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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:
HerHighnessTheWestCoastLotus · 24/04/2011 15:42

Hoppy Easterbunny all you watchers and waiters :o

BaronessBomburst · 24/04/2011 23:41

Marking my place again!

I'd lost 'threads I'm on' and had to trawl through pages to find this again.....

I've got the MIL staying so watch for my own AIBU anytime soon.......... Grrrrrrr. Angry

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 26/04/2011 02:37

To those who are "marking their place" by posting... are you aware of "watch this thread"?

GotArt · 26/04/2011 02:54

kungfu! I'd start with HEY COWBAG! ... Grin

HerHighnessTheWestCoastLotus · 26/04/2011 03:37

OldLady, are you aware that "marking one's place" also serves to bump the thread so others can see it and join the fun?

Bubbaluv · 26/04/2011 03:49

Oooh can't wait!
Fungfu, PLEASE film her and give us a Youtube link. It would be fabulous!

iwasyoungonce · 26/04/2011 11:58

I always wonder that, OldLadyKnowsNothing!

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 26/04/2011 12:13

Yes, HerHighness (Your Highness, as I address you directly?), I'm just worried we'll run out of space before Thursday, and then I no-one will be able to find the new thread. :(

LaWeasel · 26/04/2011 12:20

It's okay, you're not even half way though.

also shamelessly marking place.

HerHighnessTheWestCoastLotus · 26/04/2011 14:39

OldLady, (you may address me as Lotus, I'm not only just a commoner, I'm a furriner to boot, so no royal pretensions :o... just don't call me West) - I didn't think of filling up the thread!! Shock That's a good point. Sorry I was snippy.

Maybe if it looks like it will fill up with all this random blithering anticipation, someone could do a subsequent one?

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 26/04/2011 16:05

Oh, were you snippy? Grin

seeksnewnamewithgsoh · 26/04/2011 17:46

I always say I'm marking my place as I feel a bit grubby lurking when no-one knows I'm there.

So ahem,

Worst bit is, I'm working this Thursday, so I won't even get the live updates! Grin

HerHighnessTheWestCoastLotus · 26/04/2011 17:46

Well... I didn't intend to be snippy, only funny, but I think I lack the talent to always come across as I mean to. What seems funny to me often doesn't seem funny to other posters.
(That's probably why I mostly lurk. Safer that way.)
:)

seeksnewnamewithgsoh · 26/04/2011 17:46

Oh, that cross out didn't work inside the arrows. Now who feels stupid...?

misdee · 26/04/2011 17:52

oooo two days

OnesDigitusPrimusMagicalis · 26/04/2011 18:00

having read most of this, I am now just marking my place for updates... Grin

Katisha · 26/04/2011 18:05

Late to this thread.

I am looking forward to Thursday immensely.

TandB · 26/04/2011 19:19

[limbers up ready for Thursday]

OP posts:
caramelwaffle · 26/04/2011 19:27

Rallies round kungfu like a boxing coach.

Grockle · 27/04/2011 10:15

Yay, it's tomorrow!

Jaspants · 27/04/2011 17:28

Joins convoy behind kungfupanda

HairyBeaver · 27/04/2011 17:32

This thread has made my week!

Can't bloody wait for tomorrow! EEK!

Katiekitty · 27/04/2011 17:41

with you all the (right of) way kungfu

(also marking place)

stabiliser15 · 27/04/2011 18:00

Looking forward to tomorrow's instalment!!

anonandlikeit · 27/04/2011 18:19

If it turns in to a real stand off.
Get out, wnader over to her car, signal for her to wind the window down.

and then say "Budge over love & I'll show you how to get that thing in to reverse"