Pet peeves

[oprn]

I think I have told this story before. We were doing the speed limit, 60 MPH in our Manx clone on a narrow two way highway and I watched in the mirror as a big old cattle liner crept up and pulled out to pass. After about 3 miles of thundering away his front bumper was finally even with ours but now we were going up hill on a double solid line.

Ya, smart Buddy! So I hit the gas quick so he could pull in behind in case someone came over the hill. He lost all his momentum on that little hill and it took him another 8 miles to catch up again and sure enough, pulls out to pass once again! With ANOTHER hill coming up!

Stupid Bozo! If I am travelling at 60 MPH and your rig can only do 60.25 MPH what in the bloody blazes are you doing trying to pass?!

I just hit the brakes and let him go!
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[jinx758]

Rode with a friend's friend in his truck which reminded me of another pet peeve.

Having papers & a bunch of crap on top of dash crammed under windshield. Not only is it an eyesore but it forces people to look through a distracting glare/reflection.
I mean this guy's defroster couldn't even clear the inside of windshield.

GEE-SH... !


Stay safe ... jinx
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[Cusser]

Yesterday, was on a 3-lane road with 50 mph posted limit, and 3 vehicles were all going 38mph, each in their own lane, side-by-side, blocking traffic.

Stoooooopid idiots !!!
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1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297

[Jon Schmid]

[Zundfolge1432]

[Cusser]

[Mickey bitsko]

z1432, I'm with you on this, slower still gets you where you're going
and pretty much stress free.
I also like the turn signal 'on' option, I can forget it's on because I'm old and forgetful. that's nice.
It would appear the only stressed out drivers are the ones that want to
do the speed limit and can't.

[madmike]

Amazon had called us(recording) about 4 time this early evening saying we owe the $762,00 we don't even have an 'account' with them ,,, WTF?
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[KTPhil]

Spoiler alert: It wasn't Amazon.

[iowegian]

[Cusser]

[Cusser]

Alright - The Cusser is NOT happy today !!!! Rant forthcoming.

First up, got in my 1971 VW Convertible, and the driver window I'd fixed a few weeks ago broke somehow, so I have to look into this again, dagnabit !!!!

But making a right turn in it, into Home Depot a few minutes later the Hyundai tailgating me apparently ignored either its right turn signal or the brake lights (including the LED 3rd brake light on the license plate) and laid on the horn pretty good, almost rear-ended me. I guess "Karen" was texting or assumed that I would use the right turn alley 50 yards further up the street instead of turning into the strip mall that houses Chipolte restaurant and other businesses.

Sorry to say - if she had followed me into that strip mall, I might have beat her or yelled at her big time !!!

Anyway, I re-checked both my turn signal and brake lights afterward, and both work, and with engine on, both working at same time, etc.
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1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297

[60ragtop]

The need of arrows pointing to the VW's in a picture posted on a VW site
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ASA certified in 1987
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[ach60]

Florida, yes, the fucking State.
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Al

[Jacks]

^^^ I’ve been there too! Twice, lol
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[slayer61]

The dumbass that asks for a 12mm bolt & what he really wants is a bolt that fits a 12mm wrench!
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[HMVWNAB]

Me and my (friend, wife, son, etc.) instead of the correct my (friend, wife, son, etc.) and I.

Thanks to Mrs. Schmidt in third grade for drumming it in there in 1967.
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[Jon Schmid]

[mark tucker]

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