Originally posted by Jeff C.
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JKD, you absolutely DID NOT GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME! Good lord, man - you did EVERYTHING wrong! To an appalling degree!
I'm not trying to piss you off. I am very glad that everything turned out well, except for the not-getting-a-booty-call part. However....
You escalated the situation by opening your mouth. You continued to escalate it almost every time you opened your mouth. Worst yet, you engaged in this risky behavior in the presence of wife and kid. If the old man and/or passenger pulled out a gun and started shooting because of your precipitous actions, how would you feel about that?
Your comments were not designed to educate the old man into being a better driver and citizen. Your comments were only made initially out of anger, and subsequently because of your ego. The scenario you described has repeated itself thousands, if not millions of times, around the world for ages. How many times do you think it ended unfavorably for all parties involved?
You didn't see any weapons on him. Dude, HE WAS DRIVING A WEAPON. Unless you have extraordinary x-ray vision, you had NO idea if that guy had a weapon under the seat, in his hand - wherever. Hell, he could have had 20 weapons in there and you would not have known it - until way too late. Also, I would keep in mind the example you set for your kid, when he gets older and is more impressionable.
I'm sorry I am being outspoken on this topic, and I don't mean to embarrass you, but I have seen crap like this - identical to this - go horribly wrong. More than once.
Again, I am glad it turned out well. Good luck with the booty call, and you DID do the right thing (eventually) by breaking contact and moving away from the old fart.
Jeff Cook
I'm not trying to piss you off. I am very glad that everything turned out well, except for the not-getting-a-booty-call part. However....
You escalated the situation by opening your mouth. You continued to escalate it almost every time you opened your mouth. Worst yet, you engaged in this risky behavior in the presence of wife and kid. If the old man and/or passenger pulled out a gun and started shooting because of your precipitous actions, how would you feel about that?
Your comments were not designed to educate the old man into being a better driver and citizen. Your comments were only made initially out of anger, and subsequently because of your ego. The scenario you described has repeated itself thousands, if not millions of times, around the world for ages. How many times do you think it ended unfavorably for all parties involved?
You didn't see any weapons on him. Dude, HE WAS DRIVING A WEAPON. Unless you have extraordinary x-ray vision, you had NO idea if that guy had a weapon under the seat, in his hand - wherever. Hell, he could have had 20 weapons in there and you would not have known it - until way too late. Also, I would keep in mind the example you set for your kid, when he gets older and is more impressionable.
I'm sorry I am being outspoken on this topic, and I don't mean to embarrass you, but I have seen crap like this - identical to this - go horribly wrong. More than once.
Again, I am glad it turned out well. Good luck with the booty call, and you DID do the right thing (eventually) by breaking contact and moving away from the old fart.
Jeff Cook
shut the fuck up
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