oi, i drive a wobblydore! actually i couldn't give to whatsits about it either....but still never initiate road rage, just like to infuriate the ones doing the road raging :)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Geordie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 11:59 PM Subject: RE: Road Rage Hence, you notice one common factor about the RR stories here so far tonight? All were initiated by Holden owners... Obviously don't really give a watsit about their cars eh? :) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ryan Ottens Sent: Tuesday, 1 April 2003 10:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Road Rage yeh well too bad the datto is not the sorta car u couldnt give a shit about. if i was in my mums car or spare car which is new, and parts easily replacably i wouldnt car soo much. but when it comes to the 1600, with parts so hard to come by, and expensive too. thats when i give a shit and get ticked off. my 2c keg >From: "Paul Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Road Rage >Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 21:43:24 +1000 > >Damn right I was ticked off when he started slapping the Datto around. >You should have seen him jump when I blasted him... He probably wasnt >expecting such words from a harmless looking guy like myself. > >Thanks for the support... I am a very passive person, but I can make >myself >heard if I'm rubbed the wrong way. Not too sure about clubs and chains... >hey whatever works for you ;) As long as they are for self defence :) not >bashing up cars like what happened at Nerang here a few days ago! > >I normally give way to buses... but yeah some of them expect you to have >some sort parachute mounted in the boot. Trucks I usually give space when >they are trying to get up a hill, but other than that they got no excuse >for >tail-gating. > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rod F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 9:28 PM >Subject: RE: Road Rage > > > > I drive a Camry (work car) but I don't have a death wish. Come to think >of > > it, I'm probably the only Camry driver that has ever gone above 65km/h >and > > doesn't have a hat on the parcel shelf. > > > > (Apologies to any other camry drivers that are reading this forum and > > actually use the accelerator pedal) > > > > Seriously, people need to chill out. If someone hits me I'm not denying >I'd > > be bloody pissed off. Swear words would probably be prevalent in my > > discussion with the other party when exchanging details, but I would >never > > start belting them or their car. Come on people this is Australia not >the > > US. > > > > As the other guy said, accidents do happen. > > > > > > Rod Fowler ;) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Geordie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: RE: Road Rage > > >Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 21:05:11 +1000 > > > > > >Do what I do, drive a shit looking car and carry a clublock in the back > > >seat. Then it doesn't matter who thumps into you, you get out, and >start > > >bending panels, glass and plastic with the clublock, Even if your in >the > > >wrong. > > > > > >Another deterrant I use is that I drive a towtruck, shave every 4th day >and > > >carry several different kinds of metal bars and chains in the truck. >Funny > > >how the road rules change to the tune of "trucks ALWAYS get right of > > >way..." > > >Except for Camry drivers with a death wish! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Stanley > > >Sent: Sunday, 30 March 2003 7:58 PM > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Road Rage > > > > > > > > >Speaking of war I had a nasty case of road rage on me today. I was >driving > > >along fairly slowly from a set of traffic lights then I noticed my >right > > >turn coming up but I was in the left lane, and I noticed there was >hoards > > >of > > >traffic in that lane behind me so I had to pass the car that was right > > >beside me. So I dropped it back to do a smooth illegal undertake and >just > > >as > > >I looked over my shoulder to change lanes I noticed the guy in the red > > >Commodore Ute seems to have planted it and my quarter panel is on a > > >collision course with his front end... So I swerved back for long >enough > > >to > > >clear him and made it into my lane with surprisingly no amount of heavy > > >braking, so I would estimate I was only going about 70. I noticed him >in > > >my > > >rear view hesitate over in the "straight ahead" lane, then furiously >swerve > > >over behind me and pull up sharply. 5 seconds later there's an >almighty > > >thump on my door and this heavily built late 40s guy rips the door open >and > > >I heard him say something like "that stunt you pulled back will get you >in > > >jail! You missed me by this much!" So I start apologising because I >know > > >it's my fault and I didnt see him speed up... but he wouldnt let me >finish > > >talking and starts yelling again then he slams the door shut and nearly > > >busts the window... at this point my visage had changed from >apologetic >to > > >mad as hell and I opened it straight back up and indicated my >disapproval > > >of > > >his actions in a loud way which made him quickly get back in his car. >I > > >then watched him as he drove past on my right after we had turned, and >he > > >was staring straight ahead... he probably realised how stupid it was >to > > >thump on a complete stranger's car while he is in it. > > > > > >Moral of the story is I have to drive better, and people should listen >when > > >someone wants to sincerely apologise... dont just yell and slam things > > >around. > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "E Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 6:52 PM > > >Subject: RE: subscribe or unsubscribe > > > > > > > > > > I seem to have heard that phrase "Don't mention the war" before in a > > >comedy > > > > program could have been Monty Python? > > > > It is a Datsun list isn't it? > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Feral Errol > > > > Get Serious tm<http://www.datrats.com.au/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of nat P. > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 10:03 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: subscribe or unsubscribe > > > > > > > > > > > > HERE HERE!! > > > > > > > > > > > > --- James Fitness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I don't know about other lists... but lets keep the > > > > > topic of war off this > > > > > mailing list please > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "nat P." wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Against the war? > > > > > > Why? are the Bulebird list getting very political? > > > > > > Cheers nAT > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Maldat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Today > > > > > after a > > > > > > long thinking weekend I have removed > > > > > > > myself from the bluebirds list till after the > > > > > war.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Reason for not unsubing from this one is I > > > > > belive a > > > > > > > lot more people in ozzie are against it ,,Which > > > > > > > makes you better people.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I'm wrong please tell me! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Malcolm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Instant Messenger now available on Australian mobile phones. 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