Fiery Sword
Well-Known Member
so i live in a pretty densely populated area its mainly a combination of single family homes with 3-families mixed in. Kind of driveway-to-driveway density-wise, without much real estate anywhere but behind the houses. A few months back this family moved in at the bottom of the street (30-something couple w/ 2-3 young kids) and they immediately started this Jihad to make the street a one-way. I dont personally agree with their plan, but it didt really bother me too much at the time. In general, I agree with their idea that making the neighborhood safer benefits everyone, and decreasing traffic on the street would help make that happen. (For the record, my concern was that no traffic study was done....perhaps this will in fact create new, more dangerous traffic patterns in 4-6 months???)
So everything passes at city council meetings and we are set to be a one-way street in January. In the meantime, the Jihadist couple decide that their war is not over. They go out and purchase 5-6 of those little plastic GO SLOW, KIDS! signs and place them out in front of their house, in the street. Kind of tapered out into traffic like flares at a car breakdown on the highway. The thing is, their damn signs make it so only one car can go by at a time (the street is still a 2-way!) and in general cause a traffic ruckus. A number of times, neighbors have moved the signs onto the edge of the sidewalk (where it is legal to have them). Other times, they get knocked over (either intentionally or unintentionally) by passing cars. Every time, the signs end up back out IN the street.
Next, a week ago, I am driving home from work and I am heading up my street, going about 15-20MPH (speed limit is 20). As I pass the couple in questions house, the woman is flailing her arms and yelling SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN!!!! and running out into the street. I double check the speedometer. Less than 20. No problem. This woman is obviously nuts. But I let it go.
Now, last night, I am driving home under very similar circumstances. This time, however, Traffic Cop Woman is unloading groceries from her car, surrounded by her army of GO SLOW signs. I pre-check the speedometer. 18-20MPH. I watch her as she walks to the sidewalk, puts down her bags, then (as I am only 15-20 FEET away) JUMPS INTO THE STREET, ARMS FLAILING, YELLING AT ME TO SLOOOOOOW DOOOOWN. I have to hit the brakes, hard, and I stop about 4-5 feet in front of her. She continues to yell and actually kicks my bumper.
Now, Im not terribly good in these confrontational situations. I tend to fly off the handle and make such situation worse. I think that if I got out the car I would have done something stupid and became a part of the problem. SOOO here I am, yelling at her from my car (along the Are you fing NUTS, b-word!?!??) but I decide that its best to continue up the street and let it pass.
I really dont know what to do about this, but if it keeps happening a confrontation is going to occur. The bottom line is that in her zeal to make the neighborhood safer she is actually causing dangerous situations herself. I am temporarily at a loss as to how to talk to these people w/o causing them to Jihad in my direction.
...ahhh rant over. On to more important things. lets go check that favre thread.
So everything passes at city council meetings and we are set to be a one-way street in January. In the meantime, the Jihadist couple decide that their war is not over. They go out and purchase 5-6 of those little plastic GO SLOW, KIDS! signs and place them out in front of their house, in the street. Kind of tapered out into traffic like flares at a car breakdown on the highway. The thing is, their damn signs make it so only one car can go by at a time (the street is still a 2-way!) and in general cause a traffic ruckus. A number of times, neighbors have moved the signs onto the edge of the sidewalk (where it is legal to have them). Other times, they get knocked over (either intentionally or unintentionally) by passing cars. Every time, the signs end up back out IN the street.
Next, a week ago, I am driving home from work and I am heading up my street, going about 15-20MPH (speed limit is 20). As I pass the couple in questions house, the woman is flailing her arms and yelling SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN!!!! and running out into the street. I double check the speedometer. Less than 20. No problem. This woman is obviously nuts. But I let it go.
Now, last night, I am driving home under very similar circumstances. This time, however, Traffic Cop Woman is unloading groceries from her car, surrounded by her army of GO SLOW signs. I pre-check the speedometer. 18-20MPH. I watch her as she walks to the sidewalk, puts down her bags, then (as I am only 15-20 FEET away) JUMPS INTO THE STREET, ARMS FLAILING, YELLING AT ME TO SLOOOOOOW DOOOOWN. I have to hit the brakes, hard, and I stop about 4-5 feet in front of her. She continues to yell and actually kicks my bumper.
Now, Im not terribly good in these confrontational situations. I tend to fly off the handle and make such situation worse. I think that if I got out the car I would have done something stupid and became a part of the problem. SOOO here I am, yelling at her from my car (along the Are you fing NUTS, b-word!?!??) but I decide that its best to continue up the street and let it pass.
I really dont know what to do about this, but if it keeps happening a confrontation is going to occur. The bottom line is that in her zeal to make the neighborhood safer she is actually causing dangerous situations herself. I am temporarily at a loss as to how to talk to these people w/o causing them to Jihad in my direction.
...ahhh rant over. On to more important things. lets go check that favre thread.
Tell her to keep her kids out of the street. But I give you total credit, if it was me, and she'd have kicked my car, it would not have been pretty. Get some "SLOW-PSYCHO AHEAD" signs and put 'em in your yard.
