General Music Chat

I once bumped a guy in front of me, at a light. He had a bike on the back and it looked like I might have bent it.

Otherwise a very minimal fender bender. He jumped out of his car and began screaming at me and cursing. i told him calm down, give me his info and I would pay for any damage promptly as i was indeed at fault.

Dude kept yelling and cussing so i got out of my car, and told him to shut the phuque up or I'd smack the snot out of him. The dumb ass jumped in his car and drove off and never did get paid!

For Georgia drivers i think I agree with JimmyD's analysis. i've occaasionally checked metrics and it seems 50% of all drivers are on the phone.

Talbot

To be a better person, you have to be a stronger person. The wicked are weak and will seek to take every advantage possible. It’s necessary for them in order to survive because they know of no other way. So you do the right thing, not because you’re left with no other choice, but because it’s simply the right thing to do. To attempt to be in anyway righteous is inconvenient, but it’s a matter of acceptance of those choices. You will suffer as the consequence and the only reward is to try to live a life of dignity. No one else will know of the sacrifices large or small, except yourself and your deity if you happen to be religious.

It’s hard not to get mad at the ignorance of others, unless you can view it for the weakness it is. Once you accept the ambition to be a better person you give up the right to judge, which in itself, is one of the biggest flaws in human nature. It leads to bigotry, jealousy and hate.

I’m not Christian, but I believe the applicable quote is: “What would Jesus do?” Would he cast them into hell for stealing that parking space, or simply park in the next one and walk another fifty feet? If the occasion occurs, he might even consider helping that very same selfish person. Who knows, perhaps the display of sincere generosity will prompt them to evaluate their own motives? If not, then perhaps the next time? The point is generosity is not the norm and starts with each of us as individuals. If we have to pick and choose who is worthy of it, then it’s kind of a mute point to begin with.

I prefer being an offensive driver. When I spot a potential knumbnut.
I get ahead of him and leave him back with the defensive people.
That way he does not effect my day. When he screws up, he effects
the defensive people who slowed down when they saw him or her.
My advise is keep knumbnuts in the rear view mirror.[/b]

That's good technique that's all Klug.
Taught to me by my father and in Industrial Defensive Driving as well.
( Mobil Oil required and provided a course annually )
Keeping a somewhat faster pace than the average flow ( + 5 / 7 mph ) keeps you away from the " hand holders " as my dad calls em.
And having enough horse power to get you out of trouble when needed.

Easier said than done lalong,
it's a good thought till you piss
me off and I have to do the man
thing, and show my ass.

Easier said than done lalong,
it's a good thought till you piss
me off and I have to do the man
thing, and show my ass.

Ain't it the truth ...

Well that’s part of it, why would I piss you off if I wasn’t doing the ignorant deed to begin with? Unless you’re some bully who gets off beating people all willy nilly like, then it doesn’t present a conflict. If both of us are doing the right thing, then it creates cooperation.

But just because someone strives to do the right thing doesn’t make them a pu**y. In fact if you approach a situation with utter control, that’s a hell of a lot more intimidating then some nut going hog wild.

I used to apprehend addicts unarmed, just out of the joint with absolutely nothing to lose. In most cases there’s not even a conflict at all, after it’s established you have complete control of the situation. In that time I had around two hundred apprehensions and anyone I stopped, ended up coming back with me whether they wanted to or not. If you can conjure up more desperation than the person who knows they’ll be going back to prison as the result, hat’s off to you. And as a side note, I worry much more about the small guy giving me crap than anyone large.

Not aimed at you, but people in general
lalong.

I like total control

I don't worry about anyone small or large

I am Rasta Superman

One of my New Year resolutions was to be the best human being I can be.
The battle I speak of is all the negetivity in this world!

You can only control what you can control J-HALEY. So step #1 is understanding that fact.

But, that said - you have great power! You can control YOUR attitude and YOUR emotions - you can control YOUR responses to situations!

You can't control what other people say or do, no matter how stupid or irresponsible, whatever...

