"Mud stompin mad! [A mite of preachin]

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Well, since "things" have changed a mite--I didn't have to be gone this week! Those "things" will probably resurface next week to draw me to attend to'm. Until then---when was the last time ya'll got "stompin mad" at somebody else? Now, be truthful and don't tell any of those old nasty black lies!

Who? Me? Well, since ya'll requested me to---. I was headin east on us50 last week. A vehicle pulled out right in front of me causin me to hit the brakes fairly hard to avoid a rear end collision. That was bad enough but let's remember that old ugly satan is ridin along with us-tellin us to get violent! Anyhow, the little white S10 pickup was drivin along at about 35 mph. When the highway was clear I pulled out and passed--he speeded up. I continued on until I got around'm with constant increasing speed on our old chevy van.

Pulled back into the right land and looked up---there was the little s10 right on my bumper! NOTHING makes me any more angry than a tailgaiter messin with my old mind!! The young dude was grinnin from ear to ear at his accomplishments. He had made me mad and knew it. What he DIDN'T know was how I treat those type of clowns! I drove about 2 miles farther and hit my right turn signal. I started slowin down about a quarter mile from my turnoff. Traffic was coming from the East and he couldn't pass. I ended up at about 5 mph when I finally turned off. He was mostly not laughin by then. I was!

Now, if'n it had been years ago [when I lived like a heathen] I probably would've stopped the vehicle and invited him to join with me. I've done it in the past and the thought still crosses my mind.

I don't carry a gun anymore in anger, nor an ax handle, "tire knocker" or even a hickory stick. Old age isn't the main reason I've mellowed! Almighty God loves those "light headed" folks too. Oh, do ya'll suppose I'm one of those "light headed" people? Naw, rekon not. I'm too lazy to move that much anymore. Old hoot. Matt.24:44

-- old hoot gibson (hoot@pcinetwork.com), January 30, 2002

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Hoot- I got pretty angry yesterday-I drove my Husbands Grandmother to the Grocery store. She has arthritis pretty bad, but still gets around pretty good for some one 83 years young. Anyway, what I do is srive up to the frount of the store and let her out then go park the van. Yesterday, I got ready to let her out and this car whizzed in frount of me and stopped and two very young spry ladies jumped out and ran into the store-even though the sign clearly said "NO PARKING" and even though the van is marked handicap. This forced Grandma to walk down the length of the frount of the store I had to put my flashers on, jump out run around to her side and help her walk to the door-I didn't mind that-I minded the inconsiderate behavior of the two girls.

On the flip side though, when we finished shopping and came out there was a really nice man who helped me with the groceries and helped hold her steady so that she could get into the van. I guess it just shows there are all kinds of people.....

-- Kelly (KY) (homearts2002@yahoo.com), January 30, 2002.


Many years ago, I remember having a tail gater on my bumper. The fool thought cause I am a woman he could intimidate me. I just slowly decreased my speed while the soory thing waved his fists and tooted the horn. By the time it came for me to turn,we were literally crawling, the man was livid and DD and I were laughing our faces off! Usually I wouldn't have done it but it was so much fun! You have to feel sorry for men who use a car to feel powerful.

-- Ardie /WI (ardie54965@hotmail.com), January 30, 2002.

If someone is tailgating me I usually just try to pull over and let them around. I am usually not in much of a hurry, and I hate to feel "pushed" down the road. I figure if they are that anxious to get where they are going I might as well not hold them up!

-- Melissa in SE Ohio (me@home.net), January 30, 2002.

Treating someone the way they treat you, puts you at the same level they are at. Low.

-- Bob in WI (bjwick@hotmail.com), January 30, 2002.

Please don't assume that everyone who tailgates and honks their horn is a jerk. When I was a toddler I pulled boiling hot coffee on myself. My parents dunked me in cold water and then when they took off my shirt (and all my skin came with it) they realized they needed to get me to a hospital FAST. They got in the car and took off to the hospital on the back roads of Italy the 30 minutes to the base hospital. They tried to pass an old man in a farm truck but the guy thought they were just bad drivers I suppose. My dad honked the horn etc. but everytime he tried to pass the guy pulled into the middle of the road to block him. The guy also slowed way down. It took them over an hour with a SCREAMING injured toddler (and 2 other crying terrified children in the car) to get me to a hospital. Please remember this the next time you get angry about someone's driving. You do not know if there is an emergency or maybe they are having a bad day. I just pull over and say a prayer for them. I have extensive scars to this day to remind me of an old man who thought wrongly of my parents. If the drivers are just evil then God takes revenge much better than I ever could. Amy

-- Amy Richards (amysgarden2@earthlink.net), January 30, 2002.


Ya'll be careful out there - remember road rage? I usually just pull over and let the guy go. No use getting killed over it and nowadays you can't be sure who has a gun and who don't.

Take care out on the roads,

-- Cindy (colawson@mindspring.com), January 30, 2002.


Cindy, that's why I wouldn't think of doing that in this day and age!

One morning I had to take my cat to the vet. On the highway, I started feeling ill...might have been the meds. I exited on the ramp and stopped at the sign. I just waited a few seconds when the car (a man again) started honking his horn! I slowly turned right, parked on the edge of the road and put my head down for a second. The awful person gave me that-finger-sign when it was obvious I was ill. Sure hope he feels that awful someday.

-- Ardie /WI (ardie54965@hotmail.com), January 30, 2002.


No wonder you have heart problems.

-- lurker (lurker@yahoo.com), January 30, 2002.

Just as random acts of ugliness are contagious, so are random acts of niceness..I absolutely refuse to permit myself to become ugly over someone elses' bad habits. When anyone tailgates me or acts like those young women in the parking lot, I take a deep breath and do the following: tailgaters? I pull over..they are not worth my blood pressure being raised..rude or inconsiderate folks? If they are close enough to me, I'll say to them "I am so sorry that you are having such a bad day that you did such and such" and give them a smile. Last month, when husband and I were out on errands, we were in the left turn lane of the highway waiting our turn to go. A van pulled up behind us and began blasting the horn..it was obvious that the woman driver thought my husband should shoot out into traffic faster than he wanted to. Lo and behold, she ended up in the same parking lot with us! When I got out of the truck, I said to her," My goodness, it is such a shame that you are so stressed today that you needed us to zoom into oncoming traffic to get out of your way!". She blushed red as a beet and apologized, telling me how angry she was at her boss, etc...when last seen, she was holding the door for a young mom with an armful of children and groceries...Point is, avoid the obvious nuts and be polite but pointed with the rude folks..you'd be surprised at how much "niceness" you can spread around!

-- lesley (martchas@bellsouth.net), January 30, 2002.

I assume that "Lurker" is addressing me when he/she/it says I have heart problems? Not anymore! Almighty God took care of all those nasty problems on January 12, 02! Thanks for the concern tho! old hoot. Matt.24:44

-- old hoot (hoot@pcinetwork.com), January 30, 2002.


Good advice Lesley. There are inconsiderate people everywhere and to let the jerks get our dander up does alot more harm to us than it does them.

-- john (natlivent@pcpros.net), January 30, 2002.

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