Oh no you did not just say that! (in my Rosie Perez voice)
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The moment of confrontation is no time to be a pussy. In other words, "flight, my ass", i.e. make sure she hits the cart... I'm trying to cope with a buggy IDE (VS2008) and WPF. My patience factor is REAL low at the moment.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I'm trying to cope with a buggy IDE (VS2008) and WPF
I took a brief look at WPF when I first got VS2008 and took flight. Guess it's in my nature.:)
Honi soit qui mal y pongs - Evil to he who thinks it stinks
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I'm trying to cope with a buggy IDE (VS2008) and WPF
I took a brief look at WPF when I first got VS2008 and took flight. Guess it's in my nature.:)
Honi soit qui mal y pongs - Evil to he who thinks it stinks
The only thing I would add, if you attempt this sort of thing, is to leave the cart and move quickly into the space between two parked cars in case she swerves to miss the cart and aims at you - don't stay in the car lane. People like that don't really care about people like you, they are more concerned about their their car.
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So I was walking out of my local grocery store which is the largest in the area. There are several problems with it because of the setup of the parking lot; most lanes of the parking lot are not more than 10 vehicles long. If you are passing the main doors there are stop signs, markers on the ground etc. to let you know to BE CAREFUL. So tonight I was trying to pass the door/car area on the north end. I saw a car coming at a high rate of speed--I figured she skipped a stop sign or two. I started yelling, "Stop!" and then "STOP" and finally "STOOOOOP!" At the last moment I had to turn the cart parallel to her car without trying to get run over. Finally I said (w/o profanity which I was proud of myself) "Why don't you look instead of talking on your phone!" BTW, her other "driving" hand was also holding a cig. Her response to almost running over me? "F*CK YOU!!!!" At that point I wanted to say, "Why don't you get out of your car and say that to me at my face ?!?" knowing my height and posture that can be intimidating to females. However, there was a car behind her so I did not do anything further. I had several people in the parking lot give me the look of "OMG I cannot believe that just happened!" but I was muttering to myself enough that no one actually came up to me. I effing hate Iowa drivers....
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I hate people who drive like that in parking lots. It's even harder for me to get out of the way when I have Rohan in a stroller and also have a few shopping bags on me. I usually drop the bags and push Rohan to safety. Sometimes when Smitha's pushing Rohan's stroller and I have the shopping cart, I just point the cart towards the car and stay there without moving (ready to jump to safety if he/she does come and hit the cart). That gives time for Smitha to push Rohan to safety.
leckey wrote:
Her response to almost running over me? "F*CK YOU!!!!"
You should have given her the finger before you walked away.
Regards, Nish
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You should have let her hit the cart ... with the number of witnesses, she would have surely been cited as at fault for destroying the cart and your groceries ... and responsible for auto damages and tagged with increased insurance ... and if your state has a "hands free" law, a ticket for talking on the cell too!
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Steve Mayfield wrote:
You should have let her hit the cart ... with the number of witnesses, she would have surely been cited as at fault for destroying the cart and your groceries ... and responsible for auto damages and tagged with increased insurance ... and if your state has a "hands free" law, a ticket for talking on the cell too!
Excellent! I've often thought of doing something like that. :-)
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I would have let her hit my cart. While it may have cost me up to $100 to replace the groceries, it would have cost her several thousand dollars in damage to her car, and a rise in her auto insurance rates. Of course, that's just me...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I would have let her hit my cart.
And made sure the cart hit me. If that was me, that little incident would have cost her many thousands.
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I hate people who drive like that in parking lots. It's even harder for me to get out of the way when I have Rohan in a stroller and also have a few shopping bags on me. I usually drop the bags and push Rohan to safety. Sometimes when Smitha's pushing Rohan's stroller and I have the shopping cart, I just point the cart towards the car and stay there without moving (ready to jump to safety if he/she does come and hit the cart). That gives time for Smitha to push Rohan to safety.
leckey wrote:
Her response to almost running over me? "F*CK YOU!!!!"
