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to make a little sign for this woman?

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TandB · 15/04/2011 09:00

I have ranted on a previous occasion about the morning rat-run through our village so very quick summary:

Single track roads - short-cut to city - I am apparently only person who needs to go opposite direction during rush-hour - majority of people coming the other way clearly think I am unreasonable for driving through my own village and glare and head-shake at me - I am cross.

Obviously it is the holidays now, so the school run traffic is missing which makes life much easier. However, there is one woman who I see every single time. She drives very fast on a narrow, twisty road with several blind bends so I finish up crawling around corners in case she comes hurtling the other way. She flatly refuses to back up even a couple of feet to the nearest passing space, and she makes no attempt to move over so that both cars can pass without scraping through the hedge. So I finish up reversing to the next passing space with her driving about 6 inches off my front bumper with a face like thunder, and then as soon as the road widens at all, she squeezes past, glaring at me all the time and shaking her head.

Bearing in mind the following:

  1. I live here and have as much right to leave the village as she does to cut through it.

  2. I drive a very small car which causes minimal obstruction.

  3. I don't drive dangerously fast.

  4. I am the one reversing and getting off the road.

would I be unreasonable to make a little sign saying "The next time you shake your head at me will be the last time I reverse for you. I can sit here all day - how about you?"

Would probably be unreasonable to add "cowbag" at the end, I suppose.

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LadyOfTheManor · 15/04/2011 09:21

Eurgh I have this EXACT problem. When I've fetched the papers I put them on the passenger seat and when she refuses to reverse, I open the paper so I can't see her through the windscreen. She often moves while I shout expletives through the window.

MigratingCoconuts · 15/04/2011 09:17

oh, I am so with you on this one!!!

there are some round here who think the road into our village is the first bend on a formula 1 race track.

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TandB · 15/04/2011 09:16

I have wondered about rallying the pensioners (most of the village population) who don't have to be at work or doing school runs, to form a convoy and drive backwards and forwards, occasionally stopping to point out something in a field, or perhaps getting out of their car to pick up some litter.

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JaneS · 15/04/2011 09:15

Stall the car. The get out and start looking under the bonnet to see what's 'broken down'. Grin

(No, I probably wouldn't have the balls, but you might.)

Mishy1234 · 15/04/2011 09:15

What a rude and annoying woman!

Yes, do it. Can you video her reaction and upload it onto YT as well? I need a good laugh and think that would just about do it!

cricketballs · 15/04/2011 09:15

I love the sign idea - go for it!

cricketballs · 15/04/2011 09:14

I know the feeling well! It is pretty much the same where I live in terms of the lanes and people using it as a run through.

Once however, I was stuck in a queue when 2 men were refusing to back up and allow the other one through. A long queue was building up (all male drivers) and I was returning home from a rubbish day at work. I stormed up to the cars and shouted at them to stop behaving like 2 year olds as I have much more pressing things to get to like collecting my DC!

They both sheepishly backed up and I earned a round of applause from the other men waiting in the queue!

iamaLeafontheWind · 15/04/2011 09:13

Can you organise to have some tractors with those great big spikes to be around? That might slow her down round the corners (they slow me down).

blackeyedsusan · 15/04/2011 09:13

yes next time Do not back up. just give a shrug and a smile. tea and biscuits would get you into trouble (but i love the thought)

movingsoon · 15/04/2011 09:11

Organize all the villages to drive thier cars slowly though the village at rush hour or take it in turns t break down so you can't move your car. People will stop using it if it is not quicker.

I think people drive to fast along some roads. People drive fast on the road I live on. Some new people have moved in and now park on thier sized of the road. when they are their it slows the traffic. Strange the police have'nt done anything as my mum got towed from where they park

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TandB · 15/04/2011 09:07

Liking the tea and biscuits idea. Bearing in mind I usually meet her within half a mile of home, I could always actually just leave the car and go home for the tea.

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Goblinchild · 15/04/2011 09:03

Don't make a sign, just do it.
She's the one behaving like an inconsiderate idiot, and she thinks you are in the wrong.
Take tea and biscuits with you, and pick a morning when you are on top form, so her frothing and ranting doesn't bother you.

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