almost had a "bodyhard" moment yesterday.

[John Prophet]

So im driving home from work. Im on the highway and I see a schoolbus way up ahead. I have been behind them on this road b4 and they make frequent stops even though its directly on the highway.

So he is like a half mile ahead or whatever and he is stopping several times. Finally I catch him and I get over in the passing lane and there are a couple cars in front of me that need to pass him. So I am hoping they will hurry up and pass so I can pass before he stops again.

finally they pass him and its my turn. I am surprised he hasnt stopped yet so I figure he'll stop any second. So right as I am about ready to pass he puts on his right turn signal so he could turn. Well it kind of faked me out so I ease on the brakes thinking he was going to throw the stop sign up and stop.

So this idiot in a minivan comes flying up right behind the bus and cuts in front of me and squeezes between me and the slowing bus. if that wasnt bad enough he lays on the horn and then, the capper, he aggresively throws out the big ol "what the f&^%?" hand gesture". (arm extended, palm up etc)

Im thinking "oh NO he didnt"

so he goes flying by and I had slowed down so it took me a little while to catch him, lol. (4 cylinder Tercel) So I start reeling him in. I had several minutes to think about it. It was like I had Ghandi on one shoulder and Bodyhard on the other. Ghandi was like "man, let it go, u got a 3 day weekend, just chill". But then BH pops up like "bro, u gonna let them throw the hand up on you like that and u arent even going to go investigate the situation further? whats next, u gonna give em a backrub?"

So he stayed in the fast lane and so did I. Im pretty sure he knew I was there and was going to catch him, lol. So I finally caught em and he had got into the slow lane so I pulled in behind them and they were doing maybe 60-65. So I get behind them, not RIGHT behind but close enough. So after 10 secs or so dude slows way down, lol. Im like "oh, u WANNA play games huh?"

So I just eased over to pass them and I gave him a nice slow look right in the face as I passed. turned my head all the way around etc.

It was 2 dudes. The driver was some big gangly looking dude with tats etc. He looked incredulous that id actually look him in the face and I saw him turn to his buddy and say something. (hmmm, tall, long armed dude..I was already picturing me shooting on him to take him down, lol. I aint gonna slap box no b-ball looking dude)

Then he sort of whipped around in the other lane like he was going to immediately repass me and I was like "well, here we go" lol.

anyway, I didnt slow down or speed up and dude didnt pass me. He just stayed like a couple cars behind in the passing lane and he didnt pass me until I had to slow down for a light way on up the road.

Probably a good thing BH (or anyone for that matter) wasnt with me because I can almost picture me speeding way up and pulling off the road on up ahead and standing by the road to return dudes hand gesture back to him.


Is it right to play games on the road like that? nope.

is it wise to possibly start trouble when u have no idea of the possible outcome? nope

Then again sometimes it doesnt feel right to a man to let someone punk him out for no reason either.

[gkkling]

Ghandi on one shoulder, BodyHard on the other.

That is too fricken hillarious. Thanks for the laugh.

[gbg]

That was a funny gesture about Ghandi and Bodyhard no disrespect but I would go with Ghandi. Now I was gonna go the whole Test route but Gahandi is a man and well..................

[D1111]

lmao!!..Fing punks...Congrats on being cool,i lack that ability and likely would have dragged gangly boy out by his throat and used his head to beat on his buddy...But then i am starting to get a bit Ghandi in my old age so that may just be a fantasy from days of yore
Good for you,staying cool,its tough at times,very,especially in todays world.

[The Abomination]

Haha...are you carryin?? (serious)

[John Prophet]

I was thinking of various Bible scrips etc and on the one hand jesus turned the other cheek but on the other hand he wasnt above taking a whip and cleaning house. In one place He told them to sell stuff to buy a sword if they didnt have one...but in another place He told them that all who live by the sword would die by the sword.

Then of course I thought of scripture incidents like these from Nehemiah:

Nehemiah13:19 When evening shadows fell on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered the doors to be shut and not opened until the Sabbath was over. I stationed some of my own men at the gates so that no load could be brought in on the Sabbath day. 20 Once or twice the merchants and sellers of all kinds of goods spent the night outside Jerusalem. 21 But I warned them and said, "Why do you spend the night by the wall? If you do this again, I will lay hands on you."

23 Moreover, in those days I saw men of Judah who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab. 24 Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples, and did not know how to speak the language of Judah. 25 I rebuked them and called curses down on them. I beat some of the men and pulled out their hair.



of course, it also doesnt help that I have been reading a book about Nathan Bedford Forrest lately, lol. (google him)

[NotTooLate]

Man, if I wasn't still alive I would think that I'd reincarnated into you lol I used to favour the BH voice when I was younger. I go with the Ghandi voice now

[John Prophet]

Man, if I wasn't still alive I would think that I'd reincarnated into you lol I used to favour the BH voice when I was younger. I go with the Ghandi voice now

what I need is a honey like u by my side at those moments to say "dont worry baby, momma make u forget them idiots when we get home"

[Jimislash]

Wasn't Nathan Bedford Forrest the founder of the KKK? or Grand Wizard?

