderworld.co.uk> wrote (more or less):
>When you're really, really pissed off at something some
>idiot motorist has just done. How do you handle it?
>
>A couple of times I've just sworn at the tw@ts -- but this
>usually gets them madder (it might be my face) -- which
>just makes things worse and possibly dangerous.
>
>Today I had an encounter with an Audi driver speeding past
>me and cutting me up at the lights. He really wanted to
>start something. He followed me to the local Tesco,
>whereupon I noticed the smell of alcohol on his breath and
>told him so. To which he replied "So, who are you going to
>tell?"!! I just dismissed him and went into the shop.
>
>But what are we to do? What's the best way to handle
>such things?
In /this/ case, let him walk off, then call the police on
your mobile that a car driver drove after you
menacingly with alcohol on his breath. And give them
the registration number and a quick colour/model desc
of the car.
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On Sun, 16 May 2004 18:58:29 +0100, Jon Senior
<jon_AT_restlesslemon_DOTco_DOT_uk> () wrote:
>Simonb sbennett@YOUAREALLHEATHENSwiderworld.co.uk opined
>the following...
>> But what are we to do? What's the best way to handle such
>> things?
>
>Guns... Really. Big. Guns!
>
>Or more practically: Get yourself a small digital camera
>and a mobile phone. Pointedly take photos of both the
>driver and the number plate and then phone the local plod
>and pass on the details.
Who will promptly ignore it.
Still, as, we've got a few tame filth posting here, they
might be useful. What's the going rate for a PNC check these
days? Used to be about £20 a couple of years back.
--
Matt K Dunedin, NZ
Whingin' Pom wrote:
> Still, as, we've got a few tame filth posting here, they
> might be useful. What's the going rate for a PNC check
> these days? Used to be about =A320 a couple of years
> back.=20
I think you're disadvantaging any potential success with
your request by =
referring to them as "tame filth". You might find the rate a
little=20 cheaper if you chose your nomenclature more
carefully.
--=20 Mark.
In article <qrpga092g84je8hp814ouvd9j9g5556i7h@4ax.com>,=20
whinginpom@donotreply.com says...
> Who will promptly ignore it.=20
>=20
> Still, as, we've got a few tame filth posting here, they
> might be useful. What's the going rate for a PNC check
> these days? Used to be about =A320 a couple of years
> back.=20
What are the requirements for you to insist on an incident
number? If=20 you have an incident number then it has to be
logged. Keep a tally of=20 vehicles you have reported and if
you've reported the same one more than=20 three times (say),
phone up with the relevant incident numbers and ask=20 what
action has been taken.
Jon
"Simonb" <sbennett@YOUAREALLHEATHENSwiderworld.co.uk> wrote in message
news:40a79c3d$0$58815$5a6aecb4@news.aaisp.net.uk...
> When you're really, really pissed off at something some
> idiot motorist has just done. How do you handle it?
On a day like today, just be thankful you are fit, healthy
and not in a car. Feel sorry for them as they are not
experiencing the things you are, that's why he is mad and
angry and has to seek solace in the bottle.
He thought his Audi would make him respected and happy and
doesn't know what else he can do to find it. The next thing
you know he will be wearing a red ribbon around his wrist to
ward off evil spirits ;-)
--
Simon Mason Anlaby East Yorkshire. 53°44'N 0°26'W™
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net (http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/)
On Mon, 17 May 2004 09:15:32 +0100, Mark Tranchant
<mark@tranchant.plus.com> () wrote:
>Whingin' Pom wrote:
>
>> Still, as, we've got a few tame filth posting here, they
>> might be useful. What's the going rate for a PNC check
>> these days? Used to be about £20 a couple of years back.
>
>I think you're disadvantaging any potential success with
>your request by referring to them as "tame filth". You
>might find the rate a little cheaper if you chose your
>nomenclature more carefully.
:-)
In the unlikely event of me needing a PNC check in the UK, I
will indeed phrase my request in a more appropriate fashion.
After all, "contempt of cop" is only the quick route to a
whole world of hurt.
--
Matt K Dunedin, NZ
In news:gbpfa0tgm7ejqlh9ikolqii08euq7lltfi@4ax.com,
Gawnsoft <xlucid@users.sourceforge.remove.this.antispam.net> typed:
> In /this/ case, let him walk off, then call the police on
> your mobile that a car driver drove after you
> menacingly with alcohol on his breath. And give them
> the registration number and a quick colour/model desc
> of the car.
And the direction it's heading in, if you know.
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