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Ok, first off, if you smoke, it's ok. It's your right. I'm not going to go off on all that "smoking is bad" crap. I'd probably smoke if I had the money. Smoke if you got 'em!
But I was riding home yesterday afternoon. Very hot out, so like an idiot, didn't have my jacket on. (mistake #1) About half way to the next light, a red Ford F-150 pulls out into my lane. Didn't cut me off, just pulled out. Since the tailgates on these new trucks are approx. 10' high, I ride a little more left than I usually do, so he can see me in his mirror. (mistake #2) Apparently the guys testicles were feeling small that day, cause he kept flooring it and pulling away from me, then hitting the breaks cause of traffic. I kept my distance... just in case. We stop at the next light and he continuously revs his engine, blowing all kinds of crap in my face. I just shake my head.
I'm not sure if what happened next was intentional. But regardless... it pissed me off.
As we start off again and get up to about 50 or so, his discards his lit cigarette out his window... and down my shirt. I thought it bounced off at first, until I felt it burn me... repeatedly as it travelled lower and lower. Luckily, I was able to untuck my shirt and grab it as I prepared to find a spot to pull over. I almost throw it away... almost.
I keep the cigarette... still smoking... and make my way next to the man with the testicle problem at the next light. I hold it up to him and just look at him. "What?", he says. I toss the cigarette back into his cab and ride off, saying nothing. Now that I think back, I probably could have come up with all kinds of stuff to say, but it was proably bad enough tossing the cigarette back to him.
I know most new cars don't have ashtrays, but this crap with throwing your butts out the window when your done with them really erks me. Please stop.
But I was riding home yesterday afternoon. Very hot out, so like an idiot, didn't have my jacket on. (mistake #1) About half way to the next light, a red Ford F-150 pulls out into my lane. Didn't cut me off, just pulled out. Since the tailgates on these new trucks are approx. 10' high, I ride a little more left than I usually do, so he can see me in his mirror. (mistake #2) Apparently the guys testicles were feeling small that day, cause he kept flooring it and pulling away from me, then hitting the breaks cause of traffic. I kept my distance... just in case. We stop at the next light and he continuously revs his engine, blowing all kinds of crap in my face. I just shake my head.
I'm not sure if what happened next was intentional. But regardless... it pissed me off.
As we start off again and get up to about 50 or so, his discards his lit cigarette out his window... and down my shirt. I thought it bounced off at first, until I felt it burn me... repeatedly as it travelled lower and lower. Luckily, I was able to untuck my shirt and grab it as I prepared to find a spot to pull over. I almost throw it away... almost.
I keep the cigarette... still smoking... and make my way next to the man with the testicle problem at the next light. I hold it up to him and just look at him. "What?", he says. I toss the cigarette back into his cab and ride off, saying nothing. Now that I think back, I probably could have come up with all kinds of stuff to say, but it was proably bad enough tossing the cigarette back to him.
I know most new cars don't have ashtrays, but this crap with throwing your butts out the window when your done with them really erks me. Please stop.