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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 10:18 AM
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You can email him, you can talk to him, or you can try this:

http://platerage.com Just found this in one of our local newspapers.
Nice find, Wayne. Here's another one:

http://autos.canada.com/shareit/soun...8-781db58a9de1
 
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by wgmg35
You can email him, you can talk to him, or you can try this:

http://platerage.com Just found this in one of our local newspapers.
LOL, funny website. I'm gonna have to start using it.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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Then, coming home from work this afternoon, there was a guy in an Intrepid weaving between both lanes on the highway. He almost slammed into a guy in an F-150. This guy HAD to be drunk by the way he was driving. I accelerated fairly hard just so I could get in front of him as I really didn't want to be behind this clown.
Did you feel safer knowing he was behind you? Personally, I like to leave the idiots/drunks a great many car lengths in front of me so that I have plenty of time to react if something does happen. You never know what they'll do when you're in the middle of passing them and you don't have to worry about them rear ending you further down the road.
 
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Woblin_Goblin
Did you feel safer knowing he was behind you? Personally, I like to leave the idiots/drunks a great many car lengths in front of me so that I have plenty of time to react if something does happen. You never know what they'll do when you're in the middle of passing them and you don't have to worry about them rear ending you further down the road.
Yeah, I actually feel much safer knowing the idiot was behind me. I wanted to put as much distance between me and him as possible. If he side swipes someone on the highway, I'd rather be in front of all the mess. That's just me though.
 
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 08:12 AM
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^ I normally do the same. Try and get past quickly and safely to avoid potential danger and the distraction of watching out for a menace on the road.
 
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 08:57 AM
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I posted my encounter with an idiot driver a couple months ago.
In case you missed it here it is Nightmare on the Highway
Since that happened, I noticed his van at a compound where it was towed (it was wrote off).. I found out this dude was pulled out of the ditch by the same tow truck driver 4 hours earlier than my encounter with him. So he had been driving like a dickweed all of that day. I hope he is nailed to the wall on his court day, and I will be there .
 

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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 09:02 AM
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Yeah, I saw and responded to that one. Good to see you're going to do your civic duty and put away that dickweed.......did I just say that.
 
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 09:47 AM
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Yeah, I saw and responded to that one. Good to see you're going to do your civic duty and put away that dickweed.......did I just say that.
You pick up the lingo quickly for an ol' trout.
 
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by GEE35X
I posted my encounter with an idiot driver a couple months ago.
In case you missed it here it is Nightmare on the Highway
Since that happened, I noticed his van at a compound where it was towed (it was wrote off).. I found out this dude was pulled out of the ditch by the same tow truck driver 4 hours earlier than my encounter with him. So he had been driving like a dickweed all of that day. I hope he is nailed to the wall on his court day, and I will be there .
I of of missed that thread Wayne......jeez what a friggin' idiot!

Dickweeds FTL!
 
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Garnet Canuck
I of of missed that thread Wayne......jeez what a friggin' idiot!

Dickweeds FTL!
Me too... WOW.
I hope they nail that guy good
 
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by inTgr8r
Me too... WOW.
I hope they nail that guy good
I hope so too, it was somewhat terrifying to see that guy barrelling down on me, I was planning on following him all day if I had to until the police caught up with us, he was travelling triple digits on both sides of the road. After he wrote his vehicle off it made it easy.
The Police said it would probably be a year before I get called to court to nail that scumbag.
 
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 10:54 AM
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A year?????
....meanwhile he's out driving again
 
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 11:07 AM
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Yikes, Wayne.....I missed that one too.......guess I was busy at that time....

Glad to hear you and Karen came thru it ok......It probably saved your butt by accellerating away from him..

As Ian says, "a year????" -- Hope he's not on the road until then....

Stay safe, (and ever aware of the other guys)......

Colin.
 
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by inTgr8r
You pick up the lingo quickly for an ol' trout.
Yes, cfa's like me are used to picking up on local slang.

I still can't follow some Cape Bretoners and south shore folks let alone some Newfs.
 
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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Quite a story. Don't know how I missed it Wayne. Good for you in doing the right thing and having the presence of mind to do so.
 
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