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to call or not to call
I hope I didn't post this last nite.
While I never drive drunk, I sometimes post drunk. So yesterday some moron runs a stop sign and pulls out in front of me. I'm travelling on a 5 lane street (2 each way and one turning lane). I move from the right lane to the left lane to avoid him, but he swings wide so I swerve back into the right lane and at the same time he corrects and also takes the right lane. So I make another lane change and pass him. At the stop light, I make note of the name of the company on his truck and write down his license plate. Should I even bother? Does anything ever come of these reports? |
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> While I never drive drunk, I sometimes post drunk.
That should be illegal now, along with using the mobile phone while posting. > So yesterday some moron runs a stop sign and pulls out in front of me. > > I move from the right lane to the left lane to avoid him, but he swings > wide so I swerve back into the right lane and at the same time he > corrects and also takes the right lane. It's another MFFY Sloth. > So I make another lane change and pass him. > > At the stop light, I make note of the name of the company on his truck > and write down his license plate. > > Should I even bother? Does anything ever come of these reports? Reporting to the driver's employer may get a response. |
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On Jul 16, 2:03*am, not much of anyone > wrote:
> I hope I didn't post this last nite. > > While I never drive drunk, I sometimes post drunk. > > So yesterday some moron runs a stop sign and pulls out in front of me. > > I'm travelling on a 5 lane street (2 each way and one turning lane). > > I move from the right lane to the left lane to avoid him, but he swings > wide so I swerve back into the right lane and at the same time he > corrects and also takes the right lane. > > So I make another lane change and pass him. > > At the stop light, I make note of the name of the company on his truck > and write down his license plate. > > Should I even bother? *Does anything ever come of these reports? At my employer, a certain number of those complaints can get you fired. (well, not strictly, but you can lose your privileges to drive a company vehicle. Of course that may mean that they consider you unable to do your job anymore...) I would say use your discretion; don't call because someone ****ed you off because calling one of those numbers is a really big deal. However, don't *not* call when you see someone doing something truly dangerous because you think nothing will happen - trust me, it will. nate |
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On Jul 16, 2:50*am, Alexander Rogge > wrote:
> > While I never drive drunk, I sometimes post drunk. > > That should be illegal now, along with using the mobile phone while posting. > > > So yesterday some moron runs a stop sign and pulls out in front of me. > > > I move from the right lane to the left lane to avoid him, but he swings > > wide so I swerve back into the right lane and at the same time he > > corrects and also takes the right lane. > > It's another MFFY Sloth. > > > So I make another lane change and pass him. > > > At the stop light, I make note of the name of the company on his truck > > and write down his license plate. > > > Should I even bother? *Does anything ever come of these reports? > > Reporting to the driver's employer may get a response. I agree. All my father's company vehicles are prominently lettered, including the business (which is his cell phone) number. When he gets such a call he takes it very seriously, as annoying the public isn't good for business. Then again, he's gotten calls by people complaining about perfectly acceptable things, when he's at the site. He then smiles at the complaining cars driver while assuring them he'll take care of it. Those are good for a laugh. Basically, call if it's truly legit, but not just because you're annoyed. You could be effecting someone's job. |
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On Jul 16, 1:03*am, not much of anyone > wrote:
> I hope I didn't post this last nite. > > While I never drive drunk, I sometimes post drunk. > > So yesterday some moron runs a stop sign and pulls out in front of me. > > I'm travelling on a 5 lane street (2 each way and one turning lane). > > I move from the right lane to the left lane to avoid him, but he swings > wide so I swerve back into the right lane and at the same time he > corrects and also takes the right lane. > > So I make another lane change and pass him. > > At the stop light, I make note of the name of the company on his truck > and write down his license plate. > > Should I even bother? *Does anything ever come of these reports? He ran a stop sign and drove pretty erratically there. If he did that and got into a wreck or something, that'd be pretty bad for the business the guy drives for. I'd say report him. |
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On Jul 16, 10:00*am, Scott in SoCal > wrote:
> In message > >, > > " > wrote: > >I agree. *All my father's company vehicles are prominently lettered, > >including the business (which is his cell phone) number. *When he gets > >such a call he takes it very seriously, as annoying the public isn't > >good for business. *Then again, he's gotten calls by people > >complaining about perfectly acceptable things, when he's at the site. > >He then smiles at the complaining cars driver while assuring them > >he'll take care of it. *Those are good for a laugh. *Basically, call > >if it's truly legit, but not just because you're annoyed. * > > If what he did was legit, I wouldn't be annoyed. > -- > Q: What's the difference between a traffic snake and a real one? > A: The traffic snake's asshole at the *front* end. As you should know, some people are annoyed by perfectly legit and reasonable things. Since you live in CA, I'm assuming you are not the person who called and complained. |
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On Jul 16, 6:59*am, Scott in SoCal > wrote:
> In message >, Alexander Rogge > > > wrote: > >> At the stop light, I make note of the name of the company on his truck > >> and write down his license plate. > > >> Should I even bother? *Does anything ever come of these reports? > > >Reporting to the driver's employer may get a response. > > Boycotting the employer is also easy. > -- > Q: What's the difference between a traffic snake and a real one? > A: The traffic snake's asshole at the *front* end. And ineffective in correcting the problem. The employer won't know there was a problem unless you tell him. Now if you mean 'call and then boycott' yes, but it is a bit extreme. Give him a chance to correct the problem before you boycott. One screwup in traffic isn't much of a cause to affect a business. Harry K |
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On Jul 16, 7:43*pm, Scott in SoCal > wrote:
> In message > >, > > > > > > Harry K > wrote: > >On Jul 16, 6:59*am, Scott in SoCal > wrote: > >> In message >, Alexander Rogge > > >> > wrote: > >> >> At the stop light, I make note of the name of the company on his truck > >> >> and write down his license plate. > > >> >> Should I even bother? *Does anything ever come of these reports? > > >> >Reporting to the driver's employer may get a response. > > >> Boycotting the employer is also easy. > > >And ineffective in correcting the problem. *The employer won't know > >there was a problem unless you tell him. *Now if you mean 'call and > >then boycott' yes, but it is a bit extreme. * > > How about "fill out a comment card and then boycott?" > Basically, that is what I said, inform and then boycott or you are accomplishing nothing > >One screwup in traffic isn't much of a cause to affect a business. > > If it's an honest mistake, you are correct. But if it's an obvious > MFFY move, then I have no interest in doing business with people who > hire MFFYs (since they are probably MFFYs themselves). Quite so! Harry K |
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