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anthony7777 said:
nutmeg, they come from stamford! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif
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Where do they come from?

Tom, I just assumed they all came from outer space because they always want the space I currently occupy. Trouble is they never tell ya when they want it! So, I usually just give em lots a space and move out a the way. Then, after it's over, I just wait for the invisible black hole to suck em up and crush em in it's dense gravity vortex. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif

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And we ALL need to do that, Tony. If that scenario happens in front of me and the process of checking out the maroon hasn't begun I don't SAY anything to the fool as I go ahead of 'em. If they get even MORE ignorant than trying to take advantage of a kid who pro'lly needs the job and SAY anything to me, they get both barrels. I'll make sure they're as inconvenienced as they would have made all behind them. First volley goes: "Got a question for ya... Are you just illiterate, or an ignorant, self-centered moron trying to take advantage of others? Has to be one or the other. WHICH IS IT?!" As I point to the sign. Sometimes it even gets applause from behind... hasn't come to blows yet. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
 
Is it me, or does everyone drive SLOWER when they see the LBC coming up behind them? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif I've been known to honk, wave, and hold up three fingers, then five. I'm not asking to speed, I just want to go the bloody limit!
 
There's a "kid" (30+ years old),with 2 DUI's who lives
behind me.He has a 2WD Chevy P/U jacked up to look like a
4WD.When he goes out of the paved alley behind me,he's been known to leave 2 Black marks down the street.
I got into his face the other day - telling him that
he "Wasen't in high school anymore",& to "grow up & act like
an adult".To which I was on the receiving end od almost every 4 letter word I've ever heard in my life.
If he sees me in my garage,or in the yard,he will delibertly "punch it" when he leaves his house.How do you deal with jerks like this?We've lived here for 28+ years,
& he's lived here for 5-6.
How do you deal with this kind of mentality?

- Doug
 
Doug:
Shove a tater in his exaust pipe or pipes. One that fits nice and snugly. Use a broom handle the shove it wayyyyyyyyyyyy up in there. If it doesn`t blow the muffler apart or come shooting out like cannon ball. That truck won`t run very good at all! NOT that I would do anything like that or anything *SMILE*
 
AngliaGT said:
There's a "kid" (30+ years old),with 2 DUI's who lives
behind me.He has a 2WD Chevy P/U jacked up to look like a
4WD.When he goes out of the paved alley behind me,he's been known to leave 2 Black marks down the street.
I got into his face the other day - telling him that
he "Wasen't in high school anymore",& to "grow up & act like
an adult".To which I was on the receiving end od almost every 4 letter word I've ever heard in my life.
If he sees me in my garage,or in the yard,he will delibertly "punch it" when he leaves his house.How do you deal with jerks like this?We've lived here for 28+ years,
& he's lived here for 5-6.
How do you deal with this kind of mentality?

- Doug
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Doug - you live in my neighborhood?

The 25 year old next to me (who acts 15) does exactly what your 30 y/o does, but also tosses his garbage in the yard and leaves it there. Hasn't mowed his lawn for over a year. He wrecked his motorboat, and his Bronco, and left them in the yard. Has his buddies over for drugs and alcohol, while they "practice" their punk rock band. Tosses fireworks out the front door at random hours day or night. Drove home DUI, knocked over his own mailbox at the road, and it still lies there in the street.

Edit: Has no job, stays in the house 24/7. Parents pay his mortage and bills.

What a joy ....

Tom
 
NutmegCT said:
Has no job, stays in the house 24/7. Parents pay his mortage and bills.[/i]

What a joy ....

Tom
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And there lies the problem with poor personal pride, ambition, work ethic, and so much more. I worked in schools for over 30 years, and felt that most of the educators did a great job with what they were given. But you cannot turn every sows ear into a silk purse.
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]How do you deal with this kind of mentality?[/QUOTE]

Years ago, my stepdad & mom moved into a new house on a quiet dead end street that is wide enough for people to park cars on both sides & still have room for 2 lanes of traffic.....local kids discovered it & started using the wide street as a drag strip...he complained to police to no avail, yelled at kids only to get 4-letter retorts, parked his cars out where he thought they'd slow the kids down, everything he could think of, nothing worked......then, somebody suggested he get a 1x6 & fill it full of huge nails...whenever they took off on their run, all he had to do was slide it off the curb into the street (it was dark, he has trees)....no more drag racing!
 