Being a positive person and having a positive attitude is a *choice*. It's in your power - completely, 100% - to choose that each day. How liberating is that?? You have all the power in the world to choose to be whoever you want to be! You can be a negative person and contribute to the negative world, or you can be positive. Up to you!

How you respond to a irate driver, or someone who cuts you off in line at the market, or someone who makes a negative comment, is entirely within YOUR power.

Each time you choose to ignore those negative stimulus (and ignoring them is one of the most powerful things you can choose to do) then give yourself a pat on the back. Smile. Know that you just did something positive

Being a positive person is a CONSTANT choice; always there for you to choose, and you will have many opportunities each day! It's like dieting; it's not one meal and then you're done. You have to make healthy choices all day long, every day. You have to choose the healthy food over the bad food every meal, every snack, every hour of every day.

Being positive is the same. Every time you witness negativity it's an opportunity for you to make a positive choice. To ignore; to say something nice; to be a positive example; to be a positive role model to your kids; to your peers; to your coworkers...

There is a quiet, internal joy that can come from realizing you're being positive in negative situations. Find those moments, make those choices, and smile at yourself.

Enjoy

Choose your attitude!

Damn

I've been sick since freakin Saturday ...

Why the hell did you have to bring up food ?


OOPs sorry ... breath deep ... bad air out ... good air in ... OHMMMMMM

You know, people with will power are a pain in the ass. They just cant understand
why other people cant just stop things and control stuff like they do.
If you cant stop or control like them you look weak in their eyes. It appears so simple to them.

If you cant quit smoking are you weak.
If you cant stop eating Big Macs are you weaker. NO!

Theres something an old man told me once.
THINK BEFORE you act, dont act before you THINK.

You know, it works.[/b]

The natural upsets & disappointments that plague us on a daily basis are not sinful. they are a part of those beautiful complex emotions we have been provided that makes us human.
Sin inters in when I allow that emotion to color my thoughts for more than a few seconds as is natural.
When we grumble instead of glorifying God for all that we have.
The Israelites grumbled against God while in the wilderness even after he had shown them his power and love y bringing them safely out of Eqypt by many miracles.
They grumbled when they had no food or water. How much greater that an issue than being cut off in traffic or passed for a promotion?
Yet they were still sinful as they did not trust in the Lord that he will provide and when he does not it is because that is his will in our lives.
We must remember that even the greatest of evil came be for good by the power and grace of God.

Is this easy ... no ... no easier than not having lustful thought when we see a drop dead sexy woman scantly dressed. ( my greatest downfall as a man is lust)

Here is the beauty Jeff. Your aware of your shortcomings and working to better yourself. No man can ask for more. We are sinful and the price for our sin was paid through the blood of Christ as a free gift.
We cannot be sin free in God except through him.

The next time some passes me @ 80mph in a no passing zone in traffic and I reach for my Glock whilst calling him a motherf@#ker ... I'll think of you ... and me ... and our common struggle as men whom seek to be better than our nature will allow.

God bless you my friend.

Well sh*t...Sans... Now, what am I gonna do with this high-powered Scope and Rifle I bought...Not to mention I have to cancel the reservations I made for the 'tour' on top of the Chrysler building...

Concerning road rage: no harm no foul. Got it? No accident, move on. Second, this is NOT a battle. People in general 99.99999% of them are NOT bent on harming you. It may happen someday (or already happened) that you need a blood transfusion or transplant. Do you care who the blood/organ comes from? Probably not. Do you realize that EVERY human being you see every day could save your life or vice-versa? You are them and they are us. Got it?

You are right Bob.
That is pretty much how it works.

Don't keep me from wanting to pop a cap in they ass sometimes.

Re Road Rage - a lady asked me once, somewhat indignantly, why i felt I had to carry a firearm. (she didn't know about my knife <sigh>)

I told her it was because society, in it's wisdom, would not allow me to carry a bazooka!

Talbot

I hear youTalbot, I once wanted to have
a covered gun turret on one of my work
vans, but none of my friends would install
it for me. I didn't want to use it for road rage
(I rarely drive, that's what woman and employees
are for), but just to sit in to talk to the police
when we get pulled over, I bet they talk nicer
to you when your sitting in the turret seat.