Now to vent MY frustration!

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Registered: 10-14-2003
Now to vent MY frustration!
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Wed, 06-13-2007 - 1:47pm

What is it with people thinking it's perfectly OKAY to back up on the HIGHWAY??

So you missed an exit. Okay, so go on to the next exit, get off there and go BACK. Yeah, it's maybe an extra 10 minutes to your drive. Big deal. Deal with it.

There are times I wonder how some people got their license. Oh wait I know - it was the prize at the bottom of the cereal box!

Geeze!

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Registered: 03-16-2006
Wed, 06-13-2007 - 10:21pm

Us Jersey drivers have a reputation all our own. However NY drivers are the worst. Saw one guy go in reverse for like 1000 feet just to use a jughandle (another NJ invention similar to a freeway cloverleaf). You almost are not allowed to make a left turn here (That's why NASCAR racing never comes here). I have a funny bit about NJ drivers on my hard drive but can be applied to anybody

A right lane construction closure is just a game to see how many people can cut in line by passing you on the right as you sit in the left lane waiting for the same jerks to squeeze their way back in before hitting the orange construction barrels.

Turn signals will give away your next move. A real New Jersey driver never uses them.

Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you, or the space will be filled in by somebody else putting you in an even more dangerous situation.

Crossing two or more lanes in a single lane-change is considered "going with the flow."

The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you have of getting hit.

Never get in the way of extensive bodywork. The other guy doesn't have anything to lose.

Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving a nice, relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates. (For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your legs.)

Construction signs tell you about road closures immediately after you pass the last exit before the traffic begins to back up.

The new electronic traffic warning system signs are not there to provide useful information. They are only there to make New Jersey look high-tech and to distract you from seeing the police car parked in the median.

Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It's a good way to scare people entering the highway.

Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as suggestions and are apparently not enforceable in the metro area during rush hour.

Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn't mean that a New Jersey driver flashing his high beams behind you doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.

Please remember that there is no such thing as a shortcut during rush-hour traffic in New Jersey.

Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an accident or even someone changing a tire.

Throwing litter on the roads adds variety to the landscape, keeps the existing litter from getting lonely, and gives Adopt-a-highway crews something to clean up.

Everybody thinks their vehicle is better than yours, especially pickup truck drivers with stickers of Calvin peeing on a Ford, Dodge or Chevy logo.

Learn to swerve abruptly. New Jersey is the home of high-speed slalom driving thanks to NJDOT, which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them on their toes.

It is traditional in New Jersey to honk your horn at cars that don't move the instant the light changes.

Seeking eye contact with another driver revokes your right of way.

Never take a green light at face value. Always look right and left before proceeding.

Remember that the goal of every New Jersey driver is to get there first, by whatever means necessary.

Snow, ice, fog, and rain are no reasons to change any of the previously listed rules. These weather conditions are God's way ensuring a natural selection process for body shops, junkyards, and new vehicle sales.

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Registered: 04-07-2003
Thu, 06-14-2007 - 1:27am

I drive through South Jersey, and it's SO TRUE!! And why does the Garden State Parkway seem to have tolls every 20 feet?!



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Registered: 06-15-2007
Fri, 06-15-2007 - 1:30am

Did you read my response? Page 44 of cl-shywon's "Venting my Frustrations"? I really would appreciate a response. Here it is again.

>>>Sweetie - let me clarify a few things for you...

I'm IN a relationship. I've been with the same guy for four years. I have sex on a regular basis. So I certainly don't need dating tips from a guy who has 1) never had a date; 2) has no social skills whatsoever; and 3) is seeking tips online on "how to pick up hot chicks for hot sex," and has been doing so, unsuccessfully apparently, for the past seven months.

I also wanted to say this: When I was 20, I guarantee you, YOU - being the self-proclaimed "Nice Guy" that you SAY you are, who in your above paragraph just told me to "give the nice guy in the corner a chance" - would have NEVER deemed ME worthy of a second glance. YOU would have looked in the other direction to one of the dingy bims you now complain about who ignores you and tells you when you approach her, "It ain't gonna happen."

*I* do not date guys with the most friends, guys with the most money, guys with the nicest car. I never WANTED to date said men because I don't need to *prove* anything to anyone. I had then, and still have, MORE IMPORTANT things to do than to worry excessively of what the world must think of me if I'm not invited to the most popular kids' parties, wearing the most popular clothes, etc. YOU, however, present yourself as the type of guy whose EGO is so tissue-paper thin that you must, must, must PROVE to yourself and the world that you are important and manly, because underneath it all, you're terrified that the world might find out how deeply insecure and AFRAID and impoverished in spirit you really are.