[D1111]

Wasn't Nathan Bedford Forrest the founder of the KKK? or Grand Wizard?

I thought he was a Neo Nazi??..Sounds familiar?..sounds Like a Nice easy,light read there
Those idiots are just lucky you were not reading Hitklers,Mein Kampf..

[Olie]

Well, I'm glad it didn't end up in someone getting hurt but I can relate to the reaction the two idiots aroused from you. Sometime I wonder what goes through people's heads but I am finding out more and more it is simply air. It seems everyone is in one gigantic hurry and if they can get there 2 seconds sooner they have accomplished something. If they don't it's automatically someone elses fault, like yours.
We used to keep marbles or small ball bearings in the car for tards just like this. Nothing screws up the front end of a vehicle than hitting a marble while traveling down the highway at 60 MPH. Just gotta be slick enough to get them out without being seen.....<evil grin>

[baker]

I gave up getting irritated at people in traffic. I did get out of my truck at a red light a few weeks ago, the little ****s behind me all rolled up thier windows and locked their doors really quick. I was not a happy camper after they tailgated me for two blocks and then blew thier horn at me when I didn't go on a yellow.

[John Prophet]

Wasn't Nathan Bedford Forrest the founder of the KKK? or Grand Wizard?

he was invited in since he was an extremely influential southerner after the war. Im pretty sure the original incarnation wasnt the same as what it evolved into later and some of that is discussed in the book I am reading. Pretty sure Forrest was actually quite the racial 'reconciler' in some ways after the war. But I wasnt referring to anything to do with the KKK...I was referring more to dudes fiestiness and quickness to enter a good fight.

for example:

During the crossing, as Forrest began to move his troops over the river, General Cheatham also arrived with his men and expected to cross first. Forrest rode up to Cheatham, explaining that he had arrived first and would cross ahead of Cheatham. Cheatham answered, "I think not, sir. You are mistaken. I intend to cross now, and will thank you to move out of the way of my troops." Forrest, never one to take abuse from anyone, drew his pistol and explained, "If you are a better man than I am, General Cheatham, your troops can cross ahead of mine."


If a man finds himself lacking testosterone he might try reading about Forrest or General Patton, lol


I have read lots of it lately so I might should chill for a while and like watch some Woody Allen flicks or take some soy protein or something.....

[bodyhard]

Dude that was F'cking hilarious! Love the way you depicted it!

That is me alright, always instigating a fight LMFAO, but with me, you know I am going to be there for the long haul, ya feel me?

Glad nothing came out of it though man and you are OK, I guess the driver thought to himself, this guy ain't the one!

Props!

Gotta spread some before I give....

[John Prophet]

Dude that was F'cking hilarious! Love the way you depicted it!

That is me alright, always instigating a fight LMFAO, but with me, you know I am going to be there for the long haul, ya feel me?

Glad nothing came out of it though man and you are OK, I guess the driver thought to himself, this guy ain't the one!

Props!

Gotta spread some before I give....

yeah, dude was probably thinking "if I get beat down by a dude in a Tercel i'll NEVER live it down"

[bodyhard]

yeah, dude was probably thinking "if I get beat down by a dude in a Tercel i'll NEVER live it down"

You ever thought it was just "you" that made him think twice? You are not no little dude man!

[John Prophet]

the irony of the "tough guy in economy car" situation didnt escape me, hehe

like in the movies the hero would have flew up on them in a second with his hemi powered Cuda or whatever. Me, it took me like 4 miles to catch them, lol. Took me so long dude had probably forgot the original incident and wondered why some idiot was giving him hard looks for no reason. It would have made a good comedy movie clip.

reminds me of when I was young and had my 67 Lemans convertible. If a girl made me mad on a date I could drop her off, storm to the car, and burn rubber all the way down the road. Now all I can do is storm to the car, lol

[Whiskeyjack]

Bodyhard as Devil and Ghandi as God. When we start referring to BH generically he's achieved mythic proportions...Ha ha.

[greenamphibious]

ya see that is why I love Florida we carry guns down here!

[Olie]

ya see that is why I love Florida we carry guns down here!

We carry here in Washington too although I find myself being much more calm when I am packing. Don't want to bring a gun to a fistfight.

[Do_Somethin]

ya see that is why I love Florida we carry guns down here!

Nobody's perfect.

[greenamphibious]

Nobody's perfect.

meaning?

[cast iron shore]

So this idiot in a minivan comes flying up right behind the bus and cuts in front of me and squeezes between me and the slowing bus. if that wasnt bad enough he lays on the horn and then, the capper, he aggresively throws out the big ol "what the f&^%?" hand gesture". (arm extended, palm up etc)

This is the part that gets me (and apparently you too) about aggressive drivers: they do something wrong themselves that puts YOU at risk and then they act like you're the bad guy. That's when you have to use your self-talk, i.e. "it's not worth it," "let it go," "chasing them isn't going to do any good," "it's over with, I'm going to turn on the radio now," etc. Not easy when you're fuming.

