Gilda...you weren't being stupid. He was being stupid. Yet I understand your position. I also tend to get flustered in situations like that where I'm doing something new and uncomfortable. But I also have a REALLY venomous tongue, and probably would've torn the jackass to shreds with it. But I would have driven away extremely upset, probably forgotten something, etc. Just the other day at work I got into a confrontation with a client, and spent the next twenty minutes shaking from it. Urgggh.
As for your turn preference...I would probably do the same. Two years ago I got into an accident while trying to cross a busy street here where I live in my truck. I never use that intersection any more, and never try to cross that street in my car. You're the driver; it's your choice.
