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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.

OP posts:
TheSkiingGardener · 19/05/2011 20:03

Licence or not Flisspaps, it's about time.

I've been in this hedge all day!

Where's the panda gone?

ManateeEquineOhara · 19/05/2011 20:52

Pandaaaa....where are youuuuuu!?

twoislookingonthebrightside · 20/05/2011 18:49

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

needanewname · 20/05/2011 19:58

Panda come back - that 2 days of news we've missed!!

PelvicFloorsOfSteel · 20/05/2011 20:34

Giving it a bump anyway...

Suncottage · 20/05/2011 22:29

I was right.

Squished by Cowbag in a tank.

Sad
Katisha · 20/05/2011 23:25

see here

Scheherezadea · 25/05/2011 15:18

I hate people who assume because they have a big car they don't have to reverse/have any manners or courtesy. Fact is - if you can't drive a big car, you shouldn't have one. Idiots.

PorkChopSter · 08/06/2011 19:45

What's the plan for tomorrow, then? Grin

BillyJoel · 13/06/2011 00:00

Porkchop - I am glad it isnot just me who misses this thread - it was a great laugh, and I have been thinking that OP must have seen the big car driver off for good by now. It would be good to get an update, though.

What's happening Kung Fu Panda?

PelvicFloors0fSteel · 16/06/2011 22:58

Another Thursday and still no update Sad.

Jaspants · 16/06/2011 23:01

saw this in active convos and was hoping for a juicy update

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