[surlycurmudgeon]

We carry here in Washington too although I find myself being much more calm when I am packing. Don't want to bring a gun to a fistfight.

Yeah, I find that I can carry a gun or a chip, but not both.

[TANK25]

ya see that is why I love Florida we carry guns down here!

Same here in PA.!!!!

We carry here in Washington too although I find myself being much more calm when I am packing. Don't want to bring a gun to a fistfight.

A gun permit has done the same thing for me!!!!

[slackdaddy]

You made the right move. Just not worth it.

A couple of weeks ago on a Friday after work I made a beer run to a little store on my way home. As I was backing out, a dude in a ratty truck came flying in and laided on his horn until I pulled up and let him get around me. When he parked and jumped out, he was about 5'1" 220 pounds with a bandana on his head and wearing bibbed overalls.

For a split second, I thought about getting out and smacking his little Napolian arse around but thought "It's Friday, I've got 12 colds ones and a night in jail would really suck" so I just returned his stink eye and kept on going.

[Nikonguy]

That's a funny story and it hits close to home. The first 2 miles of my 24 mile commute every morning is a race to see who can cut off who to get into a right turn lane. The same phuckers every morning trying to cut off the people who know to get into the right lane right away!

On a weird note, I receintly used portions of the movie "Gandhi" in my history class. That afternoon was chest day and I started wondering; On his best day, as a young man how much could Gandhi bench? He was a vegitarian and a light breeze could blow him away but how would I go about training him to get a respectable bench press.....and what if I did such a good job he could out bench me?! Now that would be humiliating so I decided even if I had the chance to train the Mahatma I wouldn't, at least not until I was benching well over 300 'cause I don't think he'd ever be able to bench that much.....see this is why I have no mind/muscle connection, because this is the kind of thing I think about when I work out! wtf?

Ummmm, what were we talking about?

[Reality_Check]

Not that this is the religious forum of the site but as long as you are raising the topic

I was thinking of various Bible scrips etc and on the one hand jesus turned the other cheek but on the other hand he wasnt above taking a whip and cleaning house.

I think the beatitudes (Mathew 5) i.e. turn the other cheek, lust = adultery, hatred = murder etc is as much as anything, given in order to point out that we can't live up to God's standard of holiness (not that we shouldn't try) and hence to show the need for why God had to send Jesus.

Forgiveness is certainly a big part of Christianity though. On the other and I don't think we are required to be door mats either.

Personally I'm not too troubled with how you confronted the guy. Pulling him over and getting out to beat him up would be where you cross the line I think.

[EMISGOD]

This is the part that gets me (and apparently you too) about aggressive drivers: they do something wrong themselves that puts YOU at risk and then they act like you're the bad guy. That's when you have to use your self-talk, i.e. "it's not worth it," "let it go," "chasing them isn't going to do any good," "it's over with, I'm going to turn on the radio now," etc. Not easy when you're fuming.

I never do this. If I think they're in the wrong (depending on how wrong) AND they piss me off enough to do so, I will actively chase them down and at times try to run them off the road and/or get them to stop. My car is faster than JP's, so this is almost never a problem, particularly since most of the time they have nowhere to run. If they try to apologize (nearly all of them do once they seem me bearing down -- and I will make it a point to pull up right next to them and start making gestures) and seem contrite, I usually will let it slide, as I realize that once I turn off the car and go do other things, I have a very short memory for that **** and in the grand scheme of things, that road interaction is entirely meaningless. I haven't figured out how I'm going to handle it once I start riding the bike in traffic a lot (much harder to chase them down)...

On the other hand, as regards this story, I found myself sympathizing more with the mini-van that wound up getting tired of the apparent wishy-washyness of the OP...

[slackdaddy]

I never do this. If I think they're in the wrong (depending on how wrong) AND they piss me off enough to do so, I will actively chase them down and at times try to run them off the road and/or get them to stop. My car is faster than JP's, so this is almost never a problem, particularly since most of the time they have nowhere to run. If they try to apologize (nearly all of them do once they seem me bearing down -- and I will make it a point to pull up right next to them and start making gestures) and seem contrite, I usually will let it slide, as I realize that once I turn off the car and go do other things, I have a very short memory for that **** and in the grand scheme of things, that road interaction is entirely meaningless. I haven't figured out how I'm going to handle it once I start riding the bike in traffic a lot (much harder to chase them down)...

On the other hand, as regards this story, I found myself sympathizing more with the mini-van that wound up getting tired of the apparent wishy-washyness of the OP...

I would advise some interval traing on the bike if you are planning on running down cars. Not to derail the thread but have you seen the video of the guy outrunning the cops on a bike?