Threw a can at me... RANT!!!!
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From: Fishing Somewhere Cold
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13, '15
Better go check the rear of your car as it seems like someone maybe put a "I HATE REDNECKS" bumper sticker on there without your knowing!!!! Glad you made it home unscathed!!
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Wow... sounds like a whole lot of trouble in a very short time. I hope they hang the guy that threw the beer can.. 
You did the right thing reporting it and then pulling off the road... 
VR
You did the right thing reporting it and then pulling off the road... VR
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Jealous
It really makes me mad when people throw things out of a window or just plain do stupid things to others cars. It is just pure jealousy. Why do people resort to this kind of behavior? As far as I'm concerned, they are a bunch of lazy A$$ES and they are PI$$ED at the world because they can't have one (vette). They never seem to realize that people like myself worked my A$$ off and went without a lot of other things so I could buy my vette. 
However I am pleased to hear that you handled it like a man, and didn't do something stupid. The people in this forum are the best. Glad you or your car were not hurt!
However I am pleased to hear that you handled it like a man, and didn't do something stupid. The people in this forum are the best. Glad you or your car were not hurt!
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From: Shiloh Ohio
Originally Posted by vetterdstr
Wow... sounds like a whole lot of trouble in a very short time. I hope they hang the guy that threw the beer can.. You did the right thing reporting it and then pulling off the road...
VR
You did the right thing reporting it and then pulling off the road... VR
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05
Sorry to hear about that. One day about 2 or 3 weeks ago, I had a triple dose of MS morons almost wrecking into me. At least they didn't throw any beer cans at me.
"But officer, he needed killin'."
"But officer, he needed killin'."
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From: Charlotte North Carolina
Not that I recommend this, because I know it can't be justified legally...but tossing cans at vehicles means that all bets are off. I fired 3 rounds into the trailer of an 18 wheeler that threw a half full can of Pepsi into my Jeep on I-81 in Virginia. Just to clarify, I wasn't aiming for the driver...just his cargo. It wasn't so much the mess on my car, but the impact and noise. He scared me, caused me to swerve and I almost wrecked. I don't think he'll toss any more cans.
Probably wouldn't do that now that I've grown up a bit, but I don't regret it.
Probably wouldn't do that now that I've grown up a bit, but I don't regret it.
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From: New York Flemington
Yeah I have a similar story already, and I picked up my z06 on the 3rd of this month! It was actually on the drive home with her, from Mississippi to Tampa. I'm cruising, and there is a car in front of me with 5 female occupants. First came a bag of potato chips, then a damn half full water bottle. I was so pissed.
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08
Originally Posted by AdamC5
If he broke your windshield, scratched your paint, or dented your car, wouldn't he be held fully liable? I'm kind of curious why you didn't pursue him farther, although if you were pretty certain everything was fine and you just wanted to get as far away as possible from this retard, I can perfectly understand 
he might have decided to throw lead instead of beer cans, especially if he was, in the "alcoholic zone".You did the right thing.