So before you think about trying to give ME dating tips, why don't you take your OWN advice and give a NICE girl a chance - who may not be the most attractive, who may NOT be cheerleader material, who may NOT be the trophy bimbo you want to have on your arm to prove what a stud you are. And when you've done that, THEN you can stand up on your little soap box and give ME advice, Don Juan. Until then, I guess we'll be seeing you around for the next seven months or so while you keep going for those same dingy bims in the short skirts who give you excuses as to why they can't go out with your or tell you "It ain't gonna happen." Because what goes around comes around, "Mr. Nice Guy."

Cheers.<<<

I was talking to cl_shywon. What made you think my response was about you?

I wouldn't have overlooked you. From your picture, I think you're very attractive.

I'm not trying to prove anything to anyone. I don't want to be popular or have sex with lots of girls to get other people's approval. I want it FOR ME. I want to know what it's like to have lots of people vie for my time and attention. I want to know what the physical sensation of sex is like, and the thrill of and freedom of casually hooking up FOR ME. Not for others, but because I want to enjoy what I've missed out on my whole life. Can't you understand that?

I'm not going to go for a a girl who's unattractive. I don't care how nice or friendly or intelligent she is. I'm not asking for a supermodel 10. I'm not even asking for a cheerleader. I'm asking for a girl who stays in shape, does her hair, basically does what she can to be pretty and presentable. If she won't take the time or the effort to do that, then why should I take the time and effort to date her?

I don't want to prove myself to other guys or show off what a stud I am. I wouldn't care if I had the approval of any other guy for the rest of my life. All I'm asking is a warm and attractive body. I know I deserve it. Why is that so unreasonable?

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Registered: 05-30-2007
Fri, 06-15-2007 - 8:21pm

****I wouldn't have overlooked you. From your picture, I think you're very tractive.*****

***I'm asking is a warm and attractive body. I know I deserve it. Why is that so nreasonable?**

I don’t have a picture posted, and if I did I sure do hope you would not find me attractive. You keep responding to me directly, not sure if that is intentional or not, but this sounds very odd for you to be saying to a man.

I will however toss you an answer. Starts with the basics of life.

Life is not fair, you nor any other human being DESERVES anything they do work hard, invest time and effort in to earn. And clearly you attach no value to what you seek and are completely unwilling to earn the privilege. As such you likely will never have it.

It’s not rocket science.

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Registered: 11-17-2004
Fri, 06-15-2007 - 10:30pm

OMG! I've seen a lot of crazy drivers but I think that one would take the cake. Who does that?!?

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Registered: 10-14-2003
Fri, 06-15-2007 - 10:34pm

>Life is not fair, you nor any other human being DESERVES anything they do work hard, invest time and effort in to earn. And clearly you attach no value to what you seek and are completely unwilling to earn the privilege. As such you likely will never have it.

It’s not rocket science. <

Well stated. Couldn't have said it better myself.

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Registered: 05-30-2007
Sat, 06-16-2007 - 10:13am

***Well stated. Couldn't have said it better myself.***

You do it every day! Thanks.

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Sat, 06-16-2007 - 10:18pm
This because in a "now" society, many people tend to be hasty if not hedonistic. And because most people who have a so-called "full life" don't have enough time to care about others, those they don't know. But my guess is, more than likely that person was being stupid and just not thinking. "I wonder how some people got their license." As a person who doesn't drive, I often wonder that. My SCA3 keeps me from being behind the wheel. random tremors make for potential accidents. My guess is that those who don'[t deserve a drivers' license just tried extra hard that one time, possibly lied to get it. Such a thing applies to job interviews--that one has to pretend that they're better than they really are. Who is to say that it wouldn't happen in license applications. Most people are deceitful, even the nicer ones.
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Registered: 08-16-2005
Wed, 06-20-2007 - 8:13am

I've driven cross country twice and on highways Maryland was the worst state I drove through they were AWFUL!

But city driving, Boston and NYC are hands down horrible to drive in. I would still be sitting behind a double parked car right now because I would be trying to politely pull out. LOL

Smile,

Deirdre

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Registered: 11-21-2005
Wed, 06-20-2007 - 8:26am
You're responding to the wrong topic.

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