You should have given her the finger before you walked away.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link -
So I was walking out of my local grocery store which is the largest in the area. There are several problems with it because of the setup of the parking lot; most lanes of the parking lot are not more than 10 vehicles long. If you are passing the main doors there are stop signs, markers on the ground etc. to let you know to BE CAREFUL. So tonight I was trying to pass the door/car area on the north end. I saw a car coming at a high rate of speed--I figured she skipped a stop sign or two. I started yelling, "Stop!" and then "STOP" and finally "STOOOOOP!" At the last moment I had to turn the cart parallel to her car without trying to get run over. Finally I said (w/o profanity which I was proud of myself) "Why don't you look instead of talking on your phone!" BTW, her other "driving" hand was also holding a cig. Her response to almost running over me? "F*CK YOU!!!!" At that point I wanted to say, "Why don't you get out of your car and say that to me at my face ?!?" knowing my height and posture that can be intimidating to females. However, there was a car behind her so I did not do anything further. I had several people in the parking lot give me the look of "OMG I cannot believe that just happened!" but I was muttering to myself enough that no one actually came up to me. I effing hate Iowa drivers....
Blog link to be reinstated at a later date.
"Take the good hit." - Speed (?)
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So I was walking out of my local grocery store which is the largest in the area. There are several problems with it because of the setup of the parking lot; most lanes of the parking lot are not more than 10 vehicles long. If you are passing the main doors there are stop signs, markers on the ground etc. to let you know to BE CAREFUL. So tonight I was trying to pass the door/car area on the north end. I saw a car coming at a high rate of speed--I figured she skipped a stop sign or two. I started yelling, "Stop!" and then "STOP" and finally "STOOOOOP!" At the last moment I had to turn the cart parallel to her car without trying to get run over. Finally I said (w/o profanity which I was proud of myself) "Why don't you look instead of talking on your phone!" BTW, her other "driving" hand was also holding a cig. Her response to almost running over me? "F*CK YOU!!!!" At that point I wanted to say, "Why don't you get out of your car and say that to me at my face ?!?" knowing my height and posture that can be intimidating to females. However, there was a car behind her so I did not do anything further. I had several people in the parking lot give me the look of "OMG I cannot believe that just happened!" but I was muttering to myself enough that no one actually came up to me. I effing hate Iowa drivers....
Blog link to be reinstated at a later date.
This car full of teenagers thought it would be cool to rev up on me and goose me with the bumper. You know nothing harmful just bump me. So I acted like I lost my balance and flew up and planted my butt hard on the hood of "mom's" car and made a nice dent. Then I made sure the toe of my skate kicked out a headlight. Then I made sure that the police were called. Then I made sure I filed a complaint. Then I made sure they were ticketed. All that for messing with a 30+ year old dude on skates who can think a lot faster than the average ice-head rolling the streets anymore. I did a number on them and the driver of the car said something I just loved, "Holy sh!t I cannot believe this just happened... are you okay?"... "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!" Don't just get even, screw them over bad, as bad as you can.
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So I was walking out of my local grocery store which is the largest in the area. There are several problems with it because of the setup of the parking lot; most lanes of the parking lot are not more than 10 vehicles long. If you are passing the main doors there are stop signs, markers on the ground etc. to let you know to BE CAREFUL. So tonight I was trying to pass the door/car area on the north end. I saw a car coming at a high rate of speed--I figured she skipped a stop sign or two. I started yelling, "Stop!" and then "STOP" and finally "STOOOOOP!" At the last moment I had to turn the cart parallel to her car without trying to get run over. Finally I said (w/o profanity which I was proud of myself) "Why don't you look instead of talking on your phone!" BTW, her other "driving" hand was also holding a cig. Her response to almost running over me? "F*CK YOU!!!!" At that point I wanted to say, "Why don't you get out of your car and say that to me at my face ?!?" knowing my height and posture that can be intimidating to females. However, there was a car behind her so I did not do anything further. I had several people in the parking lot give me the look of "OMG I cannot believe that just happened!" but I was muttering to myself enough that no one actually came up to me. I effing hate Iowa drivers....
Blog link to be reinstated at a later date.
While I can understand the restraint, as most here have said you should have let her hit the cart...additionally "falling" backwards as to avoid being hit also brings on additional payment for "injuries sustained". The best part would have been lying there, obviously in pain (for all the witnesses) and catching her eye to eye...that's when you show the faintest of smiles...then it's back to the pain and agony. I'm not into sueing people, I'm in to making people aware of thier actions and being responsible for the same. In your case you probably did the more correct thing and avoided a huge ordeal and just moved on....but what fun it could have been.
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The only thing I would add, if you attempt this sort of thing, is to leave the cart and move quickly into the space between two parked cars in case she swerves to miss the cart and aims at you - don't stay in the car lane. People like that don't really care about people like you, they are more concerned about their their car.
