A TRUE story -Bluddy wimmin (again)

[tea lady]

Some years ago (OK Lots o' years ago) I had a casual job as a courier driver. Zig-zagging twice a day from out near the airport over too Dandenang and back dropping packages off at obscure locations. Only did it for a week- got really good at "making good time". I didn't realise how fast I was driving thinking it was normal speed until I drove boyfriend of the time to a movie on Friday night. Made pretty good time. Got a good park. Look over to boyfriend sitting white knuckled in passenger seat- holding sissy bar (is that what they are called?)and dashboard and whatever else was handy. Opens one eye to cautiously assess situation. Are we there yet?

No moral to the story, but I can understand courier and trucks not feeling like stopping at another %#$@&* traffic light and change another %&$#@* gear!!! And driving can certainly be fun sometimes. But not tailgating in the fast lane of the Burnly tunnel like some daft blond was doing to me once. And quit a lot of men driving black cars. What is it with black cars? Seems its the national sign for A$$#@!!, keep clear. Better still vanish.

[astrid]

Must be black and white
with me its those black, not quite 4 wheel drive, expensive things or white vans.
Astrid

[HappyHammer]

With me it's anyone who drives too close to my rear. I don't drive slowly so there is no need for it, they often get more than they bargain for if they persist. They're often but not always P platers and mostly young women for some reason.

HH.

[Bleedin Thumb]

Why do some men drive like Brock, when they on a mountain road ?

Because its fun to drive fast on winding roads?

[HappyHammer]

Because its fun to drive fast on winding roads?

HH.

[Ashore]

Why do some men drive like Brock, when they on a mountain road

Because they can

But your right for some its an ego thing they need a big flashy car to compensate for their small .......whatever, but for real men its not how big or flashy the car its how fast you can go in it on a mountain road that counts

[HappyHammer]

Gotta love that feeling in the pit of your stomach and back of your throat when you hit a bit of loose stuff on a bend...

Then turn to an ashen SWMBO and say "I was in control the whole time..."

HH.

[rsser]

Once set up a nice sting.

Coming down from Falls Ck doing a fair clip. Know the road well. And then a young prat in a muscle car starts sitting on my tail. There are few places to overtake so we got into a rhythm and he stopped anticipating.

I didn't; I knew there was a tight decreasing radius bend coming up and prepared for it. He didn't, sh*t himself and ran wide.

Small thrill I know. But experience has to count for something once in a while.

[tea lady]

Yes, funny those muscle cars. Even in the Toyota Echo (Dubbed the wizzo car in this house) can usually keep a faster overall speed on the windy roads around here. Small pleasures.

[Bleedin Thumb]

The wizo may get around the corners faster but do you get the same G forces that come from breaking late in a 2 tonne beast then throwing it into the bend?

[rsser]

Yoiks.

Sounds, ah, awesome.

G forces on a Honda Fireblade are good too

[bricks]

With me it's anyone who drives too close to my rear. I don't drive slowly so there is no need for it, they often get more than they bargain for if they persist. They're often but not always P platers and mostly young women for some reason.

HH.

Drive a ute, with a big metal rear end,

when you stop- they stop too, it's great.

or if you want to have a little fun with them keep your constant speed but flick your parkers ( during the day) on it makes the tail light go on and they think its the brakes and hit the picks.

Sometimes if your really in a playfull mood just slow down to a crawl everytime they get to close, they'll stop doing it, or they'll finally use the other lane or they might just freak out and try and kill you but hey, it's all fun and games.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

G forces on a Honda Fireblade are good too

From experience I've found that even my sluggish auld '45 Harley is nippier on corners and can brake harder than most cars. (I say most, 'cos I haven't had every model up my clacker.)

I've never understood why car drivers think they can keep up with a bike, let alone tailgate it, on windy roads without brown pants.

[rsser]

Yeah well mostly they're trying in both senses of the term.

Though I did once have a Nissan Skyline give me a run for my money between Whittlesea and Kinglake W.

I was impressed.

[rsser]

or if you want to have a little fun with them keep your constant speed but flick your parkers ( during the day) on it makes the tail light go on and they think its the brakes and hit the picks.

heh heh.

Here's another, though I don't do it since it's a bit over the line for me:

Busy morning traffic, you're behind the car stopped at the line at traffic lights. Driver is fiddling: checking the mobile, or putting on mascara, or reading an SMS, whatever.

So you rev up making like you're taking off, driver in front automatically starts to take off too without having checked the lights.