AngliaGT said:
There's a "kid" (30+ years old),with 2 DUI's who lives
behind me.....
How do you deal with this kind of mentality?
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Most local jurisdictions have a anonymous tip line for drug enforcement/interdiction.....

Doesn't matter if he uses or not...They will watch him like a hawk.

Only a matter of time before they catch him doing something stupid again...(He's probably on their radar already)

Then snicker /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif
 
As a mailman I deal with these "jerks" everyday. My route covers a very busy 4 lane highway. When I HAVE to stop at a box I always try to get as FAR away from the box as I can in order to service it. If I don't someone will try to make it 5 lanes. Now I am stuck between the curb and some bonehead who HAS TO GET THERE RIGHT NOW!!! Personally I love uuhhhh, how should I say this, making them mad. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif Anything I can do to "show them the error of their ways" works for me.
 
/bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/iagree.gif Not that my sides have stopped hurting from the guffaws....
 
AweMan said:
Doug:
Shove a tater in his exaust pipe or pipes. One that fits nice and snugly. Use a broom handle the shove it wayyyyyyyyyyyy up in there. If it doesn`t blow the muffler apart or come shooting out like cannon ball. That truck won`t run very good at all! NOT that I would do anything like that or anything *SMILE*
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Ooopps, my "I Agree" was to Doug's solution. Guess all that laughing interfered with my ability to 'speechify.'
 
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These are great for really messing with people without hurting or the potential to hurt someone's car. My local hobby shop had a major problem with the enterprise rent a car taking all the parking spots directly in front of there store (lots of parking in front of the enterprise office). They randomly placed 5 of them and my god it was the funniest thing I have ever seen. Sounds a lot like a really loose belt at idle or a water pump about to explode or depending on the car like there is a bird stuck in the exhaust.

I nearly ran into a real mensa member this morning on the way home from cars and coffee. Lady decided to do a left turn in front of me. Brakes get locked up horn is screaming she stops. I'm so glad I fixed the horn. I start to move forward again and low and behold she tries to complete her turn. Repeat again. She must of gotten her license from the generic version of cracker jacks.
 
/bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/lol.gif Love that 'whiz'...wonder how far up in the tailpipe you could push it...hundreds of dollars of repair costs later, they might find it.....hehehe
 
Question: how can "really messing with people" stop the original problem? Doesn't seem that would get them to "grow up" at all.

The problem-causing guys recriminate, and make the noise/idiocy/irresponsibility problems worse.

Gotta be careful that we're not just playing their game and end up making things worse.

Tom
 
I think maybe the original problem can't be stopped so the best solution - Sometimes just getting sweet revenge feels so good. Probably not pc but...

Just this old lady's thoughts...

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ladys/gents last week my son was taking "mum" to look at floor tiles for our kitchen he drives up the entrance ramp of route 15, he stops for the stop sign when the woman behind him plows into his jeeps rear bumper, they both get out of the vehicles and shes ranting and raving that its my sons fault while she still has her cell phone in her hand, our sons a very bright young man (takes after his mum) and is a true gentelman, he didnt want to argue with this wacko so while looking at his watch he very politely explains that when the police arrive they will be able to tell if she was on her cell phone at the time of the accident, the entire complexion of the conversation shifted instantly, theres a lot of broken glass and metal bits at every one of the entrances of route 15 wonder why? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rolleyes.gif
 
Wow Anthony glad nobody was hurt.

Anyway I don't know what the rules are in CT, but in most states, the yahoo who rear ends someone is always at fault. But that was a good move on the part of the young man to stay calm & collected in the face of another *clearly animated* driver trying to push the blame off on him.

Bout the only exception I've ever seen was when the person getting hit was drunk or otherwise impaired. I had a friend who was clearly at fault but when the police arrived to investigate – they discovered that the other driver (who my friend hit) was drunk.
 
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