to make a little sign for this woman?

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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.

Oh dear

Although he was lucky nobody got hurt. Cows are bloody dangerous.

JenaiMarrHePlaysGuitar Fri 15-Apr-11 11:19:59
kungfu I can't recall why but I think you're local to me. Pleeeeaaaassse go to the paper, and make sure they take one of these photos

How would that look? Would I be standing in front of my car with my arms folded and a face like a slapped arse? Or would I be pointing judgementally at the 20mph road sign or at a passing place? Might go and set one up actually....

Oh the possibilities are endless. But the slapped arse face is essential.

Do not make a sign. DO NOT REVERSE for the cowbag!

I'm shamelessly marking my place because I want to hear how this turns out.

Oh, and of course YANBU!

You have to do something about this. It sounds utterly appalling.

I might go for the massive overeaction approach. Next time I meet her I shall leap out of my car, slam the door dramatically, scream "You have utterly ruined my LIFE" and storm off into a nearby field and weep loudly and ostentatiously, occasionally shaking a fist at the sky and shouting "why me?"

"whyyyy meeeee..."

great idea! Do the sign, do it, do it do it! :o

I got beeped at by an irate cunt driver on a rat run through my road because I had the temerity to stop in the middle of the road as I couldn't find a parking space for miles around to drop off my two sleeping children in my own house. Road was full of cars belonging to cunts people who work in the town centre and can't be arsed to take a bus. I got all mumsy and shouty at him and went over and waggled my finger at him. Very proud I didnt' swear once but I did say "don't apologise, just don't do it again!" I sounded like I was telling my 3 year old off :o

PMSL at the massive over reaction :o

If you do that kungfu video it and put it on youtube with a link here

Please all come and help me see off this woman. You can all hide behind the hedge and jump out filling the road with wailing, weeping, breast-beating women.

Just bring a picnic blanket, a flask and a sarnie in a picnic basket, and leave your car for a snack!

That is crazy! We live in a country area and there are narrow roads. I drive dd to school each morning and we regularly meet a total IDIOT of a man driving what looks like a toyota business car. He is normally really speeding and drives RIGHT up your arse if he happens to be behind you. The other morning I was returning from dropping dd to school, it is a narrow road with a fair bit of school run traffic at that time of the day as there is a preschool just beyond the primary shcool. Anyway, as I left the school there was no one behind me at all, it is a long straight stretch of road just there so I could see behind me for quite a distance, all clear. A minute or 2 later I glance in my rearview mirror and there is mr toyota practically on my back seat. He obviously came up along behind me at high speed, past the preschool and school.

I maintained my steady 'speedlimit' speed and he was SO close it me it was a bit unnerving. There is a very deceptive turn on that road - it is long and sharp and cars have a habit of coming round it too fast and on the wrong side as if they are not familiar with it they don't expect it to be as long or wind round quite so much. I slowed down as I approached this turn and took it nice nad easy round and just as well I did as our farmer neighbour was moving his herd of cows from one field to another and they were walking along the road to the other gate. Neighbour farmer salutes me & waves me down, I wave back and stop my car to allow the herd to pass me. Wanker behind keeps revving and revving and he is practically touching my bumper at this stage. THEN he starts beeping his horn at ME - expecting me to drive through a bloody herd of cows (who would only have taken a few minutes at most to pass). I sat tight but felt really hacked off at him. I turned round and glared at him. He raised his hands in an exasperated fashion. And then proceeded to beed THREE more times. At this stage the cows were getting panicked and walking into each other and trying to climb onto each other out of the way & scrambling up the ditch etc - i saw several with their eyes rolling in panic.

I sat tight, when the last cow had safely passed me I moved off slowly and the guy behind me revvs very hard & shot out behind me to overtake me, what he hadn't seen was another neighbour had been waiting behind the cows at the opposite end and she had her car full of preschoolers on their way to preschool. He seriously missed her car by about an inch. I stuck my hand on the horn and lifted him out of it.

I was literally shaking when I got home2 mins later - dh was here and he was livid. Next time I shall take his reg and report him. Lazy fucker should get out of bed 10mins earlier if he is that late for work. He is an ignorant driver.

OP - I had this situation once. I was going the right way up a one way street and this guy came out of a side entrance, saw me and deliberately turned into my path going in the wrong direction down the street. I just stopped, looked at him for a few seconds and then picked up the book that I had on the passengers seat and started to read. I don't think he could believe his eyes! Then another car came up behind me and he had to move!

Oh how I larfed!

Would thoroughly recommend the waiting and getting occupied by doing something else manoeuvre!!

Millionaire - you need a sign.

What a complete wanker. Because yes, freaking the cows out will move them along quicker

Pleeeease make the sign.

Also, arrange for a pensioner to bring you out the tea and biscuits while you wait

Yes. One that reads "Wanker"

He endangered the farmer, you and a carfull of children. Unforgivable.

YANBU - fabulous ideas!! If she is a lurker/poster, I would find another way to work for a while ...

Yes! A sign that says "Good morning! It's your turn to reverse today :)"

Love this thread. Yes, to sign. And picnic.

I had a fun horse one once. Car came up behind us really fast round a blind bend. My horse, who was normally rock solid around traffic, got a fright and jumped out into the road so the car had to stop while I got her moved back over. I got out of the way as quickly as I could, bearing in mind the horse was a bit freaked, but clearly not fast enough for the driver. Just as I was getting to the side of the road again she beeped her horn and sent the horse leaping into the road again! I took my time getting out of the way that time.

Another one was someone coming up behind me who clearly thought I should have moved off the road to let them past even though there was plenty of room to drive around. I would have done but the horse I was riding didn't fancy going any closer to the big pile of silage bales on the other side of the hedge. I figured there was plenty of room so it didn't really matter. The car decided to drive so close to me that he caught my stirrup with his wing mirror and smashed it. Idiot. Horse didn't bat an eyelid bless him.

It was always the motorbikes coming too close that terrified me tbh. One good hard kick with the rear legs of a horse would probably have been far more dangerous for the bike rider than it would have been for me!

Anyway, OP, I like the idea of a sign saying "Your turn!"

The amount of numpties on the road is crazy.
I like the picking up a book to read idea.