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to make a little sign for this woman?

862 replies

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.

OP posts:
TandB · 21/04/2011 08:44

But look on the bright side.

This woman is getting worse by the minute. Not only is she a rude cowbag, but she was late this morning.

LAZY, rude cowbag.

[disapproving face]

OP posts:
Shodan · 21/04/2011 08:44

Not an anticlimax.

Merely building tension so the final outcome is even more explosive.

All the best fillums do it, you know.

geraldinetheluckygoat · 21/04/2011 08:46

yeah we can wait.....

Ok I must go and get ready for the day now so it looks like I have been busy when my mum gets here! Grin

NorfolkNChanceOfAnEgg · 21/04/2011 09:00

Ohhhh I can't wait for next Thursday! Wonder if she reads MN so had a cob on about having to be late to avoid Disney and coooooow shouting!

TandB · 21/04/2011 09:07

Shodan - "make 'em laugh, make 'em cry, make 'em wait" you mean?

OP posts:
fanjolina · 21/04/2011 09:11

marking place for next Thursday's installment.....

ChaoticAngelofchocolateeggs · 21/04/2011 09:21

I'll be back...next Thursday Grin

TrinityRhino · 21/04/2011 09:27

I'll definitely be back

and yay to magic device

live updates on huffiness of rude late woman, yay Grin

ongakgak · 21/04/2011 09:43

Ohh! another whole week, its like the build up to christmas as a kid!

nickelbaalamb · 21/04/2011 10:28

oooh, how dare she ruin Thursday morning by being that late??? Shock

Rude, rude woman!

OTheHugeManatee · 21/04/2011 10:39

Gah! The tension is killing me.

Rude, lazy cowbag. Angry

jenga079 · 21/04/2011 10:45

damn.

wolfhound · 21/04/2011 10:56

marking place too. will be part of virtual flask mob...

fuzzywuzzy · 21/04/2011 11:01

She's prolly still sitting there in a silent face off refusing to reverse.

That's why she's nto here updating us.... she shoudl have taken a smartphone and given us live updates!

StayingDavidTennantsGirl · 21/04/2011 11:17

It didn't happen, fuzzy - the woman was running late (so rude) and so the OP didn't meet up with her until the village, where she had to give way to her because the bollards told her to.

fuzzywuzzy · 21/04/2011 11:26

Oh arse, and here I am trying to pretend to work and watch this thread at the same time....and doing badly at both...pah!

sweetpea2petals · 21/04/2011 12:05

Aaaaaaaaaaargh!!!!!!!!!!
(ok shameful place marking Blush really want to know what'll happen)

CoffeeDodger · 21/04/2011 12:35

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Message withdrawn at poster's request.

BagofHolly · 21/04/2011 12:38

I'm picturing the OP in her car, putting on her Slanket, opening a flask and cheerfully reading Take a Break!

C'mon, what happened???

MrsMeow · 21/04/2011 12:38

How very dare she be late! I can't believe we have to wait another week now - can't you put your DC in nursery for a few extra days? Wink

comixminx · 21/04/2011 13:03

So funny! Marking my place for next week...

BaadRobot · 21/04/2011 13:09

This thread is hilarious! Can't wait for next Thurs Grin

MillsAndDoom · 21/04/2011 13:28

Oh no! Can't wait for next thursday

PigeonPie · 21/04/2011 14:12

kungfu - I've just had an awful thought... She doesn't have a car seat in her car and drops her DC off at your nursery does she?

seeksnewnamewithgsoh · 21/04/2011 14:15

Maybe she's a mnetter and left late on purpose... Shock

Can't wait for next Thursday Grin

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