Got Flipped off Today
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Virginia Beach
CI 3-5-6-7-8 Veteran
2 years back my buddy Adam and I were driving to the cruise-in and got flashed 4 or 5 times
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Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Charlotte NC
Just letting it go is the best thing.. A few days ago I would havesuggested "go find them, drag them out of the car and kick their a$$e$!!!!!!" But I've been thinking about all the road rage and say someone tailgates you or cuts you off, and an argument happens, you pull over and get shot and killed.. Is a minor annoyance really worth getting killed over? No, it's definetly not.
I've done some pretty silly things, I've pulled over in bad parts of town to car loads of people to speak my mind about their driving, I've stopped in middle of roads, etc.. And I work at a funeral home so I know, you only live once and sometimes life can be really short, and you just gotta let the stupid stuff roll over you..
So I guess I'm lucky that I never got my own a$$ beat or killed..
I've done some pretty silly things, I've pulled over in bad parts of town to car loads of people to speak my mind about their driving, I've stopped in middle of roads, etc.. And I work at a funeral home so I know, you only live once and sometimes life can be really short, and you just gotta let the stupid stuff roll over you..
So I guess I'm lucky that I never got my own a$$ beat or killed..
Le Mans Master
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From: USA
Burning Brakes
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From: Central CT
St. Jude Donor '16
I'll join everyone and say that you did do the right thing. I probably wouldn't let it go so easy since I have no tolerance for that and can't stand that kind of happy horse ****. I can't stand it when people, especially teens, don't have respect for other people especially elderly or other's property for that matter
. I think other devil dogs here might sympathize with me 
. I think other devil dogs here might sympathize with me
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Race Director
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Ohio
"guaranty my boys will never flip someone off and act stupid like that"
You did the right thing....But, your statement above may come back and haunt you one day. Believe me, most parents have no idea what their kids will or have done, no matter how well they are raised, teenagers can and will suprise you....Good luck with yours over the next 18 years...
You did the right thing....But, your statement above may come back and haunt you one day. Believe me, most parents have no idea what their kids will or have done, no matter how well they are raised, teenagers can and will suprise you....Good luck with yours over the next 18 years...
The parents of those kids also said the same thing on the Attention Deficit disorder forum I was checking!
Racer
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Chico CA
I don't see it a lot, but do see it more in the Shelby and less in the Grand Prix.
Not reacting, just waving and smiling, probably got to them more than anything else. My son tells me they do it to provoke a reaction. He used to react, but since he's gotten more control of his reactions, he says they seem to just smolder away.
Racer
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Perrineville New Jersey
Did you check to see if they had New Jersey plates???
Safety Car
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From: Chicago-NW Burbs Illinois
never got flipped off yet, but got a thumbs-down from a couple of guys in a mustang last summer. Not sure how I would react if someone flipped me off for no reason though....I'd probably just laugh if they weren't within reach that is 
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Last edited by **IceMan**; Mar 14, 2007 at 04:34 